Share your skills and talents with the people of Sheffield
- Looking for fun activities for your society or club?
- Want to develop your skills in performing, teaching or event management?
- Not sure where to start? Sheffield Volunteering can help!
We will work with you to plan your project or event. Here's what we can offer:
- Contacts with Local Organisations
- Funding
- Volunteer Training
- Support Throughout the Year
- Resources
- Reward and Recognition
All society and club volunteering with children or vulnerable adults must be approved by Sheffield Volunteering.
Society and sport club volunteering opportunities come in all shapes and sizes...
Team Builders
'Turn up and take part' volunteering days such as:
- revamping a school playground
- planting fruit trees for a community allotment
Taster Sessions
Introduce local community members to your club or society's specialism:
- inspire young people on a visit to our University or during an afterschool club
- performances to bring together isolated older residents
Longer Term Projects
Take part in our 'Run by Students' leadership programme. Suits groups who can volunteer on a regular basis:
- society roadshows in schools or after school sports clubs
- skills workshops for adults with disabilities or young homeless people
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Check out these examples of society and club sport projects for inspiration!
Hip Hop showcase a different side of university life
Boys and girls go head-to-head in a dance-off to decide who's got the best moves.
Rowing Clubs bootcamp style sessions
Introduce concepts such as core strength, healthy lifestyle and teamwork skills.
BMS weekly workshops
Engage children in testing heart rates with star jumps, investigating eye anatomy and extracting DNA from bananas.
Chinese Cultural Exchange
Brings international students and nursing home residents together to sing-along in Mandarin and learn about Chinese calligraphy.
SUMS Willy Wonka roadshow
Participants solve maths puzzles and practise fractions by counting out sweets and measuring the 'factory floor'.
SingSoc Opera
Challenge children to immerse themselves in the world of opera for a day and perform 'Dido and Aeneas' for an audience of parents and teachers in the Octagon.