2020 - Page 2 of 2 - Voluntary Action Islington

How is your organisation adapting to the covid-19 challenges?

Dear Local Voluntary and Community Sector, I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that as well as local people being hit hard by the lockdown, so has your organisation, too. That’s why I’m asking you to take a few minutes to fill in the Islington VCS Covid-19 Survey....

VAI Covid-19

In light of the government’s recent advice on 16.03.2020 to close offices and work from home if possible, VAI and Volunteer Centre Islington premises are now closed to the public. We are still working: doing everything we can to support Islington’s Voluntary and Community Sector and local communities. We will...

Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Islington – Recruitment

Chief Executive Voluntary Action Islington Salary £56,000 for a 35 hour week Voluntary Action Islington (VAI) is the main provider of support to Islington’s thriving and diverse voluntary sector and promotes community action through volunteering in the Borough. VAI works with over 500 voluntary organisations based or working in Islington....

National Lottery Community Fund 1-to-1 surgeries at VAI

The 1- to -1 surgeries with the National Lottery Community Fund will resume in September at Voluntary Action Islington. VAI runs every other moth 1- to -1 surgeries with the National Lottery Community Fund, the aim of these 1-to-1 sessions are to provide groups wishing to make an application with...

10 reasons why people volunteer

  1. It’s good for your health: Studies have found that when you stop thinking about your own problems and focus on someone other than yourself, your stress levels start to decrease. This is because doing something for someone else interrupts tension-producing patterns and replaces it with a sense of...