The International Forum for Volunteering in Development (Forum) is a global network of organisations involved in volunteering. We promote the value of volunteering for development through convening, research, mutual learning and by sharing innovative and good practices.
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The Global Volunteering Standard is a framework that sets out the volunteering for development sector’s collective understanding of good practice.
The Standard acts as a starting point for volunteer-based organisations to assess their practices and make changes that will help them be more responsible and impactful in their work. The Standard considers all the actors involved in a volunteer placement, from the volunteers to their organisation, project partners, the wider community, funders and other key stakeholders.
The Global Volunteering Standard Platform is the first global online-based one-stop shop for good practice in volunteering for development. Forum designed the Platform to bring the Global Standard in Volunteering principles to life and put them into practice.
Developed by the volunteering sector, for the volunteering sector, the Platform is the ultimate resource providing those who work with volunteers with practical tools to assess, monitor and improve programmes and practice, while giving access to the most extensive global library of volunteer resources.
International Volunteer Day celebrates the spirit of volunteerism and the contribution of volunteers in creating a better future for all.
The 2022 UNV State of the World’s Volunteerism Report – Building Equal and Inclusive Societies – will be launched on the
We are delighted to announce that today at IVCO 2021 we have launched the revised version of the Global Volunteering Standard, alongside the accompanying brand new set of tools and
Today Forum is launching IVCO 2021, the world’s biggest annual conference for volunteering for development practitioners, institutional actors, and researchers.
As IVCO 2021 approaches, we are happy to share the two inaugurating articles in our series of think pieces on
Forum and ActionAid Hellas are proud to launch the IVCO 2021 Framing Paper, Inclusive Volunteering for Global Equality – Linking Decolonisation
