Finding and offering volunteer work through LinkedIn

Whether you are looking for volunteers or want to utilize your talent,Volunteers Central Amsterdam(VCA) is happy to help you. Our advisors and intermediaries provide you with tips and suggestions to find the right match. One of those tips: volunteers can use the button on LinkedIn.‘Available for volunteer work’turn on, so that organizations can find them directly — and vice versa!

How does it work?

For volunteers

Show that you are open to volunteering and discover opportunities that match your talents and time.

This is how you do it on LinkedIn:

1. Go to your profile
2. Click on‘Search for volunteer work’
3. Fill in interests, type of work, and availability.
4. Save it

Voila! Your profile is now visible to organizations looking for volunteers.

Why this is interesting:

• You can be actively found by organizations
• You expand your network
• You are developing new knowledge and skills
• You contribute to the city and society

For organizations

Easily search for people who want to help and match them with your projects.

This is how you do it on LinkedIn:

1. Search for profiles with ‘Available for volunteer work’
2. Filter by skills, interests, and location
3. Contact candidates directly via LinkedIn

You reach an audience that has already said: “I want to help.”

Tips to make the most of this:

• Place clear and concrete calls to action, or use the link to the job listing on the VCA job bank.
• Make visible what someone contributes and what it yields
• Activate your network (let colleagues and contacts share your message)
• Combine online recruitment with personal contact

Finding the right match together

Whether you want to become a volunteer or are looking for volunteers: it starts with a good match. Need more help or advice? Then we are happy to assist. Make an appointment. In a personal conversation, we will explore together.where you can best realize yourself as a volunteer— or howyour organization finds the right people. This is how we make volunteer work in Amsterdam stronger, more visible, and more enjoyable for everyone.