Keeping Volunteers Safe: Restarting your Volunteer Programme

2.2. Types of Volunteering

Figure 5:  Volunteer Word Cloud (Public Domain)

There are a wide variety of volunteering roles, opportunities and contexts. This course is principally focused on formal volunteering and those managing formal volunteer opportunities, although the reflective practice would be suitable for all to use who involve volunteers. For more information on informal volunteering,you may want to read Volunteering ‘below the radar’?. Volunteer Scotland has produced a Volunteer Charter in conjunction with the STUC. The 10 principles of the Volunteer Charter underpin our approach in this course.

For further information on the subject of “What is volunteering” you may be interested in our online companion course Involving Volunteers

Please be aware that during the COVID-19 pandemic all governments and assemblies have produced specific information on volunteering opportunities. You can refer to the UK government website for guidance and support with regard to volunteer placements, rights and expenses. You may also want to review COVID 19 information from Volunteer Scotland, NCVO, WcVA and Volunteer Now.