Volunteering in Highland

The events of 2020 may have altered the landscape of volunteering within Scotland both in the short and long term. To help us understand what that might look like in Highland we would like to invite anyone who has volunteered in the last two years to complete this very short survey and to help us inform our work under work of our Third and Public sector colleagues.

We are keen to hear from anyone who participated in any form of voluntary activity over the last 24 months, this could have been informal or formal, short term, long term or one off. You may still be volunteering, what you volunteer in may have changed or you're currently on a break from volunteering waiting for the opportunity to return to more normal activities.

your feedback is very important to us and we really appreciate your time in completing this short survey, thank you.

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* 1. Can you confirm that during the last 24 months you have undertaken voluntary activities?

In this instance we're defining volunteering as an activity which has three inherent characteristics:
1) it's unpaid,
2) it's undertaken by your own free will and,
3) it's an activity which brings a benefit to others.

Yes

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* 2. Could you tell us which age range you fit within?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 3. Could you indicate which of the following areas of volunteering you have taken part in in the last two years?

Community Development

Health and Wellbeing

Sports and physical activity

Children and Young People activity (i.e. Youth Club)

Advice and Information / Citizen Rights

Charity Retail / Café

Trustee / Governance

Emergency response

Belief Based activity

Fundraising

Other

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* 4. What type of volunteering have you participated in (please tick all that are applicable)?

Formal regular, with weekly/monthly activities, for more than 6 months

Formal regular, with weekly/monthly activities, for less than 6 months

One off or at need volunteering in a relationship that is older than 6 months

One off or at need volunteering in a relationship that is younger than 6 months

Informal volunteering, as necessary and not through a specific organisation (including supporting neighbours or others within your community)

COVID specific response volunteering

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* 5. If COVID 19 impacted on how you volunteer could you indicate how? (please tick all that are applicable)

I started volunteering for the first time because of COVID-19 and its impacts

Some or all of my usual volunteering role(s) have been suspended/stopped

I have chosen to stop volunteering to keep me or my family safe

I have changed how I volunteer to keep me or my family safe

The organisation I volunteer with has changed how I can volunteer, but I am still volunteering with them

Stopped my usual volunteering roles but have been volunteering informally within my community instead

Stopped my usual volunteering roles but have started with new formal roles instead

It hasn’t had any impact at all

Since COVID-19 I volunteer a lot more

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* 6. Could you tell us which of the following represents how you feel about volunteering throughout the rest of 2021? (please tick all that are applicable, even if they feel to contradict each other)

I intend to continue volunteering at the same commitment as I have been doing

I intend to increase how much I volunteer

I intend to reduce how much I volunteer

I intend to stop volunteering all together

I am optimistic about returning to volunteering after a break due to COVID

I am considering not returning to volunteering after a break due to COVID

I am likely to continue volunteering but may change how or where I volunteer

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* 7. What motivates you to volunteer? (please tick all that are applicable)

To give something back to my community

To keep me active and engaged within my community

To keep me mentally activity

For social reasons

To help give me structure and/or purpose

To develop skills and experience – looking for employment

To develop skills and experience – personal development

Personal connection or relationships

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What do you feel are the biggest barriers to volunteering or sustaining volunteering?

Lack of time

The commitment is more than I can provide

Lack of flexibility in the volunteering role

Not knowing where to look for new volunteering roles

Lack of training and induction

Lack of support

Not feeling appreciated

Being daunted at starting something new

Not getting to interact with people socially

Lack of challenge in the opportunity

Nothing of interest / suits my skills

Local politics around volunteering in my community

Other (please specify)

Volunteering in Highland

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* 2. Could you tell us which age range you fit within?

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* 3. Could you indicate which of the following areas of volunteering you have taken part in in the last two years?

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* 4. What type of volunteering have you participated in (please tick all that are applicable)?

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* 5. If COVID 19 impacted on how you volunteer could you indicate how? (please tick all that are applicable)

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* 6. Could you tell us which of the following represents how you feel about volunteering throughout the rest of 2021? (please tick all that are applicable, even if they feel to contradict each other)

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* 7. What motivates you to volunteer? (please tick all that are applicable)

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* 8. What do you feel are the biggest barriers to volunteering or sustaining volunteering?

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* 9. Do you have any other thoughts around volunteering that you want to share with us?