JVN Blog

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 […]

    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 […]

There is a famous saying about #volunteers: “Volunteers are worthless not because they are no good but,  because the work they do is impossible to cost out – its priceless.” Traditionally, most people volunteer because they will be making a difference to the lives of others, while also generating benefits for themselves – greater confidence, […]

I was talking to a friend recently about life and work and we both agreed that there are too many people stuck in a job they don’t like. This is a real shame. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns and it is a waste spending years, months, even days doing something which you […]

  Here’s an uncontroversial statement: educating young people is extremely important. Academic success is at the forefront of government policy and many parents’ minds, and this has been the case as far as we can remember. But academia, nowadays, has an educational rival. Citizenship and so-called informal education has an established place on the National […]

This penultimate blog post of 2012 will reflect on two major changes that will affect JVN going into the New Year, both of which have occurred within the last week. The first change sees the end of the Jubilee Hour campaign. This campaign was set up by John O’Brien and his team of staff in […]

Last week from the 4th to the 6th July inclusively, students in years 7-9 at Hasmonean Boys and Girls Schools devoted three whole days to volunteering. Under the guidance of JVN and Hasmonean staff, students took on a range of tasks over the three days. A group of students lifted the spirits of the residents […]

Next Wednesday 11th July from 11.30 to 2.30pm we will be holding our 9th annual conference for volunteer co-ordinators entitled ‘How to Professionalise yourself in volunteer management.’ Our amazing key speaker will be Sue Jones who is the Training Manager at the Volunteer Centre Warrington in England, leading the development and delivery of  a range of […]

Mathew Kayne, a resident at Rela Goldhill Lodge decided to take on a very brave challenge and raise money for the home.

39 pupils from JCoSS proudly took to the stage on Monday night to collect their Innovation Award and a £500 prize at the Yoni Jesner  Award Ceremony. It was an emotionally charged evening with incredible speeches from The Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, HE Ambassador Daniel Taub and The Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles, MP. Yoni Jesner’s […]