How can volunteer organisers create pathways to volunteering for people accessing mental health support? Hear from Bekki at ST ANDREWS BOTANIC GARDEN TRUST about how their "Planting For Your Piece" project has enabled a wider range of people to engage with their site: https://lnkd.in/eQuPgPsg
Make Your Mark Volunteer Organisers Network
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Network of heritage volunteer organisers in Scotland who provide peer-to-peer support and promote inclusive volunteering
About us
The Volunteer Organisers Network is part of the Make Your Mark in Volunteering Campaign. Our role is to provide peer-to-peer support to anyone who works with volunteers, with a focus on ensuring that volunteers contributing to the heritage sector represent the diversity of Scotland’s population. We support volunteer organisers by: - Organising a programme of network events, including short talks about case studies, Q&As and volunteer management training. - Curating a regular newsletter with good practice and new ideas of inclusive volunteer management – join Make Your Mark to subscribe! - Promoting the Make Your Mark values of Place, Community, Heritage and Inclusivity The Make Your Mark in Volunteering campaign aims to increase the number and diversity of heritage volunteers in Scotland. It is overseen by a working group of 18 major stakeholders in Scotland's voluntary and heritage sectors: - Volunteer Scotland - Historic Environment Scotland - AMINA Muslim Women's Resource Centre - Archaeology Scotland - Glasgow Disability Alliance - Heritage Trust Network - Jambo! Radio - Museums Galleries Scotland - National Galleries of Scotland - National Mining Museum Scotland - NatureScot - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland - Royal Zoological Society of Scotland - Scottish Civic Trust - Scottish Council on Archives - Scottish Refugee Council - Society of Antiquaries of Scotland - The National Trust for Scotland
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http://www.makeyourmark.scot/
External link for Make Your Mark Volunteer Organisers Network
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Glasgow
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2021
- Specialties
- volunteer management, inclusive volunteering, heritage volunteering, EDI, equality, diversity, inclusion, and volunteering
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Get directions
Glasgow, GB
Updates
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Our Make Your Mark Campaign Vice Chair, Rosie Wylie, was recently featured on TeamKinetic's TeamTalk podcast! Tune in to hear Rosie delve into the challenges faced by volunteer coordinators, the goals of the Make Your Mark campaign and the future of volunteer engagement: https://lnkd.in/eY3xmqM9
🎙 A new episode of TeamTalk is here for you to dive into! In this episode, Chris and Imogen were joined by Rosie Wylie. Rosie is the National Volunteering and Community Development Manager at Historic Environment Scotland, is a Trustee for Volunteer Scotland, an independent assessor for Investing in Volunteers, and Vice Chair of the Make Your Mark Volunteer Organisers Network campaign... Quite the CV! Rosie shares her journey into volunteering, which began at 18 when a six-month trip to Australia turned into a five-year stay. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eY3xmqM9 Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/eNXYNKQH
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Join us on 6 August for our next Inclusive Volunteering Workshop! Learn about: ✅ Making a case for inclusive volunteering ✅ Barriers to volunteering ✅ Enablers for volunteering ✅ How to adapt roles to suit a wide range of people Book your free spot: https://lnkd.in/eWTWRJsN
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Do you organise volunteers within Scotland's heritage sector? Join us for our next online event to hear from ST ANDREWS BOTANIC GARDEN TRUST about creating pathways to volunteering for people accessing mental health support. Book your free spot now to attend on 27 June: https://lnkd.in/eqweV-Bu
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Even though #VolunteersWeekScot is ending, we celebrate the diversity of volunteers & volunteering year-round! If you're a volunteer-involving heritage organisation in Scotland, join us for free to access inclusive volunteering resources & events: http://bit.ly/MYMjoin
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This #VolunteersWeekScot, we're looking for inclusive volunteering case studies. Have you made progress in removing barriers and diversifying your volunteer base? Or do you have expertise in equality, diversity and inclusion? We'd love to hear from you: https://lnkd.in/et8x62ew
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Happy #VolunteersWeekScot! 🎉 Volunteers play a key role in the heritage sector, with thousands of people giving their time at sites across Scotland. Join us this week in thanking them for their immense contributions! Get involved: http://volunteersweek.scot
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6 months ago, we published our Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit, created in partnership with University of Strathclyde & funded by The Scottish Government & The National Lottery Heritage Fund. In our latest blog, we’re reviewing the toolkit's impact so far, as well as opportunities for further development: https://lnkd.in/eMKr7vF6
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Call for inclusive volunteering case studies! Have you made progress in diversifying your volunteer base? Or do you have expertise in equality, diversity and inclusion that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you: https://lnkd.in/et8x62ew
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Do you organise volunteers within Scotland's heritage sector? Join us for our next online event to hear from St Andrews Botanic Garden about creating pathways to volunteering for people accessing mental health support. Book your free spot now to attend on 27 June: https://lnkd.in/eYzt9NYT
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