GetVolunteering

GetVolunteering enables authorities to quickly identify and assess capable volunteers in the local community to fill key roles supporting social care in areas that have been impacted by the loss of staffing capacity due to COVID-19, or for new roles that are required during and after the crisis. The system allows vulnerable people in the population to easily ask for help and pairs them with the ablest volunteers. Volunteers can then use the GetVolunteering app to log their actions (e.g. befriending calls, shopping drops, etc.) and record any safeguarding concerns they might have, generating significant time savings. All this information is available on the management dashboard, allowing authority staff to identify where further mental health, financial or social support may be needed. The functionality available within the app is growing by the week to meet the evolving needs of the UK volunteer and social care sectors.