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Volunteering Strategy

" Volunteering is the giving of time and energy through a third party, which can bring measurable benefits to the volunteer, individual beneficiaries, groups and organisations, communities, environment and society at large. It is a choice undertaken of one's own free will, and is not motivated primarily for financial gain or for a wage or salary. "

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Ministerial Foreword
Executive Summary
The Background
Defining volunteering
Volunteering in Scotland
Volunteering and the Scottish Executive
Strategy aim and development process
Developing the volunteering agenda
The current picture of volunteering - supply and demand
The Evidence
Policy context
Supply of volunteers: an inclusive approach
Demand for volunteers: an inclusive approach
Supply of volunteers: the demographic context
Supply of volunteers: targeting
Supply of volunteers: targeting young people
Information gaps
Embedding a Robust Culture of Volunteering in Scotland - The Strategy
Introduction
Aims, Vision and Values
Strand one: Focusing on Project Scotland and young people
Strand two: Dismantling the barriers to volunteering and closing the opportunity gap
Strand three: Improving the volunteering experience
Strand four: Monitoring, evaluation and ongoing policy development
Conclusion
Annex A: Definition of volunteering
Annex B: Strategy development process
Annex C: Implementing the Strategy: roles and responsibilities

The Scottish Executive acknowledges the contribution of Volunteer Development Scotland in developing the Volunteering Strategy.

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