North Glasgow Volunteering Activity Group Report August 2008 – March 2009
“…the giving of time and energy through a third party, which can bring measurable benefits to the volunteer, individual beneficiaries, groups and organisations, communities, the environment and society at large. It is a choice undertaken of one’s free will and is not motivated primarily for financial gain or for a wage or salary.”
Source: the Scottish Executive (2004), and adopted by Glasgow strategic volunteering framework
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