JVN Blog

The President, staff, trustees and volunteers of the Jewish Volunteering Network are devastated to hear of the passing away of Leonie Lewis, JVN’s founding Director and everyone’s friend. Leonie was diagnosed with lymphoma just 6 weeks before and after a brave fight, she finally succumbed to her illness on April 29th. In the words of […]

JVN, in partnership with the JLC, hosts over 40 charities at the 2022 Reigniting Volunteering Conference  The Jewish Volunteering Network (JVN), together with The Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) hosted their first in-person volunteering event since the pandemic began.  The event was designed to help charities confront the changes that have occurred post pandemic, to reengage […]

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What is a Trustee and How do I become one? Nicky Goldman, CEO of JVN, Penny Wilson CEO of Getting on Board and Michelle Janes, Co-Chief Executive of the JLC and Executive Director of Lead   The value charities bring to our society is widely known and we have seen this even more so throughout the pandemic, […]

Volunteers sustain communities, and more than that they allow them to thrive.  It is something I have always believed and it is something that is more evident than ever as the current lockdown situation has magnified the number of volunteers reaching out to offer support to family, friends, neighbours and complete strangers in ways that […]

JVN hosted the annual Celebration of Volunteering Awards 2019 recently at the Allianz Arena, Hendon.   Below you can view our 2019 brochure to see all our amazing winners [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.jvn.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JVN-event-guide-6.pdf” title=”JVN event guide 6″]  

The Jewish Volunteering Network was out in force to mark this year’s National Volunteers’ Week event, an annual celebration of volunteers and volunteering that takes place between June 1-7. The week was packed with a mixture of roadshows, conferences and JVN appearances, highlighting the achievements and huge possibilities of volunteering within the Jewish and wider […]

This Pesach, Jewish people all over the world will be asking, how is this night different from all other nights? Four people in particular will be asking themselves: HOW WAS THIS YEAR DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER YEARS? — This year, Jacob and his mum helped prepare lunch on December 25th at The Manna at St […]

School governors are an essential element contributing to the excellent schools that we have in the community. There is often the misconception that you need a background in education to be a school governor or be a parent of a child at that school. This is not the case. A school’s governing body needs to […]

    Have you ever taken part in the Maccabi Community Fun Run? Its a wonderful event for the whole family and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than before, with the added element of the 5K colour run. Please think about running for JVN, to enable volunteers to make a big […]