City Action works with community organisations (charities, schools and social enterprises) based in the City or City-fringe boroughs (Camden, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Westminster) that are directly involved in supporting their local community.
Benefits of being a City Action community partner:
- Promotion of volunteer requests on the City Action online
volunteering database
linking you with hundreds 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
View our Community Membership Policy
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What value can City volunteers bring to your organisation?
City Action supports a wide range of City businesses from a variety of sectors with their volunteering programmes,
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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 |
Allianz Global Investors partners with St Luke's Centre to make an impact
Allianz Global Investors was seeking a new community organisation partner and City Action matched them with St Luke's Centre. Together, the two organisations are working on a variety of projects and making a real impact.
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SThree contributed to the work of Tower Hamlets Education Business Partnership by supporting the development of employability skills of young people.
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