Please also visit our youth teamwork pages here.

Since 1994 Volunteer Centre Edinburgh has been helping groups of people, typically teams of employees, source team volunteering opportunities. Short duration, practically based opportunites are most popular and a great way for organisations to get tasks completed that otherwise wouldn't be done. It's also a fantastic way for people to experience volunteering, to do something of true value and learn to work better as a team.

With our help, scores of local volunteer involving organisations have had literally hundreds of projects completed by teams of volunteers. They have ranged from simple gardening projects to refitting a therapy unit.

If you are a volunteer involving organisation you will probably be able to identify tasks or projects that would improve your surroundings and benefit both you and your service users. It may be a fresh look for part of your premises or improvements to your grounds. It may be organising and staging an event or help with another one-off task. Often lack of funding and resources can prevent these projects being done. If you are thinking of offering a team volunteering opportunity you may be unsure how to go about it. To help you we have produced a helpful guide which includes a checklist to ensure a successful event. You can download this guide here. Team Challenges - A guide to offering team volunteering opportunities.

If you are a team looking for a volunteering opportunity it can be difficult to find the right opportunity and if you are new to it you may not be sure how to get started - have a look at our team volunteering page which will give you lots more information on how to source and undertake a successful team volunteering project.

Team Volunteering is a true WIN WIN. Organisations get vital projects completed and teams have the best team building experiences available while making a huge contribution to the community.

If you would like more help or information on any aspect of team volunteering please contact Paul Wilson on 0131 225 0643 or by email paul.wilson@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk