The Social Impact Pledge is about simple ways that organisations can make a difference to communities.
In 2025-26 we are emphasising the Social Impact Pledge’s potential as a way to promote and encourage volunteering.
Here are some examples from last year…
Social Security Scotland committed to “support Social Security Scotland colleagues to volunteer with local organisations and charities.”
Revenue Scotland pledged to “Proactively support the use of volunteering days by our staff, totalling 50 working days for local community or charity projects in the areas in which they live or work”
Highlands and Islands Enterprise committed to build on their existing volunteering leave commitment by promoting this to staff and analysing impact.
We’re encouraging organisations from all sectors to commit to using the Social Impact Pledge to grow and promote volunteering, in addition to other activities to increase positive social impact.
Volunteering resources
See the following useful guides and resources related to volunteering on Communities Channel Scotland, which will help your organisation think about how it can best support volunteering as part of a Social Impact Pledge.
Volunteer Scotland, a national charity supporting volunteering and organisations working with volunteers
Information on how your organisation can put in place an Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) policy
More resources and information to help think about how your organisation can support volunteering
Feel free to have a look around!
Use the menu (above right) to learn more about the Social Impact Pledge and see who has made one.
Community groups (and anyone else in Scotland!) can use the Social Impact Pledge search facility or the Social Impact Pledge map to see what public bodies have committed to in their communities.
Organisations can find out how to make a pledge, where they can download guidance and forms for making one.