Charities

VSO promotes volunteering to fight global poverty and disadvantage. We bring people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world.

Our Mission is Simple: Our mission is to inspire more people to volunteer so they can enhance their lives, the lives of others and build resilient communities. Our Values: Everyone has the right to offer their time to volunteer. Every volunteer has the right to have a great volunteering experience. Volunteering is always a matter of free choice. Volunteers must never be a direct replacement for paid workers. True volunteering is for the benefit of the social community, the individual and Volunteer Involving Organisations. We believe that involving volunteers enhances organisations. Our Strategic Outcomes (What We Aim to Do to Meet Our Mission) We inspire and enable people to volunteer. We ensure that every volunteer involving organisation is able to offer an excellent volunteering experience. Using our expert knowledge we inform, educate and inspire our leaders on the benefits of volunteering for Edinburgh and its citizens. We inspire the development of volunteering opportunities which bring benefit to the community and enhance social capital. As an agency we are effective, well governed and managed and a great place to work or volunteer. Volunteer Centre Edinburgh is a Company Limited by Guarantee and is Registered in Scotland No. SC202631 and a Registered Scottish Charity SCO29681. Our Quality Standards: Investors in Volunteers We are currently Investors in Volunteers accredited. European Framework for Quality Management We are currently EFQM members.

Building stronger communities through the power of volunteering We’re on a mission to create a brighter future for communities across the UK by harnessing the power of volunteering. We are delivering 156 projects that are designed by communities, for communities. We are 8,652 volunteers reducing social isolation, improving mental and physical health, building essential skills, and supporting individuals to lead change. Not only do we support individuals to volunteer, but we also collaborate with organisations to design straightforward, effective, and impactful employee volunteering opportunities. Everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive, and we believe stronger communities are the key.

The sanctuary rescues and provides a home for many types of unwanted animals, especially primates, such as chimpanzees, gibbons, baboons, spider monkeys, vervets, capuchins, tamarins, macaques and marmosets. Although we specialise in the care and protection of primates we cannot stand by and see other animals in need of help. You will therefore find meerkats, lemurs, serval cats, wolf dogs, horses, donkeys, red foxes, pigs, african grey parrots, highland cows and others at our sanctuary. All are equally important members of our extended family. We are open to the public 7 days per week.

WCB is the umbrella agency representing the third sector within the visual impairment sector here in Wales. WCB works to campaign, lobby and support the improvement of services to people with a visual impairment.

Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) delivers life-changing employment, mental health, and care coordination programmes for ex-servicemen and women and their families who are in need – empowering them to regain their independence, thrive, and contribute once more. The charity develops innovative initiatives in partnership with the NHS to target veterans who are physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged and deliver significant social impact.

Walsingham Support is a leading national charity providing highly personalised services for people with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries and complex needs.