Charter Support Services
Any organisation working in Glasgow can register an interest in the Charter and access the online resources to work towards Charter pledges via these web pages.
How can my organisation create and expand appropriate opportunities for volunteering?
We have a range of resources available to help you fulfil Charter Pledge #1, including:
- Advice on designing appropriate roles and avoiding job substitution
- Insights into volunteering trends – how to tap into people’s interests and take advantage of wider programmes
- Case studies shared by other organisations
- Charter workshops – develop an action plan for your Charter pledge(s) and adopt our dynamic model for best practice in volunteering management.
These are all available by clicking here: Pledge #1 resources & support
How can my organisation ensure our opportunities are accessible to all sections of the community?
We have a range of resources available to help you fulfil Charter Pledge #2, including:
- Insights into equalities practice and how to tap into people’s expertise, taking advantage of the support available from partner organisations
- Detailed guidance on the best approaches to take, available to download
- Charter workshops – develop an action plan for your Charter pledge(s) and adopt our dynamic model for best practice in volunteering management.
These are all available by clicking here: Pledge #2 resources & support
And get the most from Volunteer Glasgow…
By using the following standard services:
- Advertise your volunteering opportunities for free
- Participate in our free Networking Mornings for Volunteer Managers
- Subscribe to our news feeds, email bulletins and follow us on social media
- Ensure you recognise the efforts of your young people with the Scottish Government’s Saltire Awards and the associated Young Scot rewards points – for every 12-25 year old involved in volunteering
- Assess your volunteer management practice by working towards the Volunteer Friendly Award
- Take advantage of our Smarter Volunteer Manager Training which has been developed collaboratively over many years (small fee may apply).
Support from Community Planning Partners
Glasgow Kelvin College has developed a Community Achievement Awards programme which serves as an accredited support and supervision framework for volunteers, supporting planning, recording and evaluation of learning and achievements arising from community activities.
The Awards framework is designed to be delivered locally by community service organisations with support, assessment and certification services delivered by the College. For information about this support framework, please contact craig@glasgowkelvin.ac.uk
Phased introduction of the Charter
- Any organisation interested in the Charter should complete and submit the form here: Charter Registration of Interest
- Additional support services from Volunteer Glasgow to fulfil Charter pledges will be limited to 30 targeted organisations during phase 1 (June-November 2016)
- This will ensure strategic partners can make an initial assessment of the immediate impact of the Charter, the common issues and challenges faced by signatories, and the demand for support services.
- Each of these 30 initial signatory organisations will have a named contact at Volunteer Glasgow and will be able to access additional action-planning Charter workshops. (A nominal fee may apply to workshops).
