Stories and case studies

Find inspiration from the organisations and volunteers using Reach.
A Settle Stories illustration featuring a tribal chief's wedding by Olasumbo Wright

Growing impact beyond rural roots

Settle Stories turned to Reach to help achieve its ambition of sharing the power of storytelling with children and communities locally and around the world. From professional illustrators to the chair...
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Refillable plastic bottles near a leaflet promoting the Reuse Foundation

Specialist skills support growth of REUSE Foundation

Skills-based volunteers have been a core part of the growth of the REUSE Foundation, helping it expand its portfolio of projects and campaigns to reuse and refill with the aim of eliminating single...
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A graphic drawing of a volunteer supporting a child with maths

Strengthening governance through specialist expertise

Bringing specialist educational expertise onto the board unlocked new avenues for Number Champions, a charity supporting 7 and 8 year olds who struggle with numeracy. It enabled them to strengthen...
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The outside of the Joseph Rowntree Theatre at night

Supporting a unique community asset

How Reach helps recruit skills-based volunteers to ensure the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in York can continue providing affordable entertainment for the local community.
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Joshua Oliver from Hive Mind Speaks

The right connections at the right time

How Reach enabled Hive Mind Speaks, a new civic arts and participatory democracy project, to take shape.
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A volunteer from Make A Smile dressed as a Disney Princess meets children.

From student project to national charity

Skills-based volunteers brought expertise and professionalism that helped transform Make A Smile from a small, student-led volunteering project in Cardiff to a national charity, bringing joy to...
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Emeka giving a talk

"Volunteering gives me joy."

Emeka had a desire to do something meaningful with his software development skills and, through his work with Young Minds Matter, he realised the real difference that his volunteer work behind the...
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Head and shoulders shot of Graham

Being part of something that matters

When Graham retired after an international career in education leadership, he was looking for a way to stay connected to people and purpose. Through Reach he found a volunteer opportunity with...
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Lucia standing in front of a church

Stepping up to lead the board

Lucia wanted to use her professional skills in a meaningful way and when she saw that STAMP Revisited, a mental health advocacy charity in Middlesborough, were looking for trustees, it immediately...
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Have you - or your charity - had great success using Reach? Perhaps you've caught the volunteering bug, or have used volunteers to achieve amazing things? If so, we would love to hear from you. Please drop us an email on [email protected] and tell us a bit about yourself and your experience.

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