After scooping so many awards in 2016 for our beautiful building and innovative projects, we’re really thrilled to announce the first accolade of 2017 as we become one of only 5 Glasgow-based charities to have been awarded the Glasgow Volunteering Charter Mark.
The Glasgow Volunteering Charter was launched in June 2016 and offers a new, strategic programme which will enable more organisations to involve more people who can support their work with time, energy, and skills.
At GWL, volunteers have always been central to our work and we’re committed to supporting diverse women to participate and contribute to the organisation, and to ensuring our activities are inclusive, our space welcoming, and our materials accessible and representative of the richness and diversity of women’s lives and experiences.
Signing up to the Charter was therefore an obvious fit with our work and it felt like the perfect opportunity to get recognition for the life-enhancing work of our volunteering programme which enriches the lives of dozens of women each year.
By signing the Charter we’ve pledged to:
- Create and expand appropriate opportunities for volunteering withing GWL, and
- Ensure our opportunities are accessible to all sections of the community, and that our volunteer team reflects the demographics of the city.
The action plan outlining how we will fulfill the above pledges and baseline census data about the diversity of the volunteer team can be found on the Volunteer Centre website.
If you would like more information about our volunteering programme please visit this page.
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