When people talk about volunteers, the imagination most often pictures young people and students. Indeed, there are many active young people among the volunteers. And more programs are being developed for young people, this is natural. But there are also those who are well older. Let's remember what happened in Russia in 2018; the oldest woman in the volunteer movement at the championship was 86 years old!

There are many programs where there are no age restrictions. In our country, a program for those over 50 years old has been developed - “silver volunteering”.

Agree that participation in the movement can be considered a good opportunity for a person to remain active and energetic. Yet the average age of volunteers in Russia is twenty-four.

Names of volunteer movements in Russia:

There are a lot of areas of activity: helping children, the elderly, disabled people at home and in appropriate places, caring for animals, participating in environmental projects, working on harvesting in household plots, surveying and data collection, distributing flyers, holding thematic events, etc.

When choosing a direction, you need to realistically assess your competence in a particular issue and be sure to do something that is truly interesting to you.

You can get a job providing assistance at global events: championships, Olympics, film festivals, etc. Participation in such programs is in itself honorable and prestigious and provides an opportunity to see large-scale events from the inside. And, of course, the memory of participating in such events remains for life.

One of the principles of volunteering is the energy and love for life that you share with others. Let me turn once again to the World Cup that took place this summer in Russia: I, like you, saw a lot of volunteers on the streets of the cities hosting the championship. They all just radiated joy. I admit that this was the setup, but it’s difficult to fake a smile.

Nowadays there is an Association of Volunteer Centers in Russia; it appeared immediately after the 2014 Sochi Olympics and united volunteers who were trained in Sochi.

It is believed that this is where the culture of volunteering was formed. Today, boys and girls take part in a wide variety of activities. There are different volunteer movements, the list of directions and programs is extensive, it is different in different regions of our country.

Volunteering has a number of directions:

• Social - assistance to children, pensioners, veterans and socially vulnerable citizens. This is a very common and historically established type of voluntary assistance to people.
• Sports - participation in sports competitions at various levels. Volunteers here are often required to know a foreign language, and sometimes “proficiency in the subject”: deep knowledge of the rules of competitions and the features of a particular sports discipline, although this is taught in preparation for work.
• Cultural - work at cultural events, of which there are more and more every year in our country, and not only in big cities like Moscow and. The work takes place at museums, festivals, libraries, and exhibitions.
• Environmental - we are talking about preserving wildlife and helping to solve the environmental problems of the metropolis.
• Event-based - participation in large projects: forums, festivals, City Days, etc.
• Corporate volunteering is a developing area: companies attract employees based on their work profile and during non-working hours. For the company and employees - work is free of charge. It also happens that an employee works according to his profile, helping certain organizations, and the company pays the employee a salary for this established limit of hours.
• Public safety volunteers - helping people caught in floods, earthquakes, fires and other natural disasters. A volunteer in this project can be employed directly on site or at the humanitarian aid sorting site. In this movement, a significant role is given to the physical and moral training of volunteers.
• Media volunteering is when actors, journalists, athletes and other famous, but not very many people talk about who volunteers are, what they do and how to join the movement.

There is an interesting psychological observation: a person who has experienced the feeling of being needed, in demand and useful will want to feel this state again. I had to talk to volunteers returning from the Sochi Olympics. These were happy people with some kind of inner comfort, they shared their impressions and made plans for the next events. And how many new impressions, acquaintances and events happen in the lives of volunteers!

A very simple example of volunteering is a cleanup day. When in the spring we go out on our day off and clean, remove, our yard or playground from the dirt and debris that has accumulated over the winter.

As a rule, after such cleanup days you don’t feel overwhelmed, and you almost have more strength and energy. Or is it not so for you? And, in general, share your impressions or experience on the issue of volunteerism.

Among the advantages of participating in the volunteer movement for young people are:

• Gaining skills and experience in different areas of life. The opportunity to try yourself in an unusual role, evaluate your strengths, and learn a new profession are important components of a volunteer’s work.
• Receiving recommendations, certificates, letters of gratitude. Indeed, I know of such a case: when a student I knew from out of town helped the elderly and participated in the social profile of the volunteer movement. This also helped the young man to obtain his first job in a serious company after receiving his diploma.
• Making friends and communicating with like-minded people is always good and useful.
• Experience communicating with foreigners, improving the language. They say that a popular volunteer activity for Russian citizens is teaching Russian to foreigners. Such programs work the other way around. For example, foreigners also worked as volunteers at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For them, in turn, it was a great chance to get to know our country.
• Communication in a team and the formation of personal qualities - you will agree, these are important components for life. Volunteers, for example, participate in archaeological or any other projects: they live in modest conditions and communicate for some time within a certain group. A great way to learn how to build and defend a position in society.

