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FreddyMatch: Inclusive Volunteering

FreddyMatch’s Inclusive and Accessible Volunteering Project is creating new pathways for people with disability to connect with their communities through volunteering. By embedding accessibility into the FreddyMatch volunteering platform and helping organisations confidently offer inclusive roles, this project is making volunteering a space for everyone to contribute and feel welcome.

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About the grant

The FreddyMatch platform is a website that connects individuals with volunteering opportunities that match their interests and skills, while also supporting organisations to find and engage volunteers.

This project will enhance the FreddyMatch website, making it easier for people with disability to find and choose roles that work for them.

In particular, it will:

  • Upgrade accessibility across the website.
  • Activate and expand the use of the website’s Inclusive and Accessible Tag for volunteering opportunities.
  • Support organisations to create and promote more flexible, meaningful roles.

The funding helps turn good intentions into practical action by giving organisations simple tools to make their roles inclusive – quickly and confidently.

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Project goals

The key goals of this project are to:

  • Make the FreddyMatch website fully accessible so people with disability can easily search, navigate and find roles that suit them.
  • Encourage and support organisations to use the Inclusive & Accessible Tag to clearly indicate roles that are accessible and inclusive.
  • Grow the number and variety of meaningful volunteering opportunities which fit different interests, skills and support needs.

 

The expected outcomes of this project are:

  • People with disability can decide how they want to contribute, choosing roles that reflect their goals and preferences.
  • Volunteers with disability are visible, valued and included as active contributors in their communities.
  • Organisations have the tools, resources and know-how to confidently design and offer inclusive roles.

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“Volunteering should be open to everyone. Through this project we’re making it simple for people with disability to find roles that truly fit, and giving organisations easy-to-use tools to make their roles inclusive. Our goal is that every opportunity on FreddyMatch is accessible and welcoming, so inclusion becomes part of everyday volunteering.”

Roxane Foulser-Piggott, CEO, FreddyMatch

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