Why host volunteering events on Neighbourly?

At Neighbourly, we promote a "needs-led" approach to volunteering - charities and community groups tell us what they need and employee volunteers register interest based on those needs.

This ensures that the corporate volunteering on Neighbourly addresses genuine issues and delivers immediate value. Our rigorous ethics process vets companies before they join our platform to ensure charitable organisations are being matched with volunteers with a genuine passion to help.

Get engaged, skilled volunteers

Volunteers on our platform are mostly participating in workplace volunteering schemes, offering their time and support as part of their regular job. Corporate volunteers sometimes offer professional skills, or they may simply give you enthusiastic hands-on support where needed.

Create long lasting relationships

Our matching algorithm aims to create long-lasting relationships by linking good causes with companies that have a proven track record of positive collaboration. This can bring about sustained support as well as one-time assistance.

Increase chances of financial donations

Using Neighbourly for volunteering means that you'll be notified whenever there is an opportunity to receive funding from our corporate partners too.

Low-effort way to source volunteers

No need for social media posts, group chats, or flyers to recruit volunteers. With Neighbourly you can access our network of over 15,000 engaged employee volunteers, meaning we can help you with the leg work of finding volunteers.

Demonstrate your social impact

Access reporting metrics to help you report on the social and environmental impact of the projects you deliver with our support.

Case study: Feed the Homeless Bristol

Feed the Homeless Bristol has benefitted from over 10,000 volunteer hours through the Neighbourly platform. Volunteers have assisted in distributing food parcels, preparing meals, cleaning community fridges and participating in fundraising activities.

By making sure their profile and needs are up to date and promptly responding to volunteering offers, Feed the Homeless Bristol been able to maximise the support on offer.

A practical solution to streamline activity and save time

Our knowledge base comprises proven guidance, downloadable resources, and insights from those actively involved in delivering successful programmes at Neighbourly.

Meet the experts behind the guide

This step-by-step guide was created with the help of several experts in the field of employee volunteering. Meet the experts;

Adam Elsbury

UX/UI Designer

Adam has been researching volunteer behaviour for over 3 years and has helped construct a needs-led platform that delivers volunteers to address real-world issues.

Merryn Jones

Employee Volunteering Community Manager Team Lead

Merryn has been working on the ground for (x) years supporting good causes to get the volunteering help they need and has expert knowledge of the day-to-day needs of local charities.

Amal Osman

Community Manager

Amal has supporting volunteering activity on the Neighbourly platform for (x) years and brings a wealth of experience in running events.

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This material is part of the Neighbourly Charity Volunteering Knowledge base, for use by Neighbourly partners only.