Volunteering is at the heart of a pro-active, healthy, fair and progressive society.
We want volunteering to be a rewarding experience that can be enjoyed by everyone in Scotland, regardless of their background, identity or personal circumstances. To find out more about how we’re trying to make volunteering as inclusive as possible, please click the links below:
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Youth Volunteering and Inclusion
Volunteer Scotland’s conference in Sept 2018 - “Creating a more inclusive future for youth volunteering” - generated valuable insights on this important issue. Click this link for the presentations, workshop findings and links to other relevant publications.
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Inclusion in Volunteering
We’ve leading work to encourage greater inclusion in volunteering. In 2017, we formed a national strategic group for inclusion in volunteering.
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The Benefits of Inclusive Volunteering
With input from the Third Sector Research Forum, we’ve carried out a “call for evidence” to try and better understand the benefits of inclusive volunteering.
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Volunteering and Disability
We’re carried out research into the experiences and perceptions of volunteering from disabled people and organisations.
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