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Volunteer for climate action

Many amazing groups are working to tackle the climate crisis. Help them to make an impact. 

There are many different opportunities to get involved with climate action organisations: from national charities and global campaigns, through to volunteer-powered groups and local initiatives. Find opportunities that draw on your skills and interests, and fit your availability and location.

Our latest climate opportunities

  • FLUTTER devs for CHARITY! 🫶

    at cherry

    Snodland, ME6 5HQ

    Use your skills to create a revolutionary platform in sustainable, ethical, affordable giving! Empower charities, support eco-conscious behaviours, and make a real impact. Together, let’s innovate on...

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  • Podcast Host - Global Media Platform

    at Centre for Big Synergy

    Remote, EC4M 7JN

    Podcast Hosts (remote but UK based) are invited to join our team to produce thought-provoking episodes that spotlight leaders in sustainability across the UK and beyond. Reach millions in over 120...

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  • Video editor/creator

    at Centre for Big Synergy

    London, EC4M 7JN

    Big Syn Int Film Fest - World's biggest sustainability film festival is looking for editing wizards to support festival and awards (London).

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  • Help Shape the Future of Proper Job

    at Proper Job Resource Centre CIO

    Chagford, TQ138DR

    Join the board of Proper Job Resource Centre to help empower individuals through sustainable living, creative reuse, and community resilience. Make a real impact in a grassroots organisation.

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  • Communications and Marketing Experts

    at Eco Centre

    South West, TA1 3EW

    Your expertise and experience could be vital to delivering our ground-breaking E-Save app and outreach programme. We're looking for UK-based people for a range of communications, marketing and multi...

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  • Comms Volunteer

    at Transition Exmouth

    Exmouth, EX8 2HA

    Help us plan and articulate our goals to members, website visitors, newsletter readers, local residents, potential funders and local decision makers. Help us improve our comms and get more local...

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  • Newsletter Content Creator

    at Transition Exmouth

    Exmouth, EX8 2HA

    Help us engage our audiences by improving our email newsletter format or create engaging newsletter content so that we can get more local people involved in climate action.

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  • Full Stack Developer - Climate Action

    at Eco Centre

    Taunton, TA1 3EW

    Are you passionate about technology and sustainability? Do you want to make a real impact on household carbon footprints and promote sustainable living? Join our innovative crowd-sourced app...

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  • Frontend Developer - Climate Action

    at Eco Centre

    Taunton, TA1 3EW

    Are you passionate about technology and sustainability? Do you want to make a real impact on household carbon footprints and promote sustainable living? Join our innovative crowd-sourced app...

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Search available opportunities 

Our search allows you to find volunteering roles that reflect your skills, interests, location and availability. You'll also be able to search remote roles, and find trustee positions helping to lead fantastic climate organisations. 

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Volunteering for climate

Skills-based volunteers can offer vital expertise and capacity to organisations working to tackle the climate crisis. Read stories of how Reach volunteers have made an impact.

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Making a big impact in climate education

Ben Cuddon, Co-founder of Climate Ed explains why his charity would be nothing without its community volunteers.
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Capturing a unique moment in film

Volunteer Peter Freeth on being part of a once-in-a-lifetime event and the real value of volunteering.
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Using words to Shade the UK

Shreya Kapur of Shade the UK tells us how content writers recruited through Reach are helping to raise awareness about overheating and its harmful impact on humans.
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Find a volunteer

If your organisation needs volunteers with expertise, we have thousands - all with 3 years or more professional experience. Your opportunity will be shared with our community, and partners like LinkedIn. Join our community and post a role.

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Other ways to take action

Skills-based volunteering not for you? Here are a few of the other ways you can help.

If you work in any field or industry

  • Project Drawdown has published guides that highlight specific, high-impact climate actions employees in common professions can take at work
  • Work on Climate is an active Slack community with over 10,000 members, all working on connecting everyday jobs into the climate challenge. They provide networking, access to experts, and have lots of resources for thinking through the unique opportunities that come with your job title.
  • Work for Climate aims to drive systemic change by supporting employees with courses, tools and community for employees seeking to amplify climate impact at work.

If you work for a charity

And everything else...

  • The Climate Majority Project can help you find, or set up, a Climate Hub near you, plus lots more.
  • Join your local Transition town to help move towards more sustainable ways of living and working together.
  • Money Movers supports you to take climate action with your finances, with friends or colleagues.
  • Share Action helps you make sure that your pension is used to build a better world.

How Reach works for volunteers

Find out more about how Reach works for volunteers - from the difference between guest applications and creating a profile, to how pick the right skills so you can connect with fantastic organisations.

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How Reach works for volunteers

We support people who want to volunteer their professional skills to help a good cause. Through our online platform, you can search and apply for skills-based volunteering and trustee opportunities...
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Picking the right skills for your opportunity or volunteer profile

It’s important to make sure your profile on Reach reflects what you can offer to organisations. Discover how to select the right skills options for you.
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