Volunteer Groups Alliance
@volunteergroups.bsky.social
The VGA is a global coalition of organisations meeting the Sustainable Development Goals though volunteering. We are the "Voice of Volunteers" to the UN.
Register here bit.ly/VGAHLPF2025
for “2026: International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development” Official Volunteer Groups Alliance (VGA) Hybrid Side Event on the Margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Contact for this event: volunteergroupsalliance@gmail.com
for “2026: International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development” Official Volunteer Groups Alliance (VGA) Hybrid Side Event on the Margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Contact for this event: volunteergroupsalliance@gmail.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Register here bit.ly/VGAHLPF2025
for “2026: International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development” Official Volunteer Groups Alliance (VGA) Hybrid Side Event on the Margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Contact for this event: volunteergroupsalliance@gmail.com
for “2026: International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development” Official Volunteer Groups Alliance (VGA) Hybrid Side Event on the Margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Contact for this event: volunteergroupsalliance@gmail.com
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Volunteers help deliver SDG 14 and improve life below water - www.volunteergroupsalliance.org/search?q=SDG...
United Nations Volunteer Group Alliance
www.volunteergroupsalliance.org
June 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Volunteers help deliver SDG 14 and improve life below water - www.volunteergroupsalliance.org/search?q=SDG...
Who says older people can't volunteer? UNV has released a new report on "Volunteer Work among Older Persons."
Volunteering later in life supports active ageing, boosts self-esteem, and enhances physical and mental wellbeing.
Learn how ➡️ knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
Volunteering later in life supports active ageing, boosts self-esteem, and enhances physical and mental wellbeing.
Learn how ➡️ knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
Volunteer work among older persons - Trends and policy implications for ageing societies | Knowledge Portal on Volunteerism
SynthesisThe world population is rapidly growing older. The projected share of the population aged 65+ is expected to reach 20 per cent by 2070, but this growth is not spread equally across countries....
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June 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Who says older people can't volunteer? UNV has released a new report on "Volunteer Work among Older Persons."
Volunteering later in life supports active ageing, boosts self-esteem, and enhances physical and mental wellbeing.
Learn how ➡️ knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
Volunteering later in life supports active ageing, boosts self-esteem, and enhances physical and mental wellbeing.
Learn how ➡️ knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
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The June 2025 @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Newsletter — "Countdown to 2030: ECOSOC sets the stage for 2025 #HLPF" — highlights the Council’s key role in advancing the #2030Agenda & #SDGs. It introduces the 2025 HLPF & presents an overview of the ECOSOC’s work. Read: mailchi.mp/un/ecosoc-ne...
June 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The June 2025 @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Newsletter — "Countdown to 2030: ECOSOC sets the stage for 2025 #HLPF" — highlights the Council’s key role in advancing the #2030Agenda & #SDGs. It introduces the 2025 HLPF & presents an overview of the ECOSOC’s work. Read: mailchi.mp/un/ecosoc-ne...
Join our side-event to put forward the contribution of volunteering to the preservation of the Ocean and the achievement of SDG14: Life below Water. The side-event will take place online next Thursday, 5 June, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. New York time. Please register at forms.gle/2z1YgLs6rfb6...
UNOC 3 - Side-event "Volunteering for a Sustainable Ocean" - Registration form
ENGLISH VERSION
In the framework of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), that will take place in Nice, France, from 9-13 June 2025, the Volunteer Groups Alliance (VGA) and France Volonta...
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May 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Join our side-event to put forward the contribution of volunteering to the preservation of the Ocean and the achievement of SDG14: Life below Water. The side-event will take place online next Thursday, 5 June, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. New York time. Please register at forms.gle/2z1YgLs6rfb6...
For 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), VGA and France Volontaires' side event online 5 June 9-10:30 AM (NYC time) on the contribution of volunteering to the preservation of the Ocean and the achievement of SDG14 : Life below Water. Register at forms.gle/2z1YgLs6rfb6...
UNOC 3 - Side-event "Volunteering for a Sustainable Ocean" - Registration form
ENGLISH VERSION
In the framework of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), that will take place in Nice, France, from 9-13 June 2025, the Volunteer Groups Alliance (VGA) and France Volonta...
forms.gle
May 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), VGA and France Volontaires' side event online 5 June 9-10:30 AM (NYC time) on the contribution of volunteering to the preservation of the Ocean and the achievement of SDG14 : Life below Water. Register at forms.gle/2z1YgLs6rfb6...
