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Make the most of your archives

Every organisation has archives that tell its story, and these records are a valuable asset worth preserving and sharing. By posting archive volunteering roles on the Make Your Mark portal, you can connect with a growing community of people passionate about history and heritage.

Involving new audiences with conservation volunteering

In 2024-5, Make Your Mark supported Muslim women to engage with nature-based volunteering.

Call to action: Take part in a heritage volunteering research project

Make Your Mark, Our Past, Our Future and Volunteer Scotland have launched a heritage volunteering research project to better understand heritage volunteering in Scotland.

Showcase your volunteer programme and celebrate your volunteers during Volunteers' Week!

We're inviting heritage organisations in Scotland to celebrate Volunteers' Week with us by sharing volunteer stories and promoting volunteer opportunities.

Launch of Make Your Mark Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit: Version 2

We're pleased to announce the launch of version 2 of the Make Your Mark Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit, which is designed to support voluntary organisations in Scotland to make their volunteering programmes more inclusive.

Opportunity: Co-design a volunteer taster session

Are you looking to involve a more diverse range of people in your volunteer programme? Make Your Mark can support 3 member organisations to co-design a volunteer taster session with a marginalised or underrepresented group in their area.

Archaeology Scotland and Scottish Refugee Council co-design volunteer taster session

In summer 2024, Make Your Mark supported refugees and people seeking asylum to try out archaeology.

Showcase your volunteer programme at our 2025 conference!

We’re inviting voluntary organisations in Scotland to submit a digital poster or participate in a quick fire open mic session to showcase their inclusive volunteering programmes.

Call for volunteer stories from heritage professionals

Ahead of the first annual Heritage Careers Week (28 October - 1 November), we’re looking to highlight career paths of people who volunteered with heritage organisations and then went on to work within the heritage sector.