# Charity Retail Association launches campaign to raise profile of charity shop volunteering

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/05/10/charity-retail-association-launches-campaign-to-raise-profile-of-charity-shop-volunteering/
- Published: 2022-05-10T09:41:35+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Charity Retail Association’s social media campaign is running up to Volunteers
Week with the aim of encouraging more people to consider charity shop volunteering.**

#CharityShopVolunteer (part 1) is taking place before  [Volunteers Week](https://volunteersweek.org/)(
1-7 June), and sees the Charity Retail Association posting ‘Reasons to volunteer’,
aimed at getting the public thinking about the benefits charity shop volunteering
has to offer.

Part 2 of the campaign will take place during the week itself, and will focus on
thanking volunteers.

## Advertisement

To encourage charities to participate in part 1, the association has created a series
of shareable images with suggested copy to accompany them that can be [downloaded from its site](https://www.charityretail.org.uk/charityshopvolunteer-part-1-reasons-to-volunteer/).
Charities are invited to download, like, tag, follow and share the campaign.

![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2022/05/Use-your-influence.png)

Its downloadable reasons to volunteer include ‘Be a sustainable fashion champion’,‘
Use your influence’, ‘Learn new skills’, and ‘Make new friends’.

> Make new friends 😀: Being part of a volunteer team is a special thing, united
> by a common cause and bringing different backgrounds and skills into the mix. 
> You are sure to meet new and interesting people from all walks of life.[#charityshopvolunteer](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charityshopvolunteer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#volunteering](https://twitter.com/hashtag/volunteering?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#charityshops](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charityshops?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/WXmyihXoIS](https://t.co/WXmyihXoIS)
> — Charity Retail Association (@CharityRetail) [May 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/CharityRetail/status/1522562034898022400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Part 2 of #CharityShopVolunteer will be shared later this month.

 * **[Charity Shop Fashion Week showcases stylish sustainability](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/06/14/charity-shop-fashion-week-showcases-stylish-sustainability/)**(
   14 June 2022)
 * **[History of the charity shop to feature on BBC’s Celebrity Mastermind](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/01/13/history-of-the-charity-shop-to-feature-on-bbcs-celebrity-mastermind/)**(
   13 January 2023)
 * **[‘More than a shop’ campaign highlights value of charity shops](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/04/25/more-than-a-shop-campaign-highlights-value-of-charity-shops/)**(
   25 April 2024)