Events, Forums, and Training

Join us in Inverness for the Volunteers' Week 2026 Charity Shop Fashion Showcase - a celebration of volunteering, sustainability and community spirit. Under the theme of "Four Seasons of Impact", local charity shops and fashion designers will present pre-loved pieces reimagined into seasonal looks, while recognising the volunteers who make a difference across Highland.

Risk Management and Volunteering Training is to enhance your organisation's safety and ethics framework. Learn essential risk management principles, safeguarding measures and effective volunteer management strategies.

HTSI's Volunteer Managers Forum is for anyone in the Third Sector in Highland who is involved in, or has an interest in, volunteering. We hear from relevant volunteer services, network, have discussions, provide support and guidance as well as giving attendees the chance to share experiences and update the group.

Third Sector Organisations are being asked to do more than ever before - often in the face of growing demand, limited resources, funding uncertainty and increasing pressure on staff and volunteers.

This interactive session will explore some of the key challenges currently shaping the management and sustainability of Volunteer-Involving Organisations, including volunteer recruitment and retention, organisational sustainability, leadership challenges and responding to increasing expectations in a rapidly changing environment.

Dr Leanne Greening is a Lecturer in People and Organisation at Swansea University. Drawing on current research and participants' own experiences, the session will provide space for discussion, shared learning and reflection on how organisations are navigating these pressures in practice. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange experiences, identify common concerns and discuss approaches being developed across the sector.

Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) is when paid employees are supported, encouraged or otherwise enabled by their employer to volunteer outside of their organisation, to the benefit of Volunteer Receiving Organisations (VRO) in their community. Whilst ESV is increasingly offered by employers nn the UK and is promoted for its benefits for employers, employees and VROs alike, it is still an immature field from a research perspective.

Paula Glover is a PhD student in the psychology department at the University of Winchester, studying ESV. In this workshop, Paula will share findings from her research to date, with the aim of raising awareness of what is already known about ESV, where there are gaps in knowledge that need addressing, and what this might mean for practitioners working in companies and VROs offering, or considering offering, ESV.

Are you looking for a way to improve your skills as a volunteer manager? Do you want to learn how to recruit, support, and celebrate your volunteers effectively? If so, then you might be interested in the Volunteer Managers Training course offered by the Highland Third Sector Interface (HTSI).

The Volunteer Managers Training will cover various topics related to managing volunteers, such as:

- What to include in your Volunteer Policy
- Creating role description
- Advertising your roles
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Managing volunteers
- Volunteer Retention
- Volunteer Support
- Youth volunteering
- Celebrating your volunteers

The course is designed for anyone who is involved in managing or coordinating volunteers in the Highland area. It will help you to develop your knowledge and confidence in working with volunteers, as well as providing you with practical tools and resources that you can use in your organisation.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your volunteer management skills and network with other volunteer managers in the Highland area.

HTSI's Volunteer Managers Forum is for anyone in the Third Sector in Highland who is involved in, or has an interest in, volunteering. We hear from relevant volunteer services, network, have discussions, provide support and guidance, as well as giving attendees the chance to share experiences and update the group.

Risk Management and Volunteering training is to enhance your organisation's safety and ethics framework. Learn essential risk management principles, safeguarding measures and effective volunteer management strategies.

Are you looking for a way to improve your skills as a volunteer manager? Do you want to learn how to recruit, support, and celebrate your volunteers effectively? If so, then you might be interested in the Volunteer Managers Training course offered by the Highland Third Sector Interface (HTSI).

The Volunteer Managers Training will cover various topics related to managing volunteers, such as:

What to include in your Volunteer Policy
Creating role description
Advertising your roles
Volunteer Recruitment
Managing volunteers
Volunteer Retention
Volunteer Support
Youth volunteering
Celebrating your volunteers
The course is designed for anyone who is involved in managing or coordinating volunteers in the Highland area. It will help you to develop your knowledge and confidence in working with volunteers, as well as providing you with practical tools and resources that you can use in your organisation.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your volunteer management skills and network with other volunteer managers in the Highland area.

HTSI's Volunteer Managers Forum is for anyone in the Third Sector in Highland who is involved in, or has an interest in, volunteering. We hear from relevant volunteer services, network, have discussions, provide support and guidance, as well as giving attendees the chance to share experiences and update the group.