Prospects for the development of the volunteer movement in Russia:

It is believed that the number of volunteers in our country is still less than in Western countries. In many respects, this is due to the fact that such activities as charity are quite common for many families in developed countries, and children from an early age participate in this, helping the poor and homeless at Christmas, feeding abandoned animals, providing all possible assistance to the elderly and disabled .

In our country, less than ten percent of respondents answered positively to the question - would you like to engage in any volunteer activities. Another feature of the volunteer movement in Russia is that not everyone who is involved in volunteering is registered. Therefore, the real number of these people may be higher. And yet the movement is growing, infrastructure is being created, new technologies are being developed to help volunteers, and the number of joint projects between government agencies and volunteer projects is increasing. Competitions are regularly held for initiative projects that will be able to solve one or another social problem.

Development is also facilitated by the Internet; people gather in online groups to jointly provide assistance and work in some direction. Entire groups are being created that are ready to help victims of natural disasters or people in difficult situations, or people with disabilities.

Often the volunteer youth movement operates at universities. They also appear in schools. In a few years, most of all Russian universities will have associations of volunteers on their base.

Of course, there are problems with the volunteer movement in modern Russia. But the main thing is that the country is using more and more different tools to talk about the volunteer movement and the events in which volunteers participate. This increases the interest and motivation of young people. The maximum task is to make volunteering a norm of life, to form in people the habit of helping each other.

While I was writing, news appeared that the official website offered free online courses on volunteering. They are conducted by specialists in various fields. Trainings have also begun to prepare volunteers for the Universiade, which will take place in Krasnoyarsk in March 2019.

At the beginning of December 2017, at the award ceremony in the “Russian Volunteer” category, the head of state announced that 2018 would be the year of the volunteer in Russia. What is the reason for this intention and how will the program be implemented?

The symbol of the coming year proposed by the head of the executive branch was chosen for a reason. Making 2018 the year of the volunteer in Russia is the best way to recognize the merits of people who are ready to sacrifice themselves to ordinary compatriots, to whom they provide enormous assistance and invaluable assistance.

After all, the support of people who carry out work every day in a variety of fields cannot be overestimated. Some provide assistance to the best of their ability at medical and municipal institutions. Others help search for missing people. Still others contribute to the conservation of cultural heritage and natural resources. Fourthly, they help in the establishment of responsible international events.

This semantic message is clearly demonstrated by the emblem of the Year of the Volunteer in Russia. It is made in the form of many multi-colored hands stretching upward.

According to the head, joint efforts will unite all concerned citizens of a powerful state, whose energy, will and boundless nobility are the key active force of Russia.

The coming 2018 year of the volunteer is called upon to solve several problems in parallel:

• popularize charity;
• increase the prestige of volunteer work;
• stimulate general civic initiatives of compatriots.

An integrated approach will give impetus to the volunteer movement, thereby giving it the opportunity to occupy a higher status in society. The intention to hold a significant event was unanimously supported by all participants in the Association of Volunteer Centers of the country.

Legislative support

At the end of December, to implement the Year of Volunteer program in Russia 2018, local executive bodies under the leadership of the Cabinet of Ministers developed and approved a plan of key activities.

The State Duma Committee for the Development of Civil Society, in turn, reviewed and amended the bill developed back in 2013 regarding the activities of volunteer organizations. The federal law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Volunteerism” was signed on January 26, 2018. The normative act will take effect from May 1. 2018

It establishes and equates the concepts of “volunteering” and “volunteering” and determines the legal status of citizens engaged in this activity. This makes it possible to expand the powers of the organizers of volunteering, introducing legal certainty and thereby eliminating previously common situations when regional ministries, citing a lack of opportunities, refused to help volunteers.

Main activities

Today, the Russian Volunteer Union works in several areas: social, medical, construction and event. We list only the main directions of its activities:

• providing assistance to people with disabilities;
• work with large families and orphans;
• participation in international environmental and humanitarian actions;
• assistance in the field of human rights protection and searches for missing people;
• participation in emergency response.

