By now, many of you have learned the results of the U.S. presidential election. While it’s just one nation, there are global implications.Read More

The 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference showed the solidarity that unfolds when people act in service. In the midst of many challenges, and many conflicts, every participant came holding the belief that through volunteering we come together as friends.Read More

IAVE is thrilled to announce a full round of award winners for our 27th World Volunteer Conference in Busan, South Korea.Read More

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivered the opening address to hundreds of volunteers gathered for the 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference in Busan, South Korea on 22 October 2024.Read More

In advance of the United Nations’ International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (IYV) in 2026, IAVE is hosting a series of Global Dialogues to encourage a wide set of conversations about volunteering that will inform and inspire what happens during IYV 2026 and beyond.Read More

Together with hundreds of volunteer leaders from corporate, NGO, academic and government sectors around the world, we are taking on the theme PEOPLE POWER: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING.Read More

Global companies committed to corporate volunteering will join leaders from nonprofit, government, and academic volunteer programs at the 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference in Busan, South Korea, this October to call attention to the impact that corporate volunteering is making on sustainable development around the world.Read More

IAVE—the International Association for Volunteer Effort—is now accepting bids from interested organizations, communities and countries to host the 2026 IAVE World Volunteer Conference! Read More

My grandfather had a hard start, coming to the United States at age 14 in 1912, fleeing poverty, disease and war with only two silver dollars and a single change of clothes. He had no appreciable skills and couldn’t speak the language of his new home.Read More

As the world grapples with major, interconnected crises, “People Power: Creating a Sustainable Future through Volunteering” will call attention to the powerful ways volunteers are meeting global needs, including the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Read More