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Speakers from across Scotland’s archive sector talked with our Volunteer Organisers Network about the benefits of engaging volunteers and how to make volunteer opportunities accessible.

The Make Your Mark in Volunteering campaign has received a Heritage Fund grant of £142,722 to support everyone in Scotland to volunteer with historical, cultural and nature organisations.

Make Your Mark is inviting volunteer-involving heritage organisations in Scotland to fill out a survey to get a clearer picture of volunteering within Scotland’s heritage sector.

In this case study, discover how NatureScot is supporting a diverse range of volunteers to live on-site at nature reserves for an extended period of time whilst completing volunteering roles.

We hosted a half-day mini-conference about how increase the socioeconomic diversity of heritage volunteers.

We hosted a half-day mini-conference about how to make natural heritage volunteer opportunities more inclusive.

We’re offering a series of half-day workshops on inclusive volunteering! Read more and express your interest in participating.

In this case study, discover how NatureScot is involving a diverse range of volunteers in the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative.

Bruce Davenport, Lecturer and Senior Research Associate in the School of Arts & Cultures at Newcastle University, talked with our Volunteer Organisers Network about supporting volunteers who are finding it increasingly difficult to volunteer and, in some cases, creating an effective exit strategy with them.

Katie Campbell of the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA), talked with our Volunteer Organisers Network about the core values and principles of volunteer management.