“Volunteering is the giving of time and energy through a third party, which can bring measurable benefits to the volunteer, individual beneficiaries, groups and organisation, communities, the environment and society at large. It is a choice undertaken of one’s own free will, and not motivated primarily for financial gain or for a wage or salary.”
Scottish Executive Volunteering Strategy - 2004
Signpost is a registered charity (Charity Number SC 042210 and a company limited by guarantee (Company Number 394375).
 Signpost has formed from the merger of Volunteering Highland, CVS Inverness and CVS Nairn to provide a one-stop shop for individuals, organisations and communities looking for advice and support.
Working across the voluntary, public and private sectors, we aim to raise the profile of volunteering as a powerful force for change in people’s lives.
We offer a volunteer recruitment service to appropriate organisations and provide information and advice to prospective volunteers.
We promote good practice in volunteering through…
- our consultancy services, networking, one-to-one support, advice, information and training
- our identification of wider policy issues as they affect volunteering, and our address and response to these
- our sustained commitment to the development and promotion of a volunteering policy in Local Government, Health Boards and NHS Trusts
- our promotion of equal opportunities in organisations who work with volunteers
- our striving to develop voluntary opportunities for individuals who may require extra support.
We promote and support volunteering locally and nationally…
- by being an active participant in local and national networks
- by developing, monitoring and evaluating strategies and methods for disseminating information about volunteering
- by actively promoting ourselves as the natural resource for the ‘volunteering sector’ in Highland
- by acting as a reference point for volunteering interests in Highland
- by making use of local media and events to publicise volunteering
We develop wider opportunities for volunteering…
 through continuing to develop the concept of employee volunteering in the Highlands.- through the Millennium Volunteer Project, promoting volunteering to young people and encouraging organisations to provide innovative and supportive placements for young people.
- through being proactive in the development of new opportunities and projects involving volunteers.
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