Microvolunteering

1. Deliver Macmillan Coffee Morning postcards in your local area

One of our most popular volunteering opportunities is back! Join us in spreading the word about Macmillan Coffee Morning by delivering postcards in your local area to inspire even more people to host their own.

This year we’re aiming to raise an incredible £17 million during Coffee Morning, and we need your help to make it happen. By simply delivering postcards through doors near you, you could inspire someone to host a Coffee Morning, raise vital funds, and help change lives of people affected by cancer.

If you’re not yet an Action Team Member, you can find out more and take part here. If you’re already an Action Team member you can take part by clicking here.

 

2. Join us at one of 20 Boots Collections Nationwide

Since 2009, our partners Boots have raised an incredible £23 million for people living with cancer. We'd love for you to support us in being part of this year's fundraising total by giving just a few hours of your time on either 10 or 11 July to support a collection at your nearest Boots store.

With collections at 20 stores nationwide, click below for further details about location and timings, and to sign up now:

• Boots Collection: Glasgow
• Boots Collection: Newcastle
• Boots Collection: Leeds
• Boots Collection: Belfast
• Boots Collection: Manchester Trafford Centre
• Boots Collection: Manchester Market Street
• Boots Collection: Sheffield Meadowhall
• Boots Collection: Liverpool
• Boots Collection: Cardiff
• Boots Collection: Birmingham
• Boots Collection: Cheltenham
• Boots Collection: Reading
• Boots Collection: Nottingham
• Boots Collection: Milton Keynes
• Boots Collection: Cambridge
• Boots Collection: Lakeside Shopping Centre
• Boots Collection: London Oxford Street
• Boots Collections: Bluewater Kent
• Boots Collection: Brighton
• Boots Collection: Portsmouth

Didn’t manage to sign up this time? You can see other local in-person events needing the help of volunteers by searching for your postcode here.

3. Send Good Luck cards to Macmillan fundraisers

We are looking for volunteers to write and post handwritten Good Luck cards to Macmillan fundraisers, celebrating their achievements and thanking them for raising vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

You’ll need to be in our Action Team to take part in this activity. The next round of card writing will open on the 28 July – once you’ve signed up as an Action Team member, you’ll receive a notification inviting you to join the card writing task as soon as it opens. Be quick – spaces fill up fast!

4. Learn to listen to someone with cancer when they need you most

Effective listening and responding is a fundamental part of supporting somebody living with cancer. Conversations about cancer can be hard to have, and it’s not always easy to know what to say when someone opens up. Watch our Listening and Responding learning videos to learn how best to use your listening skills to support someone when they need it the most. 

If you're an active volunteer with us, please make sure to complete the quiz and feedback form at the end. This will allow us to record your completed training in your Assemble profile and ensure your ongoing development is fully recognised.