National Volunteer Week (U.S. & Canada)

Tip of the Week April 20, 2026

National Volunteer Week has arrived!

National Volunteer Week was established to inspire people to volunteer to make their communities a better place, to promote the recognition of volunteers, and to encourage volunteerism in general. The U.S. and Canada will celebrate NVW this year from April 19-25, 2026. Australia will celebrate NVW this year from 18-24 May 2026, and the United Kingdom celebrates Volunteers’ Week Monday 1 June – Sunday 7 June 2026

There are many resources available on the web to help you brainstorm ideas on how to celebrate NVW for your organization, including these:

https://volunteersweek.org/

https://pointsoflight.org/nvw/

https://volunteer.ca/nvw

https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/get-involved/nvw/