Volunteering
Norwegian community spirit and UK inequality | Letters
Letters: Responding to an article by Emma Beddington, Francesca Vaghi and Julia Hvitlock say dugnadsånd is not the same as outsourcing the state’s obligations; plus letters from Austen Lynch, Andrew Kyle and another reader
28, Mar, 2025 @5:49 PM
It’s time to embrace Dugnadsånd – the Norwegian concept we all need right now | Emma Beddington
With its combination of community, cooperation and selflessness, this could offer some small comfort in a terrifying era, writes Emma Beddington
Emma Beddington
23, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
World Happiness Report finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10
Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent
20, Mar, 2025 @12:01 AM
Take two in Bradfield: hundreds of teal volunteers head down a familiar road
Independent candidate Nicolette Boele has high hopes of being next in line to wrest a northern Sydney seat from the Liberals at the federal election
Caitlin Cassidy and Ima Caldwell
11, Mar, 2025 @11:00 PM
Bipartisan ‘sand army’ put political rivalries aside to distribute sandbags as Cyclone Alfred looms
Despite imminent federal election, Green, Liberal and union volunteers work side by side supporting Brisbane
Andrew Messenger
06, Mar, 2025 @9:22 AM
Hazel Jenkins obituary
Other lives: Committed socialist who raised tens of thousands of pounds for charities and her local church in the south Wales valleys
Sara Robinson
12, Feb, 2025 @8:51 AM
Stewart Dakers obituary
Other lives: Author of the Guardian column Grey Matters who was honoured for his community work in his hometown of Farnham, Surrey
Graham Mollart
12, Feb, 2025 @8:51 AM
I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park
‘Instead of sobbing in front of your computer screen,’ my counsellor said, ‘go out and do something’
Sam Pyrah
13, Jan, 2025 @11:00 AM
How to live better in 2025: the power of giving
Is volunteering the secret to a happy, healthy life? If you devote time to others, the evidence suggests you will reap rewards
David Robson
13, Jan, 2025 @8:00 AM
Community groups provide relief as LA staggers from wildfire emergency
Volunteer organizations fill in to provide rides and supplies to a city devastated by fire, and offer ways to contribute
Claire Wang in Los Angeles, California
11, Jan, 2025 @12:00 PM
‘Keeps me grateful’: how volunteering can help older adults
Older adults who volunteer have reduced risk of mortality, more optimism, and have a lower sense of depression and loneliness
Hannah Seo
06, Jan, 2025 @5:00 PM
From farm to forest: the volunteers planting 100,000 trees in Somerset
A woodland charity has enlisted about 1,000 people to create Lower Chew Forest and help fight climate breakdown
Jamie Grierson
06, Jan, 2025 @7:00 AM
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