Our role as the LSE Volunteer Centre is to connect students to causes they are passionate about and to make a difference in our communities. As the new academic year approaches students are looking for new ways that they can get involved and kick start their volunteering. We’ve put together a list of ways that you can promote your opportunities ready for summer and autumn! 

1. Upload your opportunities to our vacancy board

The easiest and quickest way to start recruiting is by uploading your volunteering roles on LSE CareerHub, our free online vacancy board. Once you’ve created an organisation account you can post your opportunities so our students and alumni (up to five years) can find them. We’re looking for anything from one-offs to long-term volunteering opportunities and any roles from event stewards to trustees, but we’re especially looking for skilled roles because LSE students have lots to offer.

2. Apply for the 2023 Volunteering Fair

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding our in-person fair on campus again this October! This is the perfect chance for charities to talk about their roles and how our students can apply to them. The date is Monday 2 October from 5:30-8pm. Interested? Fill out our application form, it closes on 10 September 2023.

3. Join us on campus for Charity Tuesdays

Every Tuesday we host a charity on campus, to meet our fantastic students who want to know more about your volunteering opportunities. Fill out our short form to apply for a space, before the deadline on 10 September.

4. Use us as a sounding board

Looking to find new volunteers but unsure on the best way forward? Get in touch with us (volunteer@lse.ac.uk), or book an online meeting with the LSE Volunteer Centre Manager, to go over any aspect of the recruitment process. We’ve worked with thousands of charities over the years helping them put in place the best recruitment and management strategies to ensure both they and the volunteer have an excellent experience.

5. Join our 2023/24 Charity Briefing on Zoom

Join us at 11am on 6 September to hear about your how your organisation can recruit student volunteers during the 2023/24 academic year. We’ll offer insight in to our students, our programmes and ensure there is plenty of time for questions. Register on Zoom to attend.

6. One-off volunteering opportunities

Does your organisation run one-off volunteering opportunities? We would love to recruit a team of students to get stuck in to whatever task that needs completing. This can be on your site or we can host the event on campus. Get in touch (volunteer@lse.ac.uk) if you have any idea.

7. Consider joining the 2024 Community Engagement Programme

The Community Engagement Programme is a consultancy-style scheme in which teams of LSE students volunteer to help UK and overseas charities to resolve ‘challenges’ they face.  Last year, our teams helped charities to generate ideas for reaching more and a greater diversity of volunteers, revise their working practices in a ‘post-COVID world’, evaluate the services they provide their beneficiaries, review and consolidate their mission, and continue to expand their knowledge base on pressing causes, using material and skills developed on their degrees. Email volunteer@lse.ac.uk to set up a meeting with our Programmes Manager to discuss your potential involvement in the scheme. Applications will close in early autumn.

Want to know more?

We would love to hear from you if you’d like to get involved with the LSE Volunteer Centre. Please see our website and blog for more information and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates. Please feel free to contact us be sending an email to volunteer@lse.ac.uk