Business Volunteering

With so many companies offering time off for employee volunteering, we want to provide opportunities to support those initiative’s, You don’t need any qualifications, just the passion to help people and raise aspirations across Greater Manchester. Last year, volunteers delivered 15,622 hours of their time thanks to our partnership with over 170 different businesses.

Our Raising Aspirations team works with young people aged 11-19 to help them create better futures by raising aspirations for the world of work.

for 11-16’s, our Salford Business Education Partnership (BEP) is a well established programme, bringing business and education together through volunteering. Salford BEP offers a wide range of activities, which can support curriculum requirements and help to provide students with opportunities to learn about the world of work and skills needed to succeed in life after school. All through something called ’employer encounters’.

For 16-19’s, our Working Futures project aims equip young people with confidence and skills to transition from education into the workplace through interactive and engaging activities which are all facilitated by business volunteers.

Why not take a look at our opportunities brochure for more information, which is downloadable below.

All the volunteering opportunities we offer are facilitated and supervised by a member of our team. If extended training is required, you will be guided through the process with one of our trained coordinators. Salford Foundation coordinators will reach out to you and meet before you commit to signing up.

Volunteering opportunities range in commitment, from half day or full day activities with World of Work or Mock Interviews through to 6 weekly sessions on our Mentoring Programme. Our opportunities are based across most of Greater Manchester, so you can select a local school close to where you live or work.