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📢 The 2024 #UNV Annual Report is out now!
Over 14,600 #UNVolunteers, a 14% increase from last year, served with 5⃣9⃣ UN partners, advancing development, peace and security, and human rights in 1⃣6⃣9⃣ countries and territories.
Read the full report 🔗 unv.org/annual-repor...
Over 14,600 #UNVolunteers, a 14% increase from last year, served with 5⃣9⃣ UN partners, advancing development, peace and security, and human rights in 1⃣6⃣9⃣ countries and territories.
Read the full report 🔗 unv.org/annual-repor...
May 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
📢 The 2024 #UNV Annual Report is out now!
Over 14,600 #UNVolunteers, a 14% increase from last year, served with 5⃣9⃣ UN partners, advancing development, peace and security, and human rights in 1⃣6⃣9⃣ countries and territories.
Read the full report 🔗 unv.org/annual-repor...
Over 14,600 #UNVolunteers, a 14% increase from last year, served with 5⃣9⃣ UN partners, advancing development, peace and security, and human rights in 1⃣6⃣9⃣ countries and territories.
Read the full report 🔗 unv.org/annual-repor...
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Being a UN Volunteer means using your skills to back people who need it 👏
In #Zambia 🇿🇲, UN Volunteer Vanessa is doing just that. With
UNDP, she uses storytelling to make sure local people are seen, heard & acted on far beyond their borders.
🔗 unv.org/Success-stor...
In #Zambia 🇿🇲, UN Volunteer Vanessa is doing just that. With
UNDP, she uses storytelling to make sure local people are seen, heard & acted on far beyond their borders.
🔗 unv.org/Success-stor...
May 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Being a UN Volunteer means using your skills to back people who need it 👏
In #Zambia 🇿🇲, UN Volunteer Vanessa is doing just that. With
UNDP, she uses storytelling to make sure local people are seen, heard & acted on far beyond their borders.
🔗 unv.org/Success-stor...
In #Zambia 🇿🇲, UN Volunteer Vanessa is doing just that. With
UNDP, she uses storytelling to make sure local people are seen, heard & acted on far beyond their borders.
🔗 unv.org/Success-stor...
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#Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 leads the way for #IVY2026 with the first National Committee for the International #VolunteerYear2026!
"Kazakhstan is turning global promises into real, impactful actions on the national stage," shared Toily Kurbanov, UNV Executive Coordinator. www.unv.org/news/kazakhs...
"Kazakhstan is turning global promises into real, impactful actions on the national stage," shared Toily Kurbanov, UNV Executive Coordinator. www.unv.org/news/kazakhs...
Kazakhstan establishes the first National Committee for the International Volunteer Year 2026
The committee was formally launched in Astana on 12 May 2025, in a meeting attended by government officials, civil society representatives, private sector, and Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator of...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 leads the way for #IVY2026 with the first National Committee for the International #VolunteerYear2026!
"Kazakhstan is turning global promises into real, impactful actions on the national stage," shared Toily Kurbanov, UNV Executive Coordinator. www.unv.org/news/kazakhs...
"Kazakhstan is turning global promises into real, impactful actions on the national stage," shared Toily Kurbanov, UNV Executive Coordinator. www.unv.org/news/kazakhs...
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This International #VolunteerYear2026, everyone has a role to play!
🌍 54 countries co-sponsored the #UN resolution
🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan formed the first #IVY2026 National Organizing Committee
📚 Governments & civil society are stepping up around the world
How will YOU contribute?
🌍 54 countries co-sponsored the #UN resolution
🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan formed the first #IVY2026 National Organizing Committee
📚 Governments & civil society are stepping up around the world
How will YOU contribute?
May 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This International #VolunteerYear2026, everyone has a role to play!
🌍 54 countries co-sponsored the #UN resolution
🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan formed the first #IVY2026 National Organizing Committee
📚 Governments & civil society are stepping up around the world
How will YOU contribute?
🌍 54 countries co-sponsored the #UN resolution
🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan formed the first #IVY2026 National Organizing Committee
📚 Governments & civil society are stepping up around the world
How will YOU contribute?
Call to Expression of Interest - VGA / France Volontaires side-event at UNOC 2025 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please fill out the above form before Thursday May 22 to let us know about your volunteering initiatives regarding Ocean issues and the way you can help us organize the event.
