Three separate funds which supported different groups of Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 volunteers.
Project spend
Project duration
Grantee Organisation
In 2014, Spirit of 2012 and the Big Lottery Fund funded Volunteer Scotland to open up volunteering at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games to a wider audience. It was one of Spirt of 2012’s first grant funded projects – setting the scene for our continued commitment to inclusive volunteering.
The project, which created a ‘Volunteer Support Pot’ was made up of £525,000 from the Big Lottery Fund and £122,000 from Spirit of 2012.
More than 18,000 volunteers helped to deliver the Commonwealth Games. Spirit of 2012’s grant was specifically to support access into the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, which needed 3,000 volunteers. Spirit of 2012’s grant included an additional £75,000 to increase the likelihood volunteers would undertake longer term volunteering, with Volunteer Scotland and Voluntary Arts Scotland working together to promote a range of post-volunteering opportunities.
It was one of the most awe-inspiring experiences I’ve ever done. It was just out of this world. The people I’d met, the different walks of life all coming together for one final big impact at Hampden, it was really out of this world! Such a good exercise for having to deal with different people, different walks of life, people with disabilities, people needing help to continue, it was just like pulling together as one big family.
Participant
It was one of the most awe-inspiring experiences I’ve ever done. It was just out of this world. The people I’d met, the different walks of life all coming together for one final big impact at Hampden, it was really out of this world! Such a good exercise for having to deal with different people, different walks of life, people with disabilities, people needing help to continue, it was just like pulling together as one big family.
Participant
grants to individuals to remove barriers to volunteering
found accessing funds convenient
said their interest in arts and cultural volunteering had increased
of volunteers said their confidence had increased
overall increase in time spent volunteering 6 months later
arts & cultural volunteering opportunities on the Voluntary Arts Scotland website – more than double the pre-Games total