Make a date to make a difference

We work hard to provide as much help and support as we possibly can so that our volunteers can make a real difference, succeed with their project and have an excellent volunteering experience.

Here are the free resources for 2008:

• Action Packs
  These are FREE and full of infomation as well as materials to help plan, carry out and promote activities and make it more fun for volunteers.
• Activity Locator
  Our new and improved online search engine helps volunteers to find CSV Make a Difference Day projects in their area to help out, or link up with. Organisers can also promote their activities here to recruit volunteers and attract publicity.
• How-to guides
  For a quick and easy way of getting involved in our campaign, volunteers can register to receive one of our free celebrity endorsed activity guides.
• School Lesson Plans
  The CSV Education department has provided Citizenship lesson plans for Key Stages 3 & 4. We are offering these resources to teachers, schools and young people's organisations. They are tailored to engage young people with issues surrounding the campaign and encourage them to create their own volunteering projects.
• Organise your activity
  An Activity Organisers Guide is included in the Action Pack and available by email. It gives all the basic information necessary to run a successful CSV Make a Difference Day activity, including advice on attracting media interest, risk assessment information and planning checklists.
• CSV Action Desks
  Based at BBC Local Radio stations, the Action Desks play a key role in promoting CSV Make a Difference Day both through on-air content and by organising activities of their own.
• Downloads
  Once activities are registered, organisers are directed to our downloads area of the website - to access electronic versions of key items in the Action Packs, such as volunteer thank you certificates.

Other support

• Useful links
  This page contains links to websites that can help you find and plan a volunteering project.
• Volunteer Management Guide
  This page contains information on the Volunteer Management Guide produced for the recent Dare to Care campaign. It contains 30 pages of guidance on how to recruit, train, motivate and retain volunteers and is available FREE in pdf format.
• Other CSV support
  This page gives information on some of the ways CSV works with the voluntary sector to improve their skills and promote their work.
• Contact Us
  The CSV Make a Difference Day team are on hand at every stage to answer volunteer queries and give advice.