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The Knowledge Gateway is your hub for practical guidance, training, and resources to help you develop, promote, and strengthen volunteering across Scotland.

Explore tools, insights, and support designed to empower volunteer-involving organisations and create the conditions where volunteering can thrive.

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Look out for the Trusted Partners badge throughout the Knowledge Gateway for expertise and support across the voluntary sector.

TSIs & Advertising Opportunities

Working with TSIs across Scotland, our philosophy is to promote volunteering opportunities as widely as possible.
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Practice Guidance & Information

Volunteer practice related guidance and information to support you in developing and managing your volunteering programme.
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Training and Events

Our training and events programme is designed to strengthen, support, and inspire volunteering across Scotland.
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Quality Standards and Principles

Evidence your commitment to best practice, volunteer development, impact, and creating inclusive, positive volunteering experiences.
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National ESV Framework

Framework developed to provide clear, practical guidance that supports meaningful, inclusive, and impactful ESV across Scotland.
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Bespoke Support & Development

A bespoke service designed to help volunteer involving organisations on their journey to creating the conditions for volunteering to thrive across Scotland.
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Our Trusted Partners

Trusted Partners share our mission, delivering high‑quality and reliable products and services while providing customer care and supporting our commitment to excellence.
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Get in touch!

If you have any questions about the information in the Knowledge Gateway or need a little extra guidance or support, get in touch — we’re here to help!
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