Volunteering & Networking

Establishing a network of contacts is important for both job seekers and entrepreneurs. Volunteering for a charity, community organization or business and professional group is a good way to meet business and employment contacts while contributing to your community.

• Ethno-cultural groups are a great place to start. Often, you will have the opportunity to connect with others who speak your language and share your culture.
   
• Pillar Non-Profit Network and Charity Village are good websites for information about non-profit organizations. You can find a charity to match just about any interest, whether that's supporting medical research, planting trees or assisting underprivileged children.
• Service clubs such as the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Kinsmen and Kinnettes Club and the Optimists Club are another good way to make new friends, practice English and engage in activities that benefit the community. These groups usually hold monthly meetings to plan fundraising events that benefit charities.

Newcomers enrich our community by bringing fresh energy and perspectives to our local organizations. Throughout London and Middlesex County, many people choose to offer their skills and time to an organization that they care about. Please consider joining us as we work together to make our home the best place it can be.

Learn More:

• London Intercommunity Health Centre - Women of the World Program
  
  
• United Way of London and Middlesex - local non-profit organization that raises funds for other charities
  
  
• International Association of Business Communicators - monthly networking group for business communicators
  
  
• Internetwork London - networking organization for technology-related professionals
  
  
• Tech Alliance London - networking organization for technology-related professionals
  
  Pillar Non Profit Network - publishes an eNewsletter called Advancing Cultural Diversity in Volunteer Management
• London Chamber of Commerce
  
• Strathroy and District Chamber of Commerce
  Newcomers Club
  
• Ethno-Cultural Groups