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Volunteer Aberdeen

We offer advice and information on a range of topics in relation to volunteering such as Development Policies, Volunteer Agreements, Equal Opportunities and more.
We can also offer training to help foster positive volunteer/staff relations and to assist with the support and supervision of volunteers.

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involve volunteers

Promoting volunteering in Aberdeen

Volunteer Aberdeen, managed by ACVO TSI, aims to facilitate community engagement among Aberdeen residents, by empowering people to create meaningful impacts locally. We actively promote volunteer opportunities through our online platforms and showcase the power and worth of volunteering at forums, meetings, events and public engagements.
You can get involved by...

Adding your opportunities for free to the volunteering database

Join the Aberdeen Volunteer Co-ordinators Network and attend our regular meetings

Share your stories of impact - get in touch with our team to start the conversation

Submit your volunteering opportunity

Aberdeen Volunteer Co-ordinators Network

The Aberdeen Volunteer Coordinators Network promotes best practice in the management of volunteers through a strong network of practitioners, which currently has over 420 members from a range of volunteer involving organisations across Aberdeen City. We welcome Volunteer Coordinators, Volunteer Managers, as well as organisations with volunteers or who are looking to include volunteers.
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The network aims to...

Provide networking capacity for Volunteer Co-ordinators

Offer training opportunities for Volunteer Co-ordinators

Offer support opportunities to managers of Volunteers

Be a positive voice for volunteering in Aberdeen City

Get in touch to find out more

National initiatives to support and recognise volunteering

‍Volunteer Aberdeen play an integral role in supporting the delivery of various national campaigns and initiatives for the city which aim to recognise, develop and champion volunteers and the huge positive impact they make.

As well as celebrating Volunteers' Week at the start of June each year, we also coordinate and support the delivery of...

The Saltire Awards

Volunteer Friendly Award

Volunteer Charter

Investing in Volunteers Award

Find out more

Promoting stories of impact from local volunteers

At Volunteer Aberdeen we love to see first hand the huge positive impact volunteers make in the city and we are committed to sharing those stories so they get the recognition they deserve and can celebrate the achievements of the amazing people behind them. The ACVO TSI Comms team are always on the lookout for local people and organisations to work with to help bring these stories to life! We feature volunteering stories...

On the Volunteer Aberdeen website and our social media channels

In ACVO News, our monthly digital magazine for Aberdeen's third sector

As part of national campaigns like Volunteers' Week

On our weekly radio show, 'So Why Don't You', on shmuFM