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Volunteering in Scotland thrives in partnership with hundreds of volunteers, community activists, community groups, charities, businesses, social enterprises, the Scottish Government, and a host of other volunteer involving organisations.  

All of these organisations help to inspire students to take action and devote their energies to improving the world around them for the benefit of their learning, their communities, and their environment.

Here we list the main organsiations which assist and support volunteering:

VDS

VDS are comitted to improving every area of volunteering. Find out what they are doing to achieve this goal and how you could get involved.

volunteer_scotland

Sometimes it's useful to think about why you want to volunteer in order to find the role that is right for you. Find out some of the reasons people volunteer.

scvo

SCVO believes passionately in the voluntary and community sector. This is a sector with the power to transform the lives of people and communities for the better.

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VAS is the only national umbrella organisation specifically for local third sector infrastructure - focusing on issues that matter to you and responding to your needs.

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Investing in Volunteers (IiV) is the UK quality standard for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work.