Benefits of Volunteering
What can volunteering do for you?
Yes volunteering can make a real difference to the community that you live in but it can make a real difference to your life too! Through volunteering you can:
Get Results!
Volunteering can make a real difference to the lives of individuals, the community and the environment. As a volunteer you will get a lot of personal satisfaction at seeing the results of your hard work.
Meet new friends!
Getting involved with volunteering will allow you to meet lots of different people and make new friends.
Take on a challenge!
Getting involved in something new can be a real challenge. Volunteering can help you achieve personal goals, develop new skills and practice your talents.
Build your confidence!
Many volunteers encounter a variety of new challenges when they are giving their time in their communities. Sharing new experiences with people they can learn new skills that can give them confidence to deal with challenges in other areas of their life.
Improve your health!
Volunteering exercises both your body and your mind. There is clear evidence to suggest that volunteering can improve your health.
Boost your career options!
73% of employers are more likely to employ a candidate with volunteering experience over one without.
94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills.
54% say that voluntary work experience can actually be more valuable than experience gained in paid employment.
94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by getting their first job or improving their salary.
Additionally, volunteering lets you road test different kinds of work giving you the chance to make informed career choices.
