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The following organisations are proud to support the London Ambassadors programme.
ForeignStudents.com
ForeignStudents.com provides international students with some great general tips on how to cope with UK life. They also feature a really great guide to the UK's top universities which is ideal for foreign students thinking of applying to study in the UK who want to know more about their options
Greater London Volunteering
Greater London Volunteering aims to get more Londoners volunteering, regardless of age, sex, employment status, education and disability, and every year its network of Volunteer Centre members alone help over 50,000 Londoners find volunteering opportunities across the capital. There are thousands of volunteering opportunities in London waiting for you. Here’s how Greater London Volunteering can help you get started…
Volunteer Centres
Your local Volunteer Centre can suggest the right volunteering opportunity for you and has answers to all your volunteering-related questions. Almost every borough in London has a Volunteer Centre, and they are really easy to find. Use the Volunteer Centre finder to find out what’s available near you.
London Events Volunteering Calendar
With over 30 new events added each month, the London Events Volunteering Calendar can connect you to all kinds of events, from managing nature reserve habitats to stewarding at charity races to collecting money for the London Air Ambulance. Visit www.eventsvolunteering.org.uk.
Waves of Friendship Programme
The Wave of Friendship programme supports the exchange of volunteers between London and Scotland. Volunteers can apply for grants of up to £500 to cover their expenses, including travel, accommodation and other costs. Visit http://www.peoplemakingwaves.org.uk/thewaveoffriendship to find out how easy it is to apply.
For more info, visit http://greaterlondonvolunteering.org.uk
i-Volunterer
i-volunteer is the UK’s first social network that connects volunteers, charities and volunteer managers.
As a social network we’re all about sharing experiences, offering advice, finding things to do, connecting with other volunteers and charities and voicing opinions about anything and everything to do with volunteering and social action. It’s easy to find and connect with other people that have similar interests in your area.
Features include a facility for volunteers to register their availability so that charity recruiters can 'head hunt' them by location and skills.
i-volunteer is an ideal place to promote your news and events, and for volunteers and groups to set up and manage campaigns and committees with facilities to share documents, create events and post volunteering opportunities.
To find out more about how i-volunteer can help you visit
Leap
Leap makes it easy (and fun) to do good. Employee volunteering platform LeapCR.com gives staff access to hundreds of local events and opportunities from 400 charity partners, with in-built engagement tools and reporting. Consumer site LeapAnywhere.com is a ‘Time Out’ for charity events and volunteering.
The National Trust
The National Trust works to make sure that the extraordinary places we look after will refresh and inspire for ever, for everyone. Volunteers are a vital part of our property teams creating unforgettable experiences for all of our supporters.
We have a huge range of roles available, for example, sharing stories with visitors to our historic houses, designing guided walks around our gardens, restoring footpaths in the Lake District Fells or surveying birds at one of our coastal sites. The time commitment is flexible and we have opportunities to volunteer alone or with a group of friends.
Find out more about volunteering with the National Trust.
Student Volunteering Week (Volunteering England)
Volunteering England is the national volunteer development agency in England and a membership organisation. Our work links research, policy, good practice, training and events involving volunteers. We work across the private, public and voluntary sectors. Volunteering England has a commitment to student volunteering with a Further and Higher Education team specialising in this work and many of our members represent colleges, universities and students’ unions across England www.volunteering.org.uk
How we can help if you are a student?
- Sourcing volunteering opportunities
- Locate your local Volunteer Centre
- Advice and information - specific advice for students, including ideas and advice on how to get started
To find out more about Volunteering England, please visit www.volunteering.org.uk
Study London
At www.studylondon.ac.uk students can find more than 30,000 courses, contact all 40 London universities and get information about thow to apply. The city is home to some of the top universities in the UK and has a wide choice of university courses from Bachelor's Degrees and MBAs to Masters and PhDs. It is no wonder London is the most popular city in the world for international students with almost 100,000 international students from 200 countries studying in London.
V Inspired
V, the National Young Volunteers Service aims to inspire a new generation of volunteers (aged 16-25) in England. It does this by funding voluntary organisations all over England to create inspiring, diverse opportunities and by helping to overcome barriers that stop people from taking action to improve lives, communities and the planet. V's aim is to create a culture where volunteering comes naturally and where the benefits of volunteering are understood and celebrated. For further information about V, please visit www.vinspired.com
taketwo
taketwo publishes a 2-for-1 voucher and guide book for London that is perfect for families, students, tourists and all other visitors to London. In hard times when everyone is looking value, taketwo is offering a solution with the taketwo book, where visitors can make savings on top attractions, museums, restaurants, theatres, tours, souvenir places, traditional afternoon tea and much more.
taketwo is also proud supporters of SOS Children's Villages, the world's largest orphan charity which cares for over 78,000 children in 124 countries.
To find out more about the taketwo Voucher and Guide Book, please visit www.taketwobooks.com.