Despite the fact that there are always enough people ready to lend a helping hand, the main problem of participants in volunteer communities is burnout syndrome.

According to opinion polls, about 18% of compatriots are involved in social activities. Therefore, the performers are faced with a difficult task - to make volunteering become an inextricable segment of everyone’s life, to popularize it and transform it into a social dynamic trend that will cover even remote corners of the country. This approach will make it possible to turn individuals engaged in socially useful activities free of charge into an effective tool for quickly and successfully solving social problems that are significant for the majority of compatriots.

To do this you need to work on:

• building partnerships between volunteer organizations and non-profit structures and businesses;
• eliminating legislative gaps in this area;
• development of a unified information network;
• coverage of volunteer activities.

We invite you to familiarize yourself with a complete list of all-Russian and interregional events in the field of popularization of volunteering:

As part of the program, it is planned to increase the availability of those wishing to join the ranks of volunteers. For this purpose, the developers created a single database called “Russian Volunteers”. This will provide an opportunity to develop intellectual resources within business structures through voluntary organizations.

In addition, at the level of both large cities and small towns, it is planned to hold the maximum number of events in order to involve new people in doing good deeds.

It will not be possible to solve problems in such a short period of time. But we can begin systematic work for the dynamic development of the volunteer movement in the future.

Vladimir Putin on the development of the volunteer movement: video

2018 has been declared the Year of the Volunteer in Russia. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin.

The head of state announced this decision on December 6, 2017 at the closing ceremony of the annual All-Russian Volunteer of Russia Award. The President emphasized the special importance of the volunteer movement: “ This will be your year, the year of all citizens of the country, whose will, energy, generosity is the main strength of Russia».

2018 will mark the beginning of systematic work for the development of the volunteer movement in the future and will allow us to concentrate on solving the main problems of volunteering: increasing the prestige of the work of volunteers, expanding the scope of their participation in charitable activities, and developing a unified information space.

About the work of the volunteer team at our school

Work plan of the volunteer detachment "Danko" for 2017 -2018.

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Rights and responsibilities of a volunteer

There is a certain set of rules by which volunteer activities are carried out. In addition, a voluntary assistant has his own rights and responsibilities.

Most often, volunteer activities are based on the following principles:

• A volunteer must have a sincere desire to help everyone who needs his help (disabled people, orphans, seriously ill children, the elderly, etc.).
• A volunteer assistant must support the goals of the foundation and be in solidarity with them, since volunteer activities should be aimed at solving common problems and tasks, and not opposing them.
• Volunteer activities are based on voluntariness, so a volunteer assistant must act of his own free will and not under coercion.
• Volunteer work is not paid, so the volunteer assistant must be willing to work for free. Only volunteer expenses related to his activities are subject to compensation.
• The volunteer must strive to fulfill his obligations in accordance with the agreement.
• Volunteer activities are carried out only within the framework of current legislation and the Charter of the charitable organization.

Not only an adult citizen, but also a teenager who has reached the age of fourteen can become a volunteer, with the written consent of the parents or persons in their stead.

Any person who understands and accepts the goals, methods and principles of a charitable organization can acquire volunteer status.

Upon provision of all the necessary documents and a written application, the person is given the opportunity to provide assistance within the framework of the volunteer movement at a specific charitable organization.

The main goal of volunteer helpers is to assist the charitable organization in providing assistance to the population.

A volunteer should strive to acquire various additional skills and knowledge to provide better assistance to people in need. To do this, he must attend various seminars and trainings.

Volunteer helpers must expand their ranks, seek out and establish friendly contacts with like-minded people.

Communicate, make useful contacts in order to provide greater assistance to the charitable organization in implementing its plans and achieving its goals.

A volunteer has the rightchoose for himself the type of activity that is more interesting to him, what he strives for.

A charitable organization is obliged to provide its volunteer assistant with all the necessary information that he may need in the course of performing any task, as well as material resources.

A volunteer has the right to express his opinion regarding the activities of the volunteer movement within the organization, to suggest or make comments during any action.

If a volunteer has valid reasons, he may refuse to perform the duties assigned to him.

At any time, a volunteer assistant can withdraw his status as a charity fund volunteer. At the same time, termination of volunteer activities can occur either on the initiative of the volunteer helper himself or by the decision of a charitable organization.

