Voluntary organisations carry out a range of different types of work. Social services – a relatively broad category – is the largest voluntary subsector, representing just under a fifth of the sector by size. While levels of formal volunteering had remained largely unchanged from 2015/16 to 2019/20, they dropped sharply at the start of the pandemic in 2020/21, but the rate of decline has now slowed. People aged over 65 have maintained their levels of formal volunteering since 2020/21, while participation in all other age groups has dropped. In 2021/22, 46% of the population (an estimated 25m) volunteered informally at least once and 26% (14.2m) did so at least once a month. Even though the number of all micro organisations declined in 2020/21, over the longer term, larger organisations have received an increasing amount and share of the sector’s total income.

The voluntary sector workforce is distributed around the UK in a pattern relatively close to the population distribution, although London and the south, and Scotland are slightly over-represented.Smaller organisations receive a larger share of income from the public than larger ones. Environmental and parent-teacher organisations in particular depend on the public for more than two thirds of their income. saw a UK-wide candidate-driven job market. Increased vacancies and fewer candidates resulted in a decrease in demand for jobs, making it harder for charities to recruit.

An estimated 14.2m people (27% of people) volunteered through a group, club or organisation in 2021/22. This is down from 16.3 (30%) million in 2020/21, and 20m (37%) in 2019/20. Those living in the least deprived areas are twice as likely to have volunteered formally at least monthly than those in the most deprived areas, reflected in higher levels of regular volunteering in the more affluent south of England. Just under half of all voluntary organisations rely on the public for the majority of their income. Around a third work at least partially remotely: 28% work from their own home and 10% work from different places with home as a base. Over a third of the voluntary sector workforce are employed in social work.

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In 2020/21 there were 163,959 voluntary organisations, a very small decrease since 2019/2020. The vast majority of voluntary organisations are micro and small.

Medium charities pay the least on average at all experience levels, even when compared to micro and small charities, although there has been a slight decrease in salaries for micro and small charities since 2019. The voluntary sector is less ethnically diverse than the private and public sectors, with 90% of its staff identifying as white, compared to 86% for the public and 87% for the private. You can get Chinese holidays in each month of the year which is marked with ' ' and 24 Solar Terms marked with ' '. Informal volunteering (which includes giving unpaid help without being involved in groups, clubs, or organisations) is less visible. Volunteering participation varies by ethnicity, but different data sources tell different stories. Women and disabled people are relatively more likely to volunteer informally, with no differences by gender or disability for formal volunteering.Women make up the majority of the voluntary sector workforce at 67%. After a dip in 2018, the number of men working in the voluntary sector has remained stable at 33%.

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People aged between 65 and 74 are the age group most likely to volunteer, both formally and informally, on a regular basis. Formal volunteering for this age group is twice the rate of those aged between 25 and 34. This is the first year that NCVO has included data on charity vacancies and salary levels, produced in partnership with CharityJob. The voluntary sector has a paid workforce of about 925,000, which is down 4% in 2022, reversing the previous year’s increase. The voluntary sector workforce has grown by 24% since 2011. Across the four nations, Scotland has the highest rate of voluntary organisations per population (3.6 per 1,000 people), followed by Northern Ireland (3.4), England (2.4), and Wales (2.3). These calendars have the traditional horse race design with a modern twist. They contain information like public holidays, school holidays and important festivals. The dates also include Hijri dates for the Muslims, Chinese Lunar dates for the Chinese and Tamil dates. Other than that, Chinese Zodiacs are also available at the bottom portion of each calendar.