Community organisations based in the City or City-fringe boroughs (Camden, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Westminster) that are involved in supporting their local community can become a member of City Action.
Joining City Action's free membership service offers a wide
range of benefits:
- Promotion of volunteer requests on the City Action online
volunteering database
linking you with 100's of potential City volunteers - Monitoring and evaluation of volunteer placements
ensuring a quality experience for all - Free networking events and capacity-building workshops
become a part of the City Action community - Promotion of community events on City Action website
engaging the responsible business community
What value can City volunteers bring to your organisation?
City Action supports a wide range of City companies ranging from SME's to large corporations with their volunteering programmes.
Click here to view our current Corporate Membership List»
City volunteers can bring a broad range of skills, expertise and
experiences to your organisation.
For example, City volunteers can support your operations by giving advice, consultancy and mentoring your staff:
| Operation example | City volunteer skill-sharing role |
| Human resources | HR policies, employment law, staff training |
| Business planning | Developing or reviewing a business strategy |
| Governance (Trustee / Committee members) |
Future planning, management guidance |
City volunteers can also help with frontline service delivery and supporting service users:
| Service... | City volunteer role |
| For young people | CV advice, enterprise workshops, mentoring |
| For older people | Running lunch clubs, basic IT training, outings |
| For adult learners | Basic skills training, job and CV advice |
Bank of Montreal's Drop-in Session Success
City Action member, Bank of Montreal Financial Group, have 110 employees based in the City. The company wanted to develop a community project that could potentially involve all of their employees.
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A volunteer from City Action member Astbury Marsden provides an insight into her experience of an employability session at a local school in Tower Hamlets.
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