Leave for volunteering, known as the ‘Day to Make a Difference’ initiative, is part of the University’s Special Leave Policy and gives each staff member an additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a charity, organisation or cause that’s special to them.
Here’s how to use your Day to Make a Difference, in three simple steps:
- Speak to your line manager
- Decide where you would like to volunteer
- Request the day in People and Money under ‘Special Paid Leave’, then select ‘Volunteering Activities’ as the reason
Please refer to the Special Leave Policy under ‘Volunteering Activities’ for more information:
Share your experience and win
To be in with a chance to win one of five £25 vouchers in a prize draw, share your volunteering experience by submitting a photo and a brief description of what you did to: local@ed.ac.uk
Make sure you do so before 31 July.
Initiatives like these are a vital part of our Strategy 2030 focus on social and civic responsibility and the University’s Community Plan, giving us all the opportunity to make a positive difference in our local community:
Community Plan 2020-2025