Volunteering is at the heart of the Trust's body of work - we are an organisation that supports people who volunteer in many different ways - and we try to ensure that their voluntary experience is a good and meaningful one. Often this will involve workers offering one-to-one support or arranging and organising training courses for groups of volunteers.

• would you like to hear about the community groups in your area that you could join?
• would you like to talk to one of our development workers about how you might be involved in improving where you live?
• did you know that you can have an active role in your community and in city wide committees to influence policy that affect your immediate community and neighbours?
• would you like to learn ore about community development work by volunteering alongside a trained worker?
• would you consider undertaking a vigorous course of professional training in community development work?

If you are interested in any of the above, read on. The Trust works with volunteers in four main ways:

1.  Supporting local community members to become a part of, or form new, community groups in local neighbourhoods.  We describe these hardy and inspiring people as 'community activists' and our development workers primarily spend most of their time supporting these wonderful people and their groups. We do not consider that these people are volunteers of the Trust - they volunteer for their own, self managed and independent community groups.

2.  Volunteers with the TDC are people who wish to work alongside our staff and learn skills, possibly to enhance their own future employment prospects. Volunteers can work alongside staff in a variety of roles, including - Administration and Office Management Staff, Community Development Workers, Youth Workers, Community Workers with Young People and Community Participation Workers with Older People. This requires a significant time commitment from the volunteer in order to make the arrangement beneficial to both partners. Please contact us if you feel this sort of opportunity may be what you want.

3.  Accredited training of volunteers and workers who wish to gain skills and experience in development work is delivered through the Trust's WICO (Working in Communities) training course (see training)and is specifically designed for people who wish to pursue a career working in communities.  See 'Training' page if you think this might interest you.

For further information on the TDC volunteer policy and our way of working, please visit our Policies page. If you are interested in volunteering with us, please get in touch. We hope to work with you.

4. You can also become a Member or Trustee of the Trust for Developing Communities

If you are interested in supporting our work by becoming a member or trustee, please read the following documents and get in touch at info@trustdevcom.org.uk.

 

Relevant Document(s)	Size
TDC Membership form	22.78 KB
Trustee Nomination form 2009	10.11 KB
Why Should I Want To Become A Member Of The Trust For Developing Communities?	4.85 KB