We're thrilled to announce that we're in the running for a new Corporate Partnership with Verdant Leisure. And we've been shortlisted as one of their candidates for their 2023 partnership. But we need your vote!

They managed to raise a staggering £80,000 for Blood Cancer UK last year, and we need to get as many votes as possible in order to beat the other very worthwhile causes they've chosen.

How to vote

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Without your support we couldn’t do all that we do for people living with MS. Together, we achieved so much in 2022. We communicate about our wins all year round. But it can be hard to keep track of everything we have to be proud of. To demonstrate all that's been achieved across our volunteering network, we’ve collated key highlights from last year in our ‘Volunteering in Action’ booklet.

We’re really excited a single is being released to raise money and awareness for us and Overcoming MS. It’s been created by the classical music composer, Fabio D’Andrea. The music video that goes with it stars our supporter, the Game of Thrones actress, Rose Leslie. (Photo credit: Ralu Chase)

Some of the profits from the downloads of the classical track, Hope Reborn, will be split between the two charities. We hope the film that goes with it will help to increase understanding of the realities of living with MS.

Your group’s ‘Near Me’ page on the MS Society website will be the first thing many people come across when searching for support in their area.

You can find your group’s ‘Near Me’ page by searching the name of your group in the search bar on the MS Society website. Here’s an example of a group’s ‘Near Me’ page.

Each ‘Near Me’ page can include:

• a description of your group

• a contact number and email address for your group

We’re pleased to announce we now have a newly designed suite of marketing templates. These will be available for groups and individuals to order from the end of February.

We’re currently fine-tuning the order process to ensure this is as easy to use as possible. We appreciate your patience during this as we reach the final stages of this project. 

New templates available

The templates that will be available to order, once the new process has officially launched, will be:

• Newsletter (4pp, 8pp and 12pp options)

Updated in July 2023

The Volunteer Support Team (VST) runs weekly drop-in sessions on Zoom. These sessions run between 2-3pm every Tuesday and are hosted by one of our Volunteer Support Officers (VSO). You don’t need to book a space — just pop into the session when it suits you by using the Zoom details below.

What are the sessions for?

These sessions are an opportunity for you to catch up briefly with a VSO. You may just want to pop in to say hello, but you can also discuss any issues you have, ask questions or request specific information.

In March 2022 we started rolling out mandatory GDPR eLearning to relevant volunteers. This training is required for anyone who has access to personal data in their role, either online or on paper. You can find the list of roles requiring GDPR training here.

GDPR training is also required for a volunteer in any role who has access to MS Society systems, including the Portal and MSS email.