Case Study: Volunteer Scotland coordinates Scotland Cares volunteers with Objective Connect

Volunteering for the vulnerable: Coordinating a national support effort amidst COVID-19

Volunteer Scotland, the national centre for volunteering in Scotland, needed a secure and easy-to-use way to coordinate a fast-moving COVID-19 volunteer response across dispersed local authorities, charities, and community groups. With Objective Corporation’s Objective Connect, the team could safely share sensitive information, collaborate externally, and quickly onboard users regardless of IT proficiency.

Objective Corporation implemented Objective Connect as a browser-based secure file-sharing and collaboration platform with end-to-end encryption, immediate access, and flexible workspace management. The solution helped Volunteer Scotland coordinate more than 35,000 Scotland Cares volunteers, support around 40 external organisations accessing relevant personal data, and enable rapid two-way sharing of updates and spreadsheets, improving response efforts for food deliveries, supplies, medication drop-offs, and emotional support.

Volunteer Development Scotland

Alan Stevenson

IT and Communications Manager