The Volunteer Development Agency is an independent charitable company established in 1993. Our mission is 'strengthening communities through the promotion and development of volunteering' and this forms the foundation of all our work. We recognise volunteering as a vibrant expression of active citizenship.
We are a membership organisation that provides training, help and advice and publications on volunteering, volunteer management, child protection and voluntary management committees.
We actively promote volunteering as an important aspect of everyday life through campaigns such as the annual Volunteers' Week (now in its 25 year) and were responsible for co-ordinating the Year of the Volunteer 2005 and International Year of the Volunteer 2001.
The Agency also administers several grant programmes on behalf of the Department for Social Development (Community Volunteering Scheme and Volunteer Bureaux Initiative) and the Department of Education (Millennium Volunteers). These funding programmes relate to the promotion, support and increase in participation in volunteering.
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