Groundwork
Changing Places, Changing Lives
Groundwork is a federation of charities with a collective mission to take practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive. We support communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience in order to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to healthier, happier lives for all.
Sectors: Community and Volunteers Countryside Ecology Environmental and Outdoor Education Practical Land Management Publicity and Fundraising Sustainability
Regions: National Scotland (South) Wales Northern Ireland England East Anglia Midlands North East North West South South West
HQ or Main Location: Birmingham
This organisation offers Voluntary Opportunities.
This organisation may have apprenticeships or internship vacancies.
Organisation Size: Large (250+)
Overview
We work with people who are facing multiple challenges and in places that are lacking social infrastructure and economic opportunities. Many of the places we prioritise are also increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events.
We have four decades’ experience of building partnerships to address these challenges in three connected ways.
We help people create better places…
By making communities greener, healthier and better prepared for the future and enabling people to work together to bring about change in their local area.
We help people improve their prospects…
By increasing confidence, skills, wellbeing and employability and helping those out of work find jobs in the green economy.
We help people protect the planet…
By supporting people and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, cut waste and take practical action to combat the climate and nature emergencies.
Testimonials/Partnership Info
Groundwork is CJS Featured Charity for 2026
Read their articles from the year on https://www.countryside-jobs.com/charities
Contact Details:
Phone: 0121 236 8565
Email: info@groundwork.org.uk
In-Depth Features
- Helping families jump into nature
- Creating Pathways to a Green Economy
- Job Profile: Sustainability Consultant
- A Fair and Green Future for All
- Volunteering as a route into conservation work Case Study - Lesley Silvera, Groundwork NE & Cumbria
- Project Work at Groundwork NE & Cumbria
- The power of community gardens – growing people and places
News
- Oyster “cubes” deployed to save UK’s underwater superhero
- Groundwork calls for immediate action on green jobs to tackle nature decline across the UK
- Groundwork Announces Further Funding For ‘Northern Network’ Project For Green Community Hubs
- NEW REPORT: Bringing nature into towns and cities is essential to levelling up and growth, says charity Groundwork
- NEW REPORT: Supporting community action will help us level up and tackle the climate and nature emergencies – here’s how
- Groundwork gave me the perfect environment to start my career
- New research: Only 1 in 5 young people believe they are listened to when it comes to decisions on climate change and the environment
- Groundwork receives over £100,000 to improve local rivers
- Every Job should be a Green Job by 2038
- Report finds severe inequalities in access to parks and greenspaces in communities across the UK