Felicity Jones – Membership Services Manager
May 16, 2015
Felicity Jones – Membership Services Manager
• YouthNet is the UK's first exclusively online charity. It was set up in 1995 by the broadcaster Martyn Lewis.
• We guide and support young people, enabling them to make educated life choices, participate in society and achieve their ambitions.
• We do this through two award winning websites: TheSite.org and do-it.org.uk
• YouthNet aims to create a socially inclusive environment where young people living in the UK are engaged, informed and inspired to achieve their ambitions and dreams. We deliver high-quality information, signposting and frontline emotional support primarily through the internet.
What is TheSite.org?
askTheSite Q&A service 400+ questions answered monthly
Launched in 1996 by YouthNet, TheSite.org is an “expert guide to life” for young people from 16 to 25
years old
500,000+ unique visitors per month
2,000+ fact sheets and articles + local advice finder
Discussion boards with 20,000+ members
What is do-it.org.uk?
Volunteering made easy
Launched in 2000 by Tony Blair
UK’s first, and only, national volunteering database that you can
view online
Over 75,000 unique visitors per month
1 million opportunities to volunteer
300,000+ registered users
How do-it works: Searching
The basic search allows you to search for volunteering opportunities by your interests, and in an area that is convenient to you
How do-it works: Advanced search
Search by postcode or town as well as how far you want to travel to
You can also search by the type of activities that interest you as well as what volunteering role you would like to undertake
Searches can also be narrowed by the times you are available
Search results show brief details about the volunteering opportunity and its location.
How do-it works: Search results
By clicking on ‘more information and contact details’ you can find out more information about the role, time commitment, location, skills etc.
The next step is to register and apply for the opportunity.
How do-it works: Registration
The easy and quick online registration form allows you to fill in as much or as little information as you want
Once the registration process has been completed the form is then sent to the opportunity provider
How do-it works: Confirmation
The quick and easy online registration form allows you to fill in as much or as little information as you want
Volunteers get an immediate confirmation of their application with contact details should they wish to get in touch with the opportunity provider
How do-it works: Confirmation
A confirmation is then sent to the organisation who advertised the opportunity to let them know someone has applied or enquired about the volunteering role.
This includes an attachment containing the volunteers details which can then be imported into V-Base
More than just a database
We have made do-it the website of choice for volunteers. The ‘want to volunteer?’ and ‘about volunteering’ sections provide information and advice about how to get started with volunteering and what to expect when you start volunteering.
The do-it newsletter
The Homepage
Employee Volunteering Services
If you are a company and want to provide opportunities for your staff to volunteer do-it has easily understandable information about how to put an employee supported volunteering service in place
do-it Magazine
We have a range of blogs written by current volunteer about their experiences as well as features on different areas of volunteering to help you understand the areas you might want to get involved in.
How do-it works: Alerts
Volunteers can choose weekly or monthly e-mail alerts to highlight new volunteering opportunities which match their search criteria
How do-it works: Syndication
We have XML feeds of volunteering opportunities on a number of high profile websites
do-it.org.uk Partners
do-it has over 450 V-Base users – mostly Volunteer Centres and vinvolved Teams
There are 120 National and Regional Charities using the Online Poster System.
25 Partners have syndication feeds of content onto their own website.
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Opportunity – Skills/Requirements/Benefits
Opportunity – Location
Opportunity - Location Wizard – Step 1
Opportunity - Location Wizard – Step 2
Organisation – Activity Log
Organisation – Policies & Procedures
Volunteer – Monitoring
Volunteer – Commitment
Volunteer – Skills
Lookup Management
Query Builder