Volunteering

CAVO works to support organisations with the practical aspects of working with volunteers successfully and promotes and highlights volunteering opportunities in Ceredigion.
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Provides information and support to your organisation on how to reach out to a diverse range of volunteers.  

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Supports your organisation to create attractive volunteering opportunities.

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Helps you to review your volunteering policy, safeguarding procedures and quality standards.

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Promotes volunteering opportunities to individuals through a range of sources.

I want to Volunteer

It’s brilliant to hear that you want to volunteer, we can help you with:-

  • Information on volunteering
  • Advice on the right opportunity for you
  • Help and support during your volunteering journey
  • Training and events including Volunteering Fairs

I missed a Volunteering Fair!

Volunteering Fairs are a great way to hear directly from local groups, organisations and charities that are looking for volunteers.

Our Volunteering Fairs have gone virtual so don’t worry if you missed one, you can watch the recordings here:

We need Volunteers!

It’s great to hear you are looking for volunteers. Here’s what you can do:-

I Manage Volunteers

If you work with volunteers, or would like to, we can help you with:-

  • Joining the Ceredigion Volunteer Organisers Network (CVON)
  • Developing policy and procedure
  • Help and support with volunteer recruitment
  • Training and events

Latest Volunteering News

Ceredigion Trustee Network

Ceredigion Trustee Network

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Free courses to help community groups act on the nature crisis!

Free courses to help community groups act on the nature crisis!

Are you a member of a community group or voluntary organisation?Would you like to take part in a free new scheme to help protect and restore nature?Then this course could be for you! Nabod Natur – Nature Wise is an online training programme which teaches you...

Living with COVID-19: risks, rights and volunteers

Living with COVID-19: risks, rights and volunteers

As restrictions ease, Fiona Liddell, Helpforce Cymru manager addresses questions of risk management for volunteering. As I write, the number of cases of COVID-19 in Wales are falling, encouragingly, after  the sharp peak we saw at the beginning of the year. More...

Volunteers and the law

Volunteers and the law

with Eileen Murphy This free workshop offers a chance to update your knowledge, network with colleagues and build your confidence in managing volunteers. Open to Volunteer co-ordinators working in Ceredigion Location : Aberaeron Or Online - 08.3.2022 - 9:30 to 1:30 By...

The Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN)

The Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN)

The Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN) project is developing a sustainable approach to tackling invasive species across Wales through collaboration and engagement! To find out more, including a summary of the WaREN I pilot project, and what’s next for WaREN...