About v, the youth volunteering charity

v. It's the first letter of the word volunteering. It's also the name of a new charity set up to inspire a new generation of volunteers. v is putting the youth back into youth volunteering. It's different because it's led by the interests and passions of young people.

The Russell Commission
It all started the Russell Commission, which was set up by the government to look at the future of youth volunteering. Over 6000 young people had their say, as well as voluntary organisations, businesses and the media.

The result? The Russell Commission Report: a plan to improve the quality, quantity and diversity of youth volunteering in England - and a new charity to do it.

Doing the business
v was launched in May 2006, with a group of young people - v20 - placed firmly in the driving seat. With money from the government and from businesses, v has already funded 115,000 new opportunities, dished out cash for youth-led projects through vcashpoint, released research on barriers to volunteering, unleashed the whatsyourv? campaign and launched vinspired.com.

Find out more about v on our corporate website, www.wearev.com.