A volunteer assistant who is part of a volunteer team at a charitable organization is obliged to treat other members of the team, as well as the employees and organizers of the charitable organization, with respect.

The volunteer’s responsibilities also include conscientious fulfillment of the tasks assigned to him.

The interests of a volunteer assistant must coincide with the interests of the non-profit organization and other volunteers.

The volunteer is obliged to comply with all norms of current legislation.

A volunteer assistant must report on his activities and provide all necessary reporting documentation on time.

A charitable organization under which a volunteer team has been created is obligedtrain your assistants in all the necessary skills.

Show respect to the members of the volunteer team, and in return demand the same respectful attitude towards yourself.

Require the volunteer to take care of the property of the charitable foundation.

A non-profit organization has the right to refuse the services of a volunteer if there are compelling reasons for doing so, or if the volunteer assistant has grossly violated the rules of activity.

A charitable organization must create appropriate conditions for its assistants to carry out their activities.

Employees of the organization are obliged to familiarize the volunteer with his rights and responsibilities.

A volunteer has the right to demand from the Charitable Foundation complete information about his activities.

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Activity plan of the volunteer charity detachment "Danko"

for the 2017 – 2018 academic year

	Direction	Kind of activity	Deadlines
	Socially useful activities	Labor landing (providing targeted assistance “A veteran lives nearby” Labor landing “Greening of school premises” Campaign for the Day of the Elderly “Congratulate a veteran of teaching work” Operation “Live, Book!” Improvement of monuments and obelisks Campaign “Memory Watch” Improvement of the school grounds	During a year September - October November April May September - April
	Sports and recreational activities	Participation in sports competitions Release of booklets “We are for a healthy lifestyle!” “Respect the traffic rules” game for younger students Hiking around your native land Health Day	During a year December. March March June April
	Cultural and mass activities	Participation in all holiday concerts in the village recreation center Participation in school-wide events (Teacher's Day, New Year, March 8, Fair, Victory Day holiday for veterans and home front workers, etc.) Campaign “Serving the Fatherland”	During a year During a year February
	Social support	Operation Care (providing patronage assistance to the elderly and veterans). Campaign “Family Helps Family” Campaign to collect books for the school library Operation “We do good with our own hands” Campaign “Home without loneliness” (congratulations at home)	During a year February November December April May May
	Ecology	Campaign “The House I Live In” (planting and caring for indoor flowers for school premises) “Clean Village” campaign, work to improve the native village Earth Day (participation in community cleanups on school grounds) Participation in district and regional events	During a year September, April During a year

The President presented awards to the best representatives of these movements at the All-Russian Forum. 14,000 people - the Megasport Palace is filled to capacity. Here are representatives from all regions of Russia: from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad, who came to Moscow for the Volunteer Forum.

They create shelters for homeless animals, help the elderly in hospitals and hospices, and are ready to search for missing people for days. They call themselves one big volunteer family, because they are united by a common goal - to bring good to people. Vladimir Putin also reminded the audience about the long traditions of volunteerism in our country.

“You know, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov once said very good, wonderful words: “There are so many good people in Russia.” Well, he also addressed you. This has always been the case, because caring for one’s neighbor, mercy, readiness to come to the aid of the whole world, to serve the Fatherland are in the soul, in the character, in the culture of our people. In the great history of Russia - the heroic impulse of volunteers who defended the Fatherland. Just now we were just remembering the Great Patriotic War. “I remember that my father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, having in hand in 1941 the so-called armor, which allowed him to work in the rear, volunteered to go to the front,” said Vladimir Putin.

They are called “Victory Volunteers”. On their shoulders is the care of veterans, the care of monuments to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. The guys from Ryazan were recognized as the best in this category. They are the absolute leaders of popular voting on the Internet. They presented the project “Drawings about War” to the All-Russian competition - the walls of city high-rise buildings were decorated with patriotic graffiti telling about the main events of the Great Patriotic War.

“There are things that cannot be forgotten, and Victory in the Great Patriotic War is one of them. After all, in almost every family there are those who did not return from the front. But there are other great, peaceful victories of our homeland,” says the winner of the competition in the Volunteer Victory category, Kristina Zorina.

Along with young people, those over 60 also took part in the competition. They are called “silver volunteers.” For Vladimir Galaktionov, his social work has become, as he says, the meaning of life. 17 years ago he organized a scout troop in his native Kachkanar. Schoolchildren record stories of war veterans on camera, create short documentaries and show them at a local museum.

