Our Aims and Values

Everyone should be supported to contribute through volunteering.

Our Principles

At Volunteer Centre Angus we aspire to the following principles

• Inclusiveness

We value that everyone has the right to volunteer and should be free to do so.

• Diversity

Everyone in society, regardless of race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, social background, formal qualifications or perceived success, has some passion, skill or talent that can make a difference to someone else’s life as well as his or her own.

• Freewill and choice

Volunteering is an act of free choice. People choose to act in response to their own personal value and belief systems and there must be no form of compulsion or coercion. It follows that just as a person may decide to give time; he or she must also be able to refuse to do so.

• Mutual Benefit

Volunteering to help others is a two way process. It is a shared experience in which the helpers and those helped all benefit. People get more out than they put in. They offer time, energy, skills and services without remuneration, but should benefit in other ways, such as the satisfaction of responding to needs, the acquisition of new skills and experience, making social contacts and personal enjoyment and fun.

• Empowerment

Volunteering empowers people to fulfil their potential and acquire new skills and knowledge, a building their capacity and creativity to contribute to the health and vibrancy of their own communities.

• Impact

We believe that volunteering is a powerful driver of change - social, economic, cultural and environmental.

• Enabling

We are committed to motivating, inspiring and then enabling diverse groups of people to access volunteering opportunities.

• Partnership

We are committed to working in partnership with others in motivating people to volunteer.
Volunteer Centre Angus works with volunteers and volunteer involving organisations in the Angus area.

Local Volunteer Centre Contact Details

We are part of the Volunteer Centre Network in Scotland. You can find your local Scottish Volunteer Centre here.

If you are looking for a Volunteer Centre elsewhere in the UK check out www.navb.org.uk.