Please fill out the above form before Thursday May 22 to let us know about your volunteering initiatives regarding Ocean issues and the way you can help us organize the event.
Call for Expression of Interest – Side-event VGA/France Volontaires at UNOC
On the occasion of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 2025), that will take place in Nice, France, in June, VGA and France Volontaires are collaborating to organize a side-event to put forw...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Call to Expression of Interest - VGA / France Volontaires side-event at UNOC 2025 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please fill out the above form before Thursday May 22 to let us know about your volunteering initiatives regarding Ocean issues and the way you can help us organize the event.
Please fill out the above form before Thursday May 22 to let us know about your volunteering initiatives regarding Ocean issues and the way you can help us organize the event.
Volunteer Groups Alliance applauds its member organization Golden for donating $500M in Volunteer Management Software to support Nonprofits impacted by AmeriCorps funding freeze in the United States - finance.yahoo.com/news/golden-...
Golden Donates $500M in Volunteer Management Software to Support Nonprofits Impacted by AmeriCorps Funding Freeze
Golden, the leading platform for volunteer management and community engagement, today announced a $500 million in-kind commitment to support nonprofits, government agencies, and other program operator...
finance.yahoo.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Volunteer Groups Alliance applauds its member organization Golden for donating $500M in Volunteer Management Software to support Nonprofits impacted by AmeriCorps funding freeze in the United States - finance.yahoo.com/news/golden-...
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📢 Just released! A new report on the role of volunteers in human mobility contexts. It highlights how they:
🤝 Fill gaps in humanitarian assistance
♀️ Support gender equality & inclusion
🌪️ Prevent disaster displacement
🌍 Aid migrant integration
🔗 knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
🤝 Fill gaps in humanitarian assistance
♀️ Support gender equality & inclusion
🌪️ Prevent disaster displacement
🌍 Aid migrant integration
🔗 knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
April 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
📢 Just released! A new report on the role of volunteers in human mobility contexts. It highlights how they:
🤝 Fill gaps in humanitarian assistance
♀️ Support gender equality & inclusion
🌪️ Prevent disaster displacement
🌍 Aid migrant integration
🔗 knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
🤝 Fill gaps in humanitarian assistance
♀️ Support gender equality & inclusion
🌪️ Prevent disaster displacement
🌍 Aid migrant integration
🔗 knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
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📘 Just released: Volunteer Work Among Older Persons by Morgan & Elder (UNV &ILO). The report explores who volunteers in later life, how programmes work, and what it means for policy. A must-read 👉🔗 Dive in now! knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib... @iloactrav.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
📘 Just released: Volunteer Work Among Older Persons by Morgan & Elder (UNV &ILO). The report explores who volunteers in later life, how programmes work, and what it means for policy. A must-read 👉🔗 Dive in now! knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib... @iloactrav.bsky.social
As we begin Global Volunteer Month, we greatly appreciate your and your volunteers' input on the agenda for the future of volunteering at this survey link www.surveymonkey.com/r/P9SJXP6
Learn more about our plans at forum-ids.org/internationa...
Learn more about our plans at forum-ids.org/internationa...
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
As we begin Global Volunteer Month, we greatly appreciate your and your volunteers' input on the agenda for the future of volunteering at this survey link www.surveymonkey.com/r/P9SJXP6
Learn more about our plans at forum-ids.org/internationa...
Learn more about our plans at forum-ids.org/internationa...
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✨One spark is all it takes.
The world changes forever when a volunteer dares to shine. ✨
The world changes forever when a volunteer dares to shine. ✨
March 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
✨One spark is all it takes.
The world changes forever when a volunteer dares to shine. ✨
The world changes forever when a volunteer dares to shine. ✨
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37 countries will be presenting their #VNRs at the #HLPF in July 2025. The Group of Friends of #VNRs, chaired by Philippines and Morocco, started the preparations today at the Permanent Mission of Philippines to the UN in New York.
➡️ HLPF 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025
➡️ VNRs 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025/vnrs
➡️ HLPF 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025
➡️ VNRs 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025/vnrs
March 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
37 countries will be presenting their #VNRs at the #HLPF in July 2025. The Group of Friends of #VNRs, chaired by Philippines and Morocco, started the preparations today at the Permanent Mission of Philippines to the UN in New York.
