Volunteer Glasgow

Join us for our next Members' Meeting tomorrow! For our October Members' Meeting, we’ve chosen the theme of Colliding Cultures. We’ll be focusing on diversity in the social enterprise landscape, and within our own network, along with discussing the strengths and challenges we come up against. Bayile Adeoti from Dechomai will be with us to tell us about the new Ethnic Minority Nework and to discuss the findings of the ACCESS Report - research on barriers for Ethnic Minority social entrepreneurs accessing finance. We will also hear form Empower Women for Change on their new Bridging Communities Project. We will also be joined by one of our newfound members, Bahar from Uplift and Empower, who will tell us about her upcming focus groups in Glasgow. Register your attendance via our eventbrite link below!

With our partners at Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector, Glasgow Social Enterprise Network - GSEN, and Glasgow Disability Alliance, Volunteer Glasgow is calling on the next UK government to value volunteering! We want the next MPs for Glasgow (and across the UK) to ensure that: ✔ Workers have a right to request reasonable paid leave for trustee volunteering opportunities ✔ The Access to Work scheme is extended to enable disabled people to take up volunteering and access training opportunities ✔ Everyone claiming DWP benefits can volunteer without fear of losing their benefits You can find out more about the importance of these points by reading our blogpost here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eT83NQ4F Volunteering makes a huge difference to our communities and to the people offering their time and skills - it's time to value volunteering! #GE24 #GeneralElection Scottish Labour Party - Scottish Conservatives - Scottish National Party (SNP) - Scottish Green Party - Alba Party

Volunteering is for everyone! 🙌 My Volunteer Glasgow colleague Emma spoke to Laura, Menesia, Mohammed & Samira, volunteers with the Mental Health Foundation's Weaving Threads for Wellbeing project, about accessing volunteering while seeking asylum. This is a brilliant project and a great listen for anyone who supports volunteers - for those working in the voluntary sector and for our wider communities, it's essential to break down barriers to volunteering. Listen now! 👉 https://bit.ly/3wQxfQ0

I had the pleasure of facilitating one of the sessions with employability and youth organisations from across the city, with #collaboration and a shared #passion for supporting young people coming out strongly as the key themes. Thank you to Bluevale Community Club Jobs & Business Glasgow Tron Theatre Ltd Impact Arts Kibble Golf It! FARE Scotland Skills Development Scotland Clyde Gateway Breaking Barriers Rangers Charity Foundation Wheatley Group Volunteer Glasgow Scottish Sports Futures Glasgow Life Scottish Ambulance Service

We'll close for the holidays on Friday 22nd December and reopen on Wednesday 3rd January. We won't be answering emails or phone calls in this period, but you can leave us a message and we'll get back to you ASAP in 2024 🙌 From everyone at VG, we wish you a very safe, happy and peaceful festive season 🎄❤️

These 2022 stats confirm what organisations have been telling us for some time. If your organisation is struggling to find new volunteers in Glasgow, register your opportunity for free with us and we can promote it online and directly market it to 10,000+ registered volunteers. Volunteer Scotland - Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector - Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership

"The staff are very knowledgable, helpful, and clearly committed to helping organisations succeed in creating strong volunteer opportunities." In 2022/23, 59 people attended our Volunteer Managers' Networking Events, and 45 people attended our Opportunity Advertising Workshops. 91% agreed that they were better able to recruit, manage and retain volunteers as a result of attending. Find out more about how Volunteer Glasgow supported volunteering involving organisations by reading our blogpost via this link 👉https://bit.ly/47OctNO

"I enjoy her visits - if she isn't able to come I might not speak to anyone that day at all." In 2022/23, we supported 23 Seniors in Home Visiting matches. All of our Seniors felt less isolated, 87% were more active, and 73% got out of the house more. Find out more about Volunteer Glasgow's impact through our Elderly Home Visiting Service by reading our blogpost here 👉 https://bit.ly/47OctNO

"I love volunteering as I can give back to the community, feel part of it, and help it thrive." In 2022/23, we provided our digital services via online volunteering opportunity advertising to 25,995 people, and advertised 765 volunteering opportunities, providing a range of associated guidance and support to enable positive volunteering experiences. To find out more about the impact of Volunteer Glasgow's opportunity advertising, read our blogpost via this link 👉 https://bit.ly/47OctNO Thanks to the Spirit of Springburn team for sharing their experience with us!

"Volunteer Glasgow staff have been a huge support to Skills Development Scotland staff, offering advice and support." In 2022/23, we provided a range of additional, individual support services to a total of 745 people interested in volunteering. Find out more about how Volunteer Glasgow supports local communities and volunteers by reading the blogpost via this link 👉 https://bit.ly/47OctNO