Volunteer Connections is run by Voluntary Action South West Surrey, which is the Council for Voluntary Service for Guildford and Waverley. Our membership, made up of voluntary and community groups, is in excess of 600 organisations. We run a Volunteer Centre which provides a volunteer recruitment service to over 400 organisations, as well as residents in Guildford and Waverley who can find out about volunteering roles and about the services provided by the voluntary sector.

Having an overview of the voluntary activity in our area means we can see where the gaps are and can help identify where groups could work together. Because we work with voluntary organisations, local authorities, local health services and individuals, and because we have run community projects and facilitated others in setting up new community groups, we are in a unique position of having experience of what services local people need, what is already being provided and where the gaps are. Our experience of working with individuals and supporting them into volunteering gives us an understanding of how to help groups become more effective with their volunteer recruitment.

Our Volunteer Connections Volunteer Coordinators will be responsible for the running of the service day-to-day, and are keen to engage with organisation and individuals that are interested in the service.