CEV - The European Volunteer Centre

Giving a voice to volunteers and volunteer organisations in Europe...

The European Volunteer Centre (Centre européen du volontariat, CEV) is a European network of currently 74 mainly national and regional volunteer centres and volunteer development agencies across Europe, that together work to support and promote voluntary activity. CEV channels the collective priorities and concerns of its member organisations to the institutions of the European Union. It also acts as a central forum for the exchange of policy, practice and information on volunteering. The member organisations of CEV represent thousands of volunteer organisations, associations and other voluntary and community groups at local, regional, national and in some cases international level.

CEV’s vision is a Europe in which volunteering is central in building a cohesive and inclusive society based on solidarity and active citizenship. Our mission is to create an enabling political, social and economic environment in Europe for the full potential of volunteering to be realized.