{"id":1933,"date":"2025-02-20T16:54:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=1933"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:29:04","slug":"our-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=1933","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1966\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Since volunteering was formalized in 1989, staff and student volunteers have been making a positive impact in the community. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Vision: <em>Supporting wider community needs and volunteer development through enabling and providing impactful, ethical and safe volunteering opportunities for all. <\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\" c-block b-content-columns b-content-columns--count-1\" >\n\t<div  class=\"l-container b-content-columns__container\">\n\n\t\t\n<header\t class=\"c-block__content-block c-block__header b-content-columns__header c-content-block c-content-block--layout-center\"\t>\n\n\t\n\t\n<h2  class=\"c-block__title b-content-columns__title h3 c-content-block__title\" >\n\tSusan Sadler, Beyond Limits Founder<\/h2>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__description b-content-columns__description t-sink s-sink c-content-block__content\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s clear that Durham University&#8217;s volunteering programme is doing an amazing job at encouraging staff and students to get involved in community events.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"b-content-columns__content g-centered g-1-up\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"b-content-columns__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div\t class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--layout-center\"\t>\n\n\t\n\t\n<h3  class=\"h3 c-content-block__title\" >\n\tAnya Namesh, Durham City of Sanctuary <\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content t-sink s-sink\">\n<p>&#8220;Your invaluable support means so much to our charity and the families we support. Durham University students have been actively involved in many of our activities and events, and their enthusiasm and dedication make a real difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>85.9% &#8211; <\/strong>Strongly agree or agree that they understand the impact of volunteering has on the wider community.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Impact on Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/35-Years-Memories.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DUSVO Impact Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new DUSVO Impact Award recognises student-led projects that have made a meaningful impact on our local community. 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