Are you aged 16-24? Our Communications Support Intern, Harry Forshaw, is conducting a survey to find out what you look for in a volunteering experience.

What do you look for in a volunteering opportunity?

At RSPB Scotland we are developing our engagement with 16-24 year olds by creating new and exciting volunteering opportunities. Our mission is to build up a partnership with this age group, to tap the energy and ideas you could bring to our organisation. We think that such a relationship is mutually beneficial; by helping us out with a range of tasks - from on-the-ground conservation to office-based administration - you have the chance to develop skills, meet new people and greatly improve your future employability. Being in my early twenties, I fully understand the need to gain a breadth of worthwhile experiences at this age; be it volunteering, fundraising or simply working with others.

First off, we need to know what you might like to see included within such an opportunity. The survey seeks to do precisely this, by asking how long you may want to volunteer with RSPB Scotland for, the types of benefits you may be looking to gain from the experience - for example developing your CV or gaining Young Scot points - and the range of activities you might like to undertake.

The information that you give us will be invaluable to many departments within RSPB Scotland, helping us to find out more about the needs and wants of your age group, and put these into action as we develop real life volunteering opportunities. If, for example, many of you are interested in spending time on an RSPB reserve, then we would endeavour to develop our residential volunteering opportunities towards this end. Alternatively, if you would like to utilise your existing IT and social media skills, then we would develop a web-based volunteering opportunity that puts your expertise into action. Above all else, no matter what information you provide us with, we will do our upmost to turn it into career-enhancing, memorable volunteer opportunities to spur you on your way to success and fulfilment in the future.

Click the link to complete the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/979SPX8.

Your time is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Harry Forshaw

Communications Support Intern, RSPB Scotland.