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Society & Law > Be a volunteer (the links below will take you online)
Contact a charity
	Business Community Connections This is an organisation that exists to try and help charities obtain more help from business. The site details loads of ways that businesses can get involved and donate time, money or people to local charities and community organisations around the UK.
	Charities Direct A site that offers support in running a charity as well as a wealth of information about many of the charities operating in the UK. Search through their comprehensive directory or learn about the financial activities of specific charities.
	Charity Challenge Raise money for you favourite charity and have an amazing experience into the bargain. Charity challenge allows you to pick from a pre-selected range of adventure holidays in exotic locations all over the world that you can be sponsored to undertake.
	Charity Choice The encyclopaedia of charities in the internet. There are thousands of charities listed on this well presented site. Search in over 30 categories or use a focused search to find a specific name. You can find details of each one and a link to the website.
	The Charity Commission This is the body responsible for maintaining the public's confidence in the UK's charities. The most useful aspect of this site is the ability to search for the details of any registered charity currently operating in this country and their websites.
Contact a gap year organisation
	Gap Year Links A useful site that contains a list of links and email addresses of a number of organisations that could be of some use of you wish to take a gap year. They include travel specialists and organisations in the UK and the rest of the world.
	Payaway This is a great website with loads of information and links concerning working abroad and the organisations that can help you to organise a working holiday in a variety of countries. This is a fantastic resource for the independent traveller.
	Support 4 Learning - Gap Year This site provides information about organisations that offer gap year programs, as well as advice and guidelines for choosing the right organisation. Also has information about working abroad and loads of links to useful organisations and websites.
	Year Out Group This useful site offers information about and links to some of the best and most well known gap year organisations. They all offer good structured year out programs and all confirm to the Year Out Groups code of conduct.
Find voluntary sector resources
	NCVO The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England. There are sister organisations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The site is full of useful news and resources for voluntary organisations.
	SCVO The website of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Here you can find all the latest news and information concerning the voluntary sector in Scotland. Includes loads of useful links to other relevant sites.
	Vol Resource A good way for anyone involved in the running of a voluntary organisation to find information and resources on the web. Well organised into different categories, this is an easy site to use and can help you to find all sorts of reliable and useful sites.
Find voluntary work
	Do It A very good place to come if you are searching for voluntary work opportunities in the UK or abroad, full or part time. Contains an easy to search directory of thousands of opportunities in a huge variety of different places and jobs.
	Support 4 Learning - Voluntary Work This site contains a series of links and information about important resources for anyone considering organising voluntary work abroad with one of the many organisations specialising in such activities. Includes books, websites and organisations links.
	Volunteering This is the website of the National Volunteering Centre, form where you can learn about and apply for a loads of different volunteering opportunities, ranging from helping someone with their shopping, to using professional skills in developing countries.
	VSO VSO is an international development charity that works through the efforts of its volunteers. They offer the opportunity to share your skills with real people in developing countries and make an important difference in peoples lives.

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