ESV is how employers help their staff get involved in volunteering. You might also hear it called corporate volunteering, workplace volunteering, or employee volunteering.
Ways it can work:
Why it matters:
ESV lets employees give back to the community, learn new skills, and make a real impact while supporting the organisation too.
Employer Supported Volunteering – Volunteer Scotland
Niomi Hamilton, Lead for Community Health and Wellbeing It was one of those typical October mornings — drizzly, grey, and stubbornly damp — when I joined the Food Train team for a day of deliveries across Heathhall and Kirkmahoe. I met the local coordinator, Jo, at Morrisons, where volunteers were already scanning and sorting shopping for the day’s runs. I was paired with an… Read more »
Rachel Muir, former Development Officer, Income and Fair Funding Rachel volunteered with Galloway Fisheries Trust, helping to plant trees along a watercourse in Upper Urr. She was motivated by a desire to help address the biodiversity and climate crises. As a keen environmentalist, I wanted to volunteer with one of the many third sector organisations in Dumfries and Galloway… Read more »
Rhian Davies, former Lead for Community Transport Rhian has been volunteering as Secretary for Cycling Dumfries for the past four years. What motivated you to volunteer? I have volunteered as Secretary for Cycling Dumfries for the last four years. At our recent AGM, we identified governance as an area we need to review. As a new staff member at Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway, I had governance trainin…
Julie Hogg, Lead for Children and Families volunteered with Us2U, helping to pack 515 Christmas food hampers. She was motivated by a desire to support children, young people, and families across Dumfries during a difficult and often costly time of year. Julie’s contributions included checking pre-packed hampers to ensure all items were present, topping up hampers… Read more »
Jackie Wells, Locality Development Officer – Annandale and Eskdale On a crisp and bright morning, I joined a small but determined team of volunteers at Balmaclellan Village Hall for a long-overdue clear-up day. As a space that sits at the heart of our community, the hall has welcomed countless events, gatherings, and celebrations over the years. But… Read more »
Kateryna Stoian, Volunteering Development Coordinator Volunteering is a spectrum of opportunities…it can be joyful, skill-building, rewarding, therapeutic, and even spiritual… whatever you choose. I believe volunteers should always be clear about what they expect from volunteering. I chose exactly the combination of the last two. As a long-term volunteer offering intellectual input, I had often thought about trying something very… Read more »