Your clients/members/service users volunteering
Is your organisation is working with a number of people that would benefit from volunteering?
We can help in a variety of ways. We have significant experience of working in partnership with organisations such as yours to ensure that a range of groups that often face barriers to volunteering can access the available supports to get the most out of it – for their own benefit and for the people and communities they may help.
Contact us for:
- An initial meeting to establish how best we can work with you and to scope out how!
- Use our subscription options to be notified, for example, of the latest opportunities and partner news.
- If you promote volunteering to your clients on your own website – perhaps you’re an employer, university, college or employability agency – we can explore how we might be able to provide you with a feed or widget for the latest volunteering opportunities?
- Use our free, online opportunity search service. And/or our ‘Get Ready to Volunteer’ workshops, Volunteering Tasters and ‘Volunteering Works’ programmes. Or our Qualifications Scotland (SQA) Centre accredited progression awards: Click here to view/download our latest service information for partners
- Partners can also consider using the Volunteer Glasgow brand to help promote volunteering: click here for more info
Latest Opportunities and news for volunteers
- “Right to Try” and VolunteeringUK Government announcement suggests disabled people may soon be able to volunteer without fear of immediately losing social security benefits.
- Join our weekly Volunteering Information SessionVolunteer Glasgow hosts weekly Volunteering Information Sessions every Wednesday at 11am. Everybody is welcome – whether you’re just curious or ready to get started! 📍Where: Skills Development Scotland Monteith House 11 George Square Glasgow, G2 1DY (You’ll find the office next to Greggs on the corner of George Square.) What to expect These relaxed group sessions last around an hour. We kindly ...
- Priceless Economics: Government must actPeople’s participation in volunteering is declining: we urgently need effective Scottish and UK Government policy decisions, interventions and investment.
- We’re asking the next UK Government to…Guarantee everyone claiming social security benefits can volunteer.
- Additional support for people seeking volunteering opportunitiesVolunteer Glasgow’s Volunteering Support Team can offer a limited number of 1-1 appointments each week to help people access volunteering opportunities. If you are interested in volunteering and would like some additional support; Or You are supporting clients or service users to access volunteering and they are unable to attend our weekly Volunteering Drop-in or you feel they ...
- Volunteering Support Team Winter E-BulletinHello and welcome to our 2023 Winter E-Bulletin! This E-Bulletin is aimed at organisations who are working with groups and individuals who might benefit from volunteering. We aim to keep you up to date with our latest news and developments. If you have anything you would like us to include, please contact eliza.gearty@volunteerglasgow.org. Festive Greetings Happy Holidays from the ...
- Celebrating Young Volunteers #volunteersweekscotThis Volunteers’ Week we want to celebrate all the young volunteers who give their time and skills to make a difference to their communities. If you’d like to join in with young people in your organisation or community, find more information below on the Saltire and Summit Awards! Saltire Awards Saltire Awards is a nationally recognised scheme ...
