Volunteering
If you are interested in volunteering at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, or volunteering in London in the run-up to the Games; or if you need to recruit volunteers to help the aims of your organisation, then please use the sections below to help you.
Volunteer for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
If you are interested in becoming an official London 2012 games time volunteer, register your interest now, and LOCOG (The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) will get in touch with you soon. You can sign up for updates (by email, post, telephone) about London 2012 and volunteering before the launch of the volunteering programme in 2010.
Personal Best
The Personal Best programme is for people who aren’t in work or education, and who would like to get involved in volunteering in their community, which will improve their skills and chances of getting a job.
Personal Best includes an accredited training course that will lead to a Level 1 qualification, as well as advice and support as to how to get more education, training, employment or volunteering.
Everyone who completes the Personal Best programme is guaranteed an interview to become a London 2012 volunteer.
For further information about the Personal Best Programme, please email personalbest@lda.gov.uk.
2012 Volunteering Legacy
The 2012 Volunteering Legacy website aims to connect and equip volunteers, clubs, organisations, events organisers and London Volunteer Centres ahead of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Cultural Olympiad.
Does your organisation need volunteers?
Your local Volunteer Centre can help you to find volunteers, give you good practice advice and support you to manage volunteers.
If you live in London, find your local Volunteer Centre – including more information about what a Volunteer Centre is and does - by visiting Greater London Volunteering’s website on http://www.glv.org.uk. Click on the area of the map your organisation is based in. Or you can contact Greater London Volunteering who can give you details of your nearest Volunteer Centre by phone on 020 7953 7317 or 0845 020 4231; or e-mail info@glv.org.uk.
If you live elsewhere in England, find your local Volunteer Centre via Volunteering England’s website or call them on 0845 305 6979.
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The national online volunteering database.
TimeBank
TimeBank will help you to connect to ways that you can give your time. They can give you information on how to find out about different sorts of volunteering, put you in touch with volunteering opportunities, as well as offering their own TimeBank projects.
TimeBanking
Time Banking UK is the national umbrella charity linking and supporting Time Banks across the country by providing inspiration, guidance and practical help. Time Banking links people locally to share their time and skills. Everyone's time is equal: one hour of your time earns you one time credit to spend when you need.
