United By 2022, a Commonwealth Games legacy charity, has launched the digital match-making service called the Volunteers Collective.

It will help connect those looking for volunteering opportunities with events or organisations looking for volunteers.

A total of 14,000 volunteers were part of the Commonwealth Games last year and the portal is set to help them continue with new opportunities until at least 2025, with initial invitations going to 22,00 people.

The portal will initially help Games volunteers to sign up and will open up for new entrants and those who narrowly missed out on the opportunity at Birmingham 2022.

"We set out to deliver more legacy for more people in the region and this new volunteering portal is the start of a series of announcements the charity will be making over the summer," United By 2022 chair David Thompson said.

"We are delighted that our first portal partnership will be with Birmingham City Council whose exciting calendar of events is a perfect reason to get the Games Volunteers back together again."

Councillor John Cotton, leader of Birmingham City Council, felt the Commonwealth Games helped volunteers "develop skills, qualities and experience that can now be used for the good of our region in the future".

Cotton hopes the new platform will help them and others to play a role in future events.

The Volunteers Collective was developed with investment from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, a development grant from Spirit of 2012 and technical development support from Rosterfy, Birmingham 2022's volunteer management software partner.

More information on the Volunteers Collective can be found here.