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Author Archives: Make Your Mark
Green Volunteering
For the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), we hosted a half-day event about how heritage volunteer programmes can tackle the climate crisis.
Call out: share your volunteer stories with us
Have your volunteers been hard at work tour guiding, accessioning collections, serving on your board or undertaking other tasks? We’d love to feature them on our website and social media!
New volunteer portal launched
Are you looking for volunteers? Make Your Mark has launched a free portal for Scottish heritage organisations to advertise their volunteering opportunities.
Involving refugee volunteers
For the Volunteer Organisers Network’s most recent event, Gün Orgun, part of Scottish Refugee Council’s Volunteer Development Team, discussed involving refugee volunteers.
Safely welcoming back volunteers
On 20th May, we hosted a half-day conference about how to safely restart on-site volunteering programmes now that COVID-19 lockdowns have been lifted.
How to recruit local volunteers
For the Volunteer Organisers Network’s second event, Gabrielle Macbeth, Volunteer Coordinator at Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL), shared her experience with recruiting local volunteers.
Volunteer Stories: Annie Webster
For Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a spotlight on one of our member’s volunteers. Annie Webster, volunteer at Glasgow Women’s Library, chatted with us about her volunteer role, how it’s changed since COVID-19 and what volunteering means to her.
Engaging with non-screen users
For the Volunteer Organisers Network’s first event, Mara Barth, Learning Officer at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS), shared her experience with engaging with non-screen users.
Launch of Make Your Mark
We launched Make your Mark on Friday 4th December 2020 via Zoom! Watch recordings from the launch to learn more about the campaign and inclusive volunteering best practice.