Volunteering
Aberdeen Forward is grateful to the many volunteers who give up their time to help the charity meet its aims. There are many volunteering opportunities available at the charity and they are fully supported and encouraged to develop their skills and gain experience.
Current volunteering opportunities exist within the following projects at Aberdeen Forward:
- Marketing
- Attending events including country fayres and shows
- Giving talks/presentations to local groups
- Handing out leaflets and display materials to community centres and libraries
- Composting
- Helping Aberdeen Forward’s community composting projects including sieving, shredding and turning green waste and assisting on our allotment.
- Real Nappy Project volunteers
- Helping promote the real nappy project to the wider community
- Workshop leaders
- Leading arts and craft classes or garden skills classes
- Retail Assistant
- Organising, pricing, tidying stock, dealing with customers and sales on Open Days
- Driver
- Administrative duties
- Warehouse duties
- Retail assistant
- Leading workshops
- Labouring
Investing in Volunteers
The Investing in Volunteers scheme is the UK standard for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work. The standard enables organisations to comprehensively review their volunteer management and also publicly demonstrate their commitment to volunteering (www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk)
Aberdeen Forward has been signed up for this year long process and will have the award by mid 2010.
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Aberdeen Forward is an ENTRUST enrolled environmental body. Scottish Charity No: SC034866. Registered in Scotland, Company No: 200999