Volunteers needed for Birthday Event! Hidden Door is turning 10 and we are excited to be taking over Basement level 3 of St James Quarter to throw an all-out birthday party The event will run on 10th and 11th May,
Hidden Door is a volunteer-run charity, and we need your help!

We bid a fond farewell to our Employability Work Coach Christine after 16 years.💛 She will be missed dearly and we wish her all the success in her next chapter. You can keep up with Christine at her coaching and counselling business. 🔗 shorturl.at/uJWZ6

🗣️Join us for a special Inspire session for Volunteer-Involving Organisations.
If you are a VIO this is your chance to have your say about the proposed changes to PVGs.

Thurs 2 May, 14:00 -15:30pm.
(In-person & online)
Register your place below
🔗 rb.gy/aeo6bi

Are you reliable, committed, organised and reliable? If so Edinburgh Climate Festival need you on Saturday29th June to help at the Climate Festival as a Festival Steward!
volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/volunteer/find…
Edinburgh Climate Festival Communities' Reduce Reuse & Recycle Project

Are you reliable, committed, organised and reliable? If so Edinburgh Climate Festival need you on Saturday29th June to help at the Climate Festival as a Festival Steward!
volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/volunteer/find…
Edinburgh Climate Festival Communities' Reduce Reuse & Recycle Project

Are you reliable, committed, organised and reliable? If so Edinburgh Climate Festival need you on Saturday29th June to help at the Climate Festival as a Festival Steward!
volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/volunteer/find…
Edinburgh Climate Festival Communities' Reduce Reuse & Recycle Project

Are you reliable, committed, organised and reliable? If so Edinburgh Climate Festival need you on Saturday29th June to help at the Climate Festival as a Festival Steward!
volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/volunteer/find…
Edinburgh Climate Festival Communities' Reduce Reuse & Recycle Project

Bonjour!

The Local Gateways Project is running a 12 week French Conversation Group. Open to all abilities, come and have a cuppa and chat to our 2 native French speakers and build some confidence speaking to the other French speakers of Edinburgh!

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Interested in Volunteering but don't know how to get started?

Drop in to have a chat with Will from Volunteer Edinburgh about opportunities across the city and how you can get volunteering!

Drop-In is 2 till 4 this afternoon (Weds 17/04) with the next scheduled for 15/05.

Still time to join our Building Diversity into Volunteering training which starts on Mon 22 April!

If you are a volunteer manager and want to ensure your volunteer programme is inclusive and accessible then this is the course for you!

Details here: ow.ly/2TAF50RheaY

5. Mental health volunteers have been found to be a ’vital cog’ in the system, with their experience laying the groundwork for future employment in health & care.

Read 👇
Voluntary Health Scotland Mental Health Foundation Scotland RCPEdin Volunteer Edinburgh SCVO Mental Welfare Scot Maree Todd
healthandcare.scot/stories/3783/m…

Bonjour!

The Local Gateways Project is running a 12 week French Conversation Group. Open to all abilities, come and have a cuppa and chat to our 2 native French speakers and build some confidence speaking to the other French speakers of Edinburgh!

Volunteer Edinburgh 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Bonjour!

The Local Gateways Project is running a 12 week French Conversation Group. Open to all abilities, come and have a cuppa and chat to our 2 native French speakers and build some confidence speaking to the other French speakers of Edinburgh!

Volunteer Edinburgh 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Nominations for this year's Inspiring Volunteer Awards closed 27th March at 5pm.
Thanks to all the orgs for submitting some amazing examples of why our volunteers in Edinburgh deserve recognition.
More info on what happens next will be published shortly.
Thanks again.
#iva2024

Please do take the time to read this response from our partners EVOC on the cuts to Edinburgh's Health and Social Care funding for the community and voluntary sector.

My last piece of work for Voluntary Health Scotland before moving to my new role.

Vital to consider the role of volunteering in career development, especially if we are trying to create a sustainable mental health workforce.

The Volunteer Hub at the REH is an incredible model by Volunteer Edinburgh.

Today is the last day to submit your nomination(s) for this year's Inspiring Volunteer Awards.
Don't let your volunteers down by not showcasing how amazing they are and for all their achievements last year.
Don't let them down, nominate now!!
voled.in/nominations #iva2024

Today and tomorrow are the only days remaining to submit your nomination(s) for this year's Inspiring Volunteer Awards. The process is easy and can be found by visiting our website voled.in/nominations. Do this and celebrate the achievements of your volunteers. #iva2024

Some key findings from our new report published in partnership with Volunteer Edinburgh found '71% of respondents reported it helped with their career development and 74% went on to secure employment in mental health or health and social care'. View the report tinyurl.com/28devuau

Our collaboration with Volunteer Edinburgh on this report shows evidence that volunteering in health can be an excellent gateway to a career. A fantastic volunteering project at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital NHS Lothian #healthinequalities read it at tinyurl.com/42myvx8t