TFG volunteering - finances (September 2010 & January 2011) TFG is a non-profit making charity, and our volunteering programmes are funded through the contributions of volunteers and placements. Once a volunteer is confirmed in their placements, they are required to make the following contributions towards the costs of recruiting, training and supporting TFG volunteers (Volunteers coming through a partner organisations may have their own financial arrangements) | Volunteering in the UK (10 - 12 months) | Volunteer's contribution | | EVS volunteers | £0 (subject to approval) | | British volunteers | £1550 | | South Korean volunteers | £1550 | Western European volunteers
| £1550 | Australian volunteers
| £1550 | American & Canadian volunteers
| £1850 | | Eastern European volunteers | £1000 | | 'Private' volunteers and TFG+ volunteers | Please contact us for more details |
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| | Volunteering outside the UK (10 - 12 months) |
| | In participating EVS countries (for UK-based volunteers only) | £0 (subject to approval) | | In non-EVS European Union countries | From £800 | | |
| | In the USA, Hong Kong, South Korea, etc | From £1100 | | NB Non-refundable deposit (for all candidates not applying via one of our partner organisations) | £50 |
TFG volunteers receive…
Full board and lodging for the length of the placement; pocket-money at an appropriate local subsistence level (e.g. £155 per month for volunteers serving in the UK from Sept 2010); volunteer training (conferences and more); field support (visits and more); final certificate acknowledging their period of volunteering.
TFG volunteers provide...
Relevant Volunteer's Contribution (above); their own travel (flights, etc as required) to and from the country of service; insurance (e.g. travel, health, personal accident as required); cost of obtaining a visa (as required); time, energy and commitment to the placement! | 
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