I felt as though I was the most untrustworthy person on the planet. – Shelter Scotland volunteer This Volunteers’ Week, with the theme of ‘Volunteering for All’, I want to shine a...
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‘Volunteering for All’: Breaking down barriers to Volunteering
When I first saw the theme for Volunteers’ Week this year – ‘Volunteering for All’ – I got a little bit excited. In previous years, the national theme has focussed on expressing...
“Opportunity days” and volunteer outreach
I’ve written before that a big part of what we do as Community Shop Managers (CSMs) is taking a step outside of the traditional charity shop environment to reach out to our local community...
How we created the 50th logo – Glasgow School of Art
Hi there, we are Sophie and Emily from the Glasgow School of Art, where we study illustration and graphic design respectively. We have recently created the Shelter Scotland 50th anniversary...
Generation Rent Hackathon
Our 2nd hackathon was held at CodeBase Edinburgh over the weekend 22nd/25th March. We were once again helped along the road by Product Forge and they brought on an additional partner, Safe...