Volunteering in the Highlands

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Volunteering in the Highlands Islands Brief
Methodology
Are HIE vol orgs experiencing problems
recruiting/retaining volunteers? extent of
shortfall now its nature and future impact
Workshop
Three Focus Groups
Report on HIE website
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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands Key
Facts from previous research

• Over 8,000 organisations
• Over 100,000 volunteering opportunities
• An average of 2.5 hours per week per volunteer
• Less than half have any employees
• Less than half have an income over 14,000

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Volunteering in the Highlands Islands

• How many of the audience presently volunteer on a
  formal basis?

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Volunteer Development Scotland Volunteering by
Scottish area (VDS)
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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands Survey
Profile (1)

• Four main categories arts/sports, social care,
  social enterprise and families
• 42 under 25k per annum 23 100k plus
• 92 of organisations delivering in rural areas
  around a fifth in semi-rural and urban.

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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands Survey
Profile (2)
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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands
Volunteer Profile
72 Service Delivery
88 Committee Service
3 of volunteers under 25 years 11 in SCVO
4,771 Opportunities 40 per organisation
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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands
Current Shortfalls
46 have a shortfall
but only 9 of orgs experience both types of
shortfall
Larger orgs (100k) more likely to have a
shortfall on committee but less likely at service
level
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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands
Barriers
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Volunteering in the Highlands Islands

• How many people here have volunteered in the past
  with an organisation but no longer do?

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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands
Recruitment and Retention (1)

• 77 use word of mouth and 33 newspapers to
  recruit
• 7 use a Volunteer Centre and 3 Jobcentre Plus
• 6 of orgs experience retention difficulties but
  a turnover rate of 30
• 45 have a formal volunteering policy compared to
  52 across Scotland
• Key advice sources SCVO, HIE and Local
  Authorities

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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands
Recruitment and Retention (2)
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Volunteering in the Highlands and Islands Future
Growth
67 expect to grow over three years
47 of above will need increased volunteers
around a third of growers anticipate difficulties
recruiting
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What next

• Projectscotland
• Volunteers Quality Standard Award
• Highlands Islands Community Capacity
  Partnership (HICCaP) TNA
• What else should we do?