Volunteering

As the CEO of Octopus Investments, and with two children under the age of three, Ruth Handcock has a hectic schedule. So how – and why – does she make time for volunteering? We spoke to Ruth about her ...

Deb designed an eye catching visual identity for Barefeet Theatre’s annual festival in Zambia

Emma Ryan shares the most memorable experiences from her volunteering placement in Laos.

Emma Ryan spent a month in Laos raising funds for a disabled women’s charity.

As a charity coordinator and volunteer, Claire has devoted a lot of her time to helping others.

Claire Cunningham shares the highs and lows from time spent helping vulnerable children in Zambia.

After a successful month-long volunteer placement, Felicia shares her top five memories.

Felicia from Octopus spent a month in Myanmar with educational charity Prospect Burma

Caldon organised and ran a half marathon on a cold February day to raise money for Groundwork.

Volunteering champion Szilvia helps two charities – CALM and Downright Excellent.

Being determined to make the world a better place to live means sometimes getting your hands dirty. Just ask the team at Octopus Energy, who are mucking in on a mission to plant 10,000 trees around the UK. ...

Claire worked with Barefeet Theatre to help vulnerable street kids.

Charlotte and Aoife cooked up a Pancake Day storm for Downright Excellent.

This year FoodCycle celebrates a decade of serving community dinners

Uliana Kuzmis, Senior Development Underwriter at Octopus Property, tells us how she earned January’s Volunteer of the Month award.

Claire Cunningham tells us about her volunteer placement with The International Exchange.

For Hannah, working on the Octopus reception desk means charity really does begin at home.

Introducing four new charity partners made it an exciting 2018 for our charity foundation.

Sue Scriven of Octopus Group tells us about helping young people understand their money.

We asked GEN to explain Global Entrepreneurship Week, beginning 12 November

Niki Graham of Octopus Investments tells us about her volunteering activities.

Don’t forget your older neighbours this winter, says South London Cares.

Emma Ryan of Octopus Property tells us about her volunteering activities.

Chloe Allan shares learnings from her five-week placement with Chance for Change in Malawi.

Richard Vranch explains what it's like to make a difference for small charities.

We asked Greatwood about their programme for people suffering the impact of trauma.

Amira Mansour tells us what she learned during her volunteer placement in Recife, Brazil.

Amira Mansour volunteered for a Brazilian charity on behalf of Octopus Giving. This is her story.