➡️ HLPF 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025
➡️ VNRs 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025/vnrs
➡️ HLPF 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025
➡️ VNRs 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025/vnrs
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📢Just a few days left to submit your case study on volunteer measurement! 📏
Together with @nuglobaldev.bsky.social, we invite you to share your case studies for the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.
📅 31.3.2025
🌍 English, French, Spanish
🔗 bit.ly/swvr2026-ope...
Together with @nuglobaldev.bsky.social, we invite you to share your case studies for the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.
📅 31.3.2025
🌍 English, French, Spanish
🔗 bit.ly/swvr2026-ope...
March 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📢Just a few days left to submit your case study on volunteer measurement! 📏
Together with @nuglobaldev.bsky.social, we invite you to share your case studies for the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.
📅 31.3.2025
🌍 English, French, Spanish
🔗 bit.ly/swvr2026-ope...
Together with @nuglobaldev.bsky.social, we invite you to share your case studies for the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.
📅 31.3.2025
🌍 English, French, Spanish
🔗 bit.ly/swvr2026-ope...
Celebrating VGA's achievements and impact last year! If you would like to support our work, please donate at www.volunteergroupsalliance.org/board-of-dir...
Thank you for all you do to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals!
Thank you for all you do to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals!
Board of Directors — United Nations Volunteer Group Alliance
Backgrounds on leadership currently serving on the Board of Directors of the United Nations Volunteer Groups Alliance
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March 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Celebrating VGA's achievements and impact last year! If you would like to support our work, please donate at www.volunteergroupsalliance.org/board-of-dir...
Thank you for all you do to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals!
Thank you for all you do to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals!
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📢 Webinar alert! 📢
Just 5⃣days to go until UNV’s webinar on gender disparities in unpaid care and volunteering, featuring global insights and a deep dive into Bangladesh’s 🇧🇩experience.
📅 March 19, 2025 | ⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
🔗 Register today: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Just 5⃣days to go until UNV’s webinar on gender disparities in unpaid care and volunteering, featuring global insights and a deep dive into Bangladesh’s 🇧🇩experience.
📅 March 19, 2025 | ⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
🔗 Register today: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
📢 Webinar alert! 📢
Just 5⃣days to go until UNV’s webinar on gender disparities in unpaid care and volunteering, featuring global insights and a deep dive into Bangladesh’s 🇧🇩experience.
📅 March 19, 2025 | ⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
🔗 Register today: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Just 5⃣days to go until UNV’s webinar on gender disparities in unpaid care and volunteering, featuring global insights and a deep dive into Bangladesh’s 🇧🇩experience.
📅 March 19, 2025 | ⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
🔗 Register today: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🗓️ Save the date!
📣 Only 1 month until the @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Youth Forum kicks off!
Join us with youth from around the world as we harness ingenuity and innovation to achieve the #GlobalGoals 💪.
➡️ Explore more: bit.ly/EYF2025
#ECOSOCYouth
📣 Only 1 month until the @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Youth Forum kicks off!
Join us with youth from around the world as we harness ingenuity and innovation to achieve the #GlobalGoals 💪.
➡️ Explore more: bit.ly/EYF2025
#ECOSOCYouth
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🗓️ Save the date!
📣 Only 1 month until the @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Youth Forum kicks off!
Join us with youth from around the world as we harness ingenuity and innovation to achieve the #GlobalGoals 💪.
➡️ Explore more: bit.ly/EYF2025
#ECOSOCYouth
📣 Only 1 month until the @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Youth Forum kicks off!
Join us with youth from around the world as we harness ingenuity and innovation to achieve the #GlobalGoals 💪.
➡️ Explore more: bit.ly/EYF2025
#ECOSOCYouth
Call to Action for the Future of Volunteering, as part of the 2026 International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development - a Challenge Paper (forum-ids.org/challenge-pa...)
Soon a global survey and a series of online and in-person dialogues.
Please share with your networks!
Soon a global survey and a series of online and in-person dialogues.
Please share with your networks!
Challenge Paper – A Call to Action for the Future of Volunteering |
forum-ids.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Call to Action for the Future of Volunteering, as part of the 2026 International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development - a Challenge Paper (forum-ids.org/challenge-pa...)
Soon a global survey and a series of online and in-person dialogues.
Please share with your networks!
Soon a global survey and a series of online and in-person dialogues.
Please share with your networks!