Laureate in the “Social Volunteering” category Kristina Stankevich from the city of Gatchina. She organized a club for troubled teenagers. Now there are 140 children in the care of volunteers who are registered with the internal affairs bodies as preventive measures. The club's motto is “Do as I do.” Volunteers show by their own example how you can change your life for the better.

“The first three days are the most difficult, we tell the guys: “Let's play - no, let's have a sporting event - no. Mm, nothing is interesting, because they didn’t do this, they are used to a bad environment, and we show them another alternative, how you can live interestingly and usefully for yourself,” says the head of the social project “Through Other Eyes” Kristina Stankevich.

Volunteer of the year was Maxim Tokarev, the leader of the “Save Baikal” movement. Thanks to this project, more than 900 tons of garbage were removed from the lake shore. Over the course of several years, about 10 thousand people took part in the general cleaning of Lake Baikal. Vladimir Putin presented the award to Maxim.

“Thank you very much for appreciating my work in preserving Lake Baikal, thanks to my family and my team. I wouldn’t be standing here right now without them. Thank you for such an amazing holiday; it is very important for volunteers to know that their work is selfless, and most importantly, that it is appreciated, and it is important for us to see how much attention is paid to volunteering in our country,” said Maxim Tokarev.

In Russia, about seven million people are involved in the volunteer movement. And they, according to the president, enjoy respect and support in society. According to surveys, two-thirds of the population of our country are ready to help a stranger in trouble.

“I am convinced that it is from thousands, millions of sincere, sincere actions that trust, respect, and mutual support in society as a whole are formed. This means that you and I can handle any, even the most difficult tasks. And in this regard, I propose to declare 2018 the Year of the Volunteer and Volunteer. This will be recognition of your services to people, to our simplest citizens, to whom you provide help and support, and an assessment of your colossal contribution to the development of our country. This will be your year, the year of all citizens of the country, whose will, energy, generosity is the main strength of Russia. Thank you!" - said Vladimir Putin.

Today is the last day of the forum. Many of its participants went straight from the Megasport palace to their regions. “Bringing good” is not just abstract words for them, but everyday and often intense work.

Good afternoon dear friends! A landmark year for the volunteer community has begun. And I continue to compose posts on this topic. Small, because I process information in parts, “fractionally”. For what? Probably, first of all, in order to thoroughly understand this topic.

OFFICIALLY

December 6, 2017, at the “Russian Volunteer 2017” award ceremony,Russian President Vladimir Putin declared 2018 the year of the volunteer. The head of state noted that 2018 will be the year of “all citizens of the country, whose will, energy, generosity is the main strength of Russia.” In his opinion, there are more examples of civic participation and solidarity every year. Putin also emphasized that the volunteer and voluntary movement has united people of different ages and professions who strive to do good, “to be where their knowledge, experience, participation and selfless help are needed.” Also, at the end of November, the President of Russia signed a decree establishing Volunteer Day, which will be celebrated on December 5.

Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation O.Yu. Vasilyeva emphasized that the volunteer movement has great potential.- The volunteer movement today needs to formulate a socially significant order for mass training of volunteer leaders who will be able to attract creative and thoughtful people to volunteer. To do this, it is necessary to continue to cultivate an appropriate attitude towards volunteer activities, open educational centers for training volunteers, and develop and apply a competent information policy,” the Minister believes.

For information

In 2017, on December 5, Russia officially celebrated Volunteer Day for the first time.

According to Rosstat, the number of volunteers in the third quarter of 2017 amounted to 1.4 million people. This is 20% more than in the same period in 2016.

Rosstat records that on average Russians spend about nine hours a month on volunteer work. Most help children, the elderly, and the disabled. Volunteers also engage in garbage collection and landscaping in their communities, raising funds for charity, providing free medical or legal assistance, and helping animals.

The word volunteer comes from the French volontaire, which in turn comes from the Latin voluntarius, and literally means "volunteer", "willing".

WHY DO YOU BECOME VOLUNTEERS?

