Contribute

There are different ways to contribute. You can offer time, knowledge or practical help, contribute materials or equipment, or provide financial support. Which form is appropriate depends on what you can or would like to contribute and on what is needed at that moment.

A contribution can be a one-off, but it can also remain valuable for a longer period. Sometimes one specific form is exactly what is needed; in other situations, people, knowledge, materials and financial resources come together to make something possible.

The pages below explain the different possibilities in more detail. Specific needs are published as requests or campaigns, so you can also see directly where a contribution can be useful at the moment.

Volunteering

Would you mainly like to contribute time, knowledge or practical experience? On Volunteering you can read how volunteering takes shape with different operators and at different locations. You will also find current requests and updates there.

View volunteering with operators and at locations…

Practical examples

Would you like to see what contributions can make possible in practice? The practical examples show how time, knowledge, practical help, materials, equipment and financial resources have played a part in specific activities and projects.

View the practical examples…

Ways to contribute

Time, knowledge and practical help

Help with practical work, share knowledge or experience, think along with others, or contribute your time and attention in another way.

Materials and equipment

Useful parts, materials, tools and equipment can make an activity, repair or project possible or help it move forward.

Financial contributions

A financial contribution can help when something needs to be purchased, replenished or made possible in another way.

Requests and campaigns

Requests focus on a specific need. Campaigns provide more room for a purpose, activity or need that requires more explanation or may remain relevant for a longer period.