The network promotes the concept of voluntary service in new areas and encourages experimental projects. In this way CCIVS aims to improve the quality of voluntary service. Often as a result of CCIVS meetings, voluntary associations develop bilateral or multilateral links. These links allow the organisations to work together on a global level through concrete actions on a local and regional basis. Further co-operation between CCIVS members is promoted through seminars, regional structures and joint actions.

Workshops, training sessions and seminars are organised by and for the organisations, they allow them to create a dynamic process to share experiences and develop future projects. As an example, a seminar on peace and reconciliation was organised in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2001, bringing together organisations from different African countries (see the seminar reports).

Regional structures are composed of a number of member organisations in a given region. They support the development of new organisations and they co-ordinate joint actions and training programmes. An example of such an action was the sale of bracelets against the prostitution of children, organised by NVDA Asia in 2001. SAWC Southern Africa has organised various 'training for trainers' seminars for co-ordinators of voluntary associations (see the specific sections on the home page).

Campaigns are common projects in which CCIVS member organisations all over the world are working together to participate in decentralised regional and international actions. Such actions create a sense of belonging to the voluntary service movement through a joint reflection on global issues. These actions address different issues such as solidarity, youth, peace and non-violence. Joint Actions have been organised to celebrate the International Year for a Culture of Peace 2000. In 2001 a Joint Campaign was organised to celebrate the International Year of Volunteers (see the specific section on campaigns).

The International Solidarity Fund was created a few years ago with the aims of promoting exchanges between regions where there is currently little volunteer exchange and of increasing the numbers of volunteers who participate in South North exchanges, and to develop partnerships and capacity building of member organisations through the exchange of volunteers (reports on past projects).

Joining the Fund (see the document) is an act of solidarity and it does not necessarily mean that a given organisation will use the Fund in the following year… the money can benefit other organisations and the first one can also benefit from this money later on (list of organisations which have joined the fund).