Get paid to volunteer at a charity

Fancy working for a charity without giving up your income? If you can persuade your boss to give you a 12-month sabbatical - or if you don't mind quitting your job - you might be interested in the Vodafone Group Foundation's latest initiative.

It's promising to pay four people up to £25,000 each (plus as much as £20,000 in expenses) to spend a year working at their favourite UK-registered voluntary organisation either here or overseas.

You'll need to get your application in to the World of Difference programme by the end of the month; see www.vodafonefoundation.org for details and all the fine print.