For organisations
Finding and recruiting volunteers
Volunteering is our thing! We’ll help you find the people you need whether it’s the right individuals or a team of corporate volunteers. Simply follow the steps below to get the ball rolling.
Registering your volunteer opportunities with us
By registering your organisation with us, we’ll add your volunteer vacancies to the VCEL database which means they’re then accessible to potential volunteers looking for opportunities on our website. The vacancies can also be accessed via the Volunteer Scotland website as well for extra reach.
Registering your organisation entitles you to access a range of services from VCEL. You’ll receive practical and helpful information to keep you up to date with policy and best practice in managing volunteers.
Advertise free with us…
During 2021/22, there were over 12,000 unique visitors to our online opportunity search service with thousands of registrations of interest in hundreds of volunteer-involving organisations across the county.
Read the guidelines
Before you register, please read the registration information document
Post your opportunity
Once you’ve completed and submitted your Registration Form, you can post your opportunities using the Opportunity Form. You’ll need to complete one form per opportunity.
Register your organisation
To enjoy all the benefits of registering with VCEL, and to advertise volunteering opportunities, just complete the registration form. You only need to register once.
Corporate Volunteering
Corporate volunteering involves employees engaging in volunteer activity to support charities and community groups during paid working hours. It’s also known as Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV), employee volunteering or volunteering leave. However you describe it, it holds a wealth of positive benefits for individuals, the community and the businesses themselves.
For employees there’s the opportunity to learn new skills, connect with their local communities, have fun and make new friends. And by offering volunteering opportunities, their employers are helping to increase employee motivation through collaboration and team-building while supporting and delivering objectives that truly empower local people and benefit the area.
Many corporate volunteers enjoy their volunteer time so much that they continue their personal involvement outside of work hours. Here at VCEL we can support all of this by linking businesses with local charities and community groups for volunteering days. We’d love to help!
