Volunteers leave charities when they do not feel valued or involved, organisation says

Speaking ahead of the launch of the Volunteer Ireland awards in Dublin, Nina Arwitz, Volunteer Ireland CEO said signing up volunteers may be straight forward, but retaining them is much more difficult. File picture

Charities and community groups are failing to retain volunteers because many do not feel valued or involved, Volunteer Ireland has said.

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that in 2022 a total of 711,379 people (14% of the population) engaged in helping or voluntary work in one or more activities.