{"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":"2025-02-20T16:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:54:42","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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/CP-word-cloud.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1988\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Not exclusive. Based on our 2024 community partnerships and volunteering opportunities scaled by frequency.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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. 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