Charities - boost your volunteer recruitment!
Powered by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, we’re building a free to use digital platform, GoVo, to make it even easier for more people to take an active role in their communities.
Sign up to GoVo
Free for you to use, GoVo will connect you with task-ready volunteers, streamline onboarding processes, and enable you to post a diverse range of flexible roles.
Registered charities, sign up to join GoVo now
Learn more
Sign up to a webinar to learn more about GoVo and how to upload your roles.
A new approach
Royal Voluntary Service is developing GoVo, an innovative digital volunteering platform made possible with funding from players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.
GoVo will help charities to recruit and retain the support they need through linking them to task-ready volunteers.
It will inspire the next generation of volunteers by connecting them seamlessly with the causes and charities they care about.
It's time to rethink volunteering, making it more accessible and inclusive for all.
See how GoVo can make adifference
Watch our short film and sign up to join the platform.
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Charity briefing pack
Discover how GoVo can help you attract the volunteers you need in the charity briefing pack including:
- How GoVo will support your recruitment
- The volunteer experience and what it means for your charity
- Safeguarding, accessibility and data protection
- Practical steps to get ready to join
Built with charities, for charities
More than 400 organisations have already taken a closer look at GoVo, and some have started posting roles and sharing ideas to help us make it even better.
Together, we’re building something that works for real people, real communities and real causes.
Charities include:
Benefits for charities
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Free to use
GoVo streamlines finding and mobilising volunteers, reducing admin costs to charities.
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Volunteer recruitment
Quickly and easily attract task-ready volunteers and grow your volunteer pipeline.
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Onboarding
Simple and innovative ‘onboard once’ process planned so volunteers can move seamlessly between causes without reregistering.
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Flexibility
Advertise a range of diverse and flexible opportunities. From remote and in-person to one-off activities and skills-based roles.
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Volunteering for all
Fully accessible, the easy-to-use GoVo is designed to inspire action and make everyone feel welcome.
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Measurement
Showcase GoVo's impact with easy access to reporting data.
Come and talk to us
If you're interested in joining GoVo or just curious about what it could mean for your charity, come and see us at one of the upcoming sector events. You’ll get the chance to explore the platform in person, ask questions, and register for a webinar to learn more.
Connect, recruit & grow!
Where we are
- Join the movement: Charities registered with the Charity Commission are now coming on board and joining GoVo.
- Have your say: Our charity focus groups are playing a key role in shaping GoVo’s design and features.
- Get started with confidence: We’ve launched a series of welcome webinars to guide you through this exciting new opportunity for volunteer recruitment.
Be part of the future of volunteering
- Upload your roles: Working with charities to get your live opportunities on GoVo.
- Learn & thrive: Join our themed webinars to help you get the most from your volunteer recruitment.
- Let’s meet: Find us at conferences and exhibitions across the country—we’d love to connect!
- Not registered yet? Charity sign-ups are still open—join today and start reaching more volunteers.
GoVo is going live – get ready!
October 2025
- Launch: GoVo is going live and will be ready for everyone to use—watch this space!
- Constantly evolving: We're just getting started. New features are on the way to help you do even more with your volunteer recruitment.
Built by volunteering experts
Royal Voluntary Service is one of the largest volunteering organisations in Britain.
For over 80 years we’ve demonstrated the power of civic participation, inspiring millions of citizens to deliver vital support and relief in communities and the NHS.
We’re the recognised leaders in using digital to convene volunteers at scale. During the pandemic, we set up the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme, the largest digital volunteering initiative of its kind. 600,000 volunteers were mobilised through an app, many of them new to volunteering.
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