What we do

Our mission is simple:

We exist to inspire more people to volunteer to enhance their lives, the lives of others and to build resiliant communities.

Our Values

  • Everyone has the right to offer their time to volunteer.
  • Every volunteer has the right to have a great volunteering experience.
  • Volunteering is always a matter of free choice.
  • True volunteering is for the benefit of the social community as well as the individual.
  • Partnerships of trust and mutual respect make us stronger and more effective.

Our Strategic Outcomes (or...what we aim to do to meet our mission)

  • We inspire all people to volunteer.
  • Our expert knowlegde informs, educates and inspires local and national volunteering strategy.
  • We work to ensure that every volunteer involving organisation offers an excellent volunteering experience.
  • We inspire the development of volunteering opportunites in voluntary organisations, in the public sector and at grass roots in communities.
  • As an agency we are effective, well goverened and managed and a great place to work or volunteer.

Volunteer Centre Edinburgh is a Company Limited by Guarantee and is Registered in Scotland No. SC202631 and a Registered Scottish Charity SCO29681.