JVN Blog

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, […]

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, […]

Take a look at the ultimate volunteering role – The job is 24/7. There’s a zero hours contract with no guaranteed time off or holidays. There’s no sick pay and you must keep going even when you are literally dead on your feet. You must be able to multi task and give 100% energy, effort […]

This week, thousands upon thousands of schoolchildren up and down the country will be kissing their parents goodbye and making their way inside to school for the very first time. New Year 7s (aged 11+), and those returning for years 8-11 and Sixth Form, have a very exciting year ahead of them. Those of you […]

You know those little things that make your day. Those simple tasks that go smoothly, a smile, a nice gesture… They just seem to make such a big difference. Life is in the little details. Ongoing small gestures can mean so much more than one grand display of love. Simple everyday tasks throughout the week/month […]

#Microvolunteering This year JVN will be adding a bit of a twist to their #YoniJesner Awards. We won’t just be celebrating volunteering that night but we’ll be doing some too!  We believe that, if all participants join in, this will be the single largest ever instance of volunteering in one location in the Jewish community! […]

This year as in the past few years, the national Volunteers’ Week coincides directly with the Jewish Festival of Shavuot. This gives us at JVN an opportunity to link the valuable contribution volunteers make to our community with the festival of chessed (kindness).  But this year, we have an added significance – it’s the 30th anniversary […]

So you’ve made the big decision and have decided to become a volunteer.  Congratulations!  But… you’re now faced with the overwhelming decision of which charity.   It’s a big decision to make and not to be taken lightly. According to data from NCVO (UK Civil Society Almanac) there are just over 161,000 voluntary organisations.  This data […]

#Charities & #SocialMedia DO mix  Charities often struggle when it comes to marketing – they either need a wealthy benefactor to fund it, be a household name so donations can be syphoned off to different budgets, or to rely on a partnership or two with well-known brands that will tell their story for them. Social […]

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 […]