To get the most out of your volunteers, and give back a valuable experience to them, you need to have good procedures in place.

You must do a disclosure check if you take on a volunteer who has regular contact with children and protected adults.

Where to go for information

• Volunteer Scotland: offers guidance and training in volunteer management, and manages the Investing in Volunteers standard; you can also advertise your volunteering vacancies on their website
• Volunteer Centre Edinburgh: has a Good Practice Guide – ‘Volunteer Wiki’ and runs a Core Skills in Volunteer Management training programme
• Volunteer Centres across Scotland: find a volunteer centre in your area
• Project Scotland: helps young people aged 16 to 30 to get on in life through full-time volunteering with a local charity in Scotland

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