1. Idea, reflecting the importance and principles of activity. It is the idea that determines whether a person will understand what he is doing and why, whether he will have pride, self-esteem and satisfaction from his work and performance results;

2. Psychological need to be needed . The volunteer movement allows you to realize this need, to feel your need;

3. Need for communication . If a cool, cheerful company is selected and it’s interesting and comfortable, then you want to be around;

4. Interest. Volunteer work often involves non-standard approaches and new opportunities;

5. Entourage. Novice volunteers are more often interested in the external appeal of the movement (uniform clothing, badges, etc.) than the idea, goals or final result, especially for children and adolescents;

6. Career and self-realization . This includes the opportunity to improve one’s social position in career and interpersonal spheres. Sometimes the career of a psychologist or teacher begins in the volunteer movement. As a volunteer, you can make new connections and learn new things. Often, it is in the volunteer movement that certain abilities are manifested, for example, organizational ones;

7. Creative possibilities . You can express yourself in various types of activities, regardless of age or existing profession - journalism, teaching, management, speaking, script writing, design;

8. Leisure. Time can be spent in two ways - usefully and not. The first option is a volunteer movement;

9. Confirmation of your independence and adulthood . By becoming a volunteer and working on serious problems, people show their maturity and independence;

10. Resource opportunities . By working as volunteers, people become the owners of related benefits - trips, interesting books and films, new connections, the opportunity to participate in interesting events, etc.

MAIN AREAS OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY

- Work in orphanages and shelters

Help for veterans and the elderly

Environmental protection and animal welfare

Youth patrols

Restoration and care of military graves and monuments from the Patriotic War

Participation in events and activities that promote family values, a healthy lifestyle, an active lifestyle, patriotism, volunteerism, etc.

MAIN TYPES

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

- Professional volunteering . Aimed at gaining work experience in the chosen specialty.

For example, future sociologists, psychologists, lawyers, medical and social workers, and teachers choose the volunteer movement to acquire professional skills.

- Community Volunteering . We are very familiar with massive useful work: cleaning flower beds and parks, cleaning water bodies, planting seedlings, etc. The purpose of such work is to meet new people, communicate and help society.

- Virtual volunteering . Free Internet work at home. Unlike other types of volunteering, virtual activities are not limited by time limits. Online assistance can be provided 24 hours a day, on weekends and holidays, in any weather conditions.

VOLUNTEERING IN RUSSIA

Russian history knows many examples of voluntary charitable work of people for the benefit of those in need of help.Catherine the Great, and then the empressMaria Feodorovnadeclared themselves as philanthropists.

The charitable institutions founded by the empresses served as the basis for the creation of the Russian system of social patronage. The most important social activity of the ladies of the court circle and the wives of government officials was the patronage of charitable institutions.

Became a symbol of female charityprincess Maria Dondukova-Korsakova. Her many years of selfless service in the field of charity have earned respect in all circles of society. Princess Maria Mikhailovna actively collaborated with the department of Empress Maria Feodorovna. Having received a large inheritance after the death of her grandfather, she used it for charity.

But voluntary help was not only the lot of people from high society.History has brought to us many customs, selfless support of one's neighbor by ordinary people. These include collecting donations for the construction of schools, hospitals, the construction of temples and assistance in harvesting.

To the structure Russian Women's Mutually Charitable Societyat the beginning of the century, it included courses on the education and vocational training of women, a bureau for finding places and occupations for women, a council for the construction of dormitories, and a legal commission. In the 70s of the XIX centuryHigher women's courses on a voluntary basisbegan working in Moscow, Kazan, Kyiv and St. Petersburg. For its charitable activities, the Russian Women's Mutually Benevolent Society received a gold medal in 1900 at the World Exhibition in Paris.

In one of the largestMoscow charitable organizations -"Society for the Care of Needy Children" -volunteers were fundraisers and visited the poor. Again in Moscow in 1894, on the initiative of Moscow State University professor Vladimir Ivanovich Guerrier, the Moscow City Duma createdestablishment of "City Trustees for the Poor".The duties of the trustee were entrusted with the task of studying the needs of the needy population, raising funds and providing individual assistance. Already in 1899, it was recommended to “extend the experience of Moscow to other cities.” And there were many such organizations.At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in Russia there were 14,854 charitable institutions dealing with issues of public patronage and private charity.

The term “volunteering” in the modern sense, or even more so the term “volunteering”, was not familiar to Russia until the mid-80s of the twentieth century.

“Volunteers” were, first of all, people who, in wartime, without waiting for a call for military service, went to defend their homeland, this was the case both in the First World War and in the Great Patriotic War. In Soviet times, they went to the Virgin Lands, the construction of the BAM.