Volunteer Academy

Expand your knowledge and take part in fun and interesting (online) workshops through the Volunteer Academy. These free courses are available either in person or online. The Volunteer Academy is for volunteers and paid staff who work with volunteers, such as volunteer coordinators. Do you have any questions about volunteering or working with volunteers? We’d be happy to direct you to our useful information.

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Persuasive Writing for the Web

Persuasive Writing for the Web

Humanity has been writing for a few thousand years. But it is only with the rise of the internet that the production of texts has truly been democratised. Almost everyone is contributing to the largest collective text production in history. But does it all meet the standards it really ought to? And is all this writing really suitable for publication online and on a screen? If you want to produce high-quality writing for a website – and thereby make a difference – then you really can’t afford to miss the guidance offered in this comprehensive online course!
  • Free
  • E-learning / Webinar
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Understanding and managing personality disorders

Understanding and managing personality disorders

In the online course 'Personality Disorders', you will learn more about the main theories on what constitutes a personality. Using the classification in the DSM-IV TR, you will learn to recognise the currently recognised personality disorders. Cluster A covers paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders; Cluster B covers borderline, antisocial, histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders. In Cluster C, you will focus on avoidant, dependent and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. 
  • E-learning / Webinar
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Retaining and engaging volunteers

Retaining and engaging volunteers

This workshop provides volunteer organisations with the appropriate tools in recruiting and retaining volunteers.  
  • 16 November 2026
  • 18:30-21:00
  • Free
  • 8921 EZ, Leeuwarden
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Time management

Time management

Deadlines, time pressure, stress about things you should have finished the day before yesterday. Everyone has to deal with it. Do you also have a to-do list that’s now so long that everything seems like one big priority? Do you also keep falling into the trap of overestimating your abilities, only to be held accountable for it?
  • Free
  • E-learning / Webinar
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Legislative and regulatory webinar

Legislative and regulatory webinar

In a nutshell, topics such as the WBTR, UBO, Articles of Association and directors' liability are covered. 
  • Free
  • E-learning / Webinar
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Offside? Here’s how to get it right

Offside? Here’s how to get it right

Offside is one of the most talked-about rules in football. Even with VAR, lines on the screen and slow-motion replays, it can still be a source of debate. Yet the basics are easy to understand, if you know what to look out for. After this course, you’ll look at every long ball, every disallowed goal and every celebrating striker who started his run just a little too early in a whole new light.
  • Free
  • E-learning / Webinar
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Microsoft Excel: the basics

Microsoft Excel: the basics

Microsoft Excel is one of the most widely used software programmes in the world. It is an extremely efficient and user-friendly programme for carrying out calculations, but where do you start? 
  • Free
  • E-learning / Webinar
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Cultural differences in the workplace

Cultural differences in the workplace

Cultural differences in the workplace can pose a challenge for both employers and employees. By managing these differences effectively, misunderstandings can be avoided and the benefits of good cooperation can be realised. 
  • Free
  • E-learning / Webinar
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