'On the new Fair Funding in Scotland section of our website, we’re providing an arsenal of resources to help you support our calls, be it within your own output and content, your influencing work at Parliament, or anywhere else you feel it would be beneficial.

'We have tracked

Fantastic turnout for the Community Breakfast and thanks to David McNeill SCVO for kicking off today covering state of the sector covering political, economic, social and technological impacts to take account for

Thank you for your nominations for the Volunteering and Voluntary Sector Awards #fvaawards
Nominations are now closed and our judging panel will meet soon to read your fantastic entries.
Stay tuned for more information about the awards, judges, sponsors, and the final shortlist!

Behind the scenes 👀

Here is a sneak peak from our sound check ahead of our Campaign Launch Event on Thursday. We can’t wait to see you all there!

There’s still time to get involved in the campaign and get your hands on some great FREE resources: keepthebeatalive.org.uk/join/

Climate Action Hub Launch #Event ! 🌱

This Saturday, 27th April at @HawkhillCC

Reserve a spot here 👉 bit.ly/4d3lFRL

#NetZero

You are invited to join the upcoming meeting of the West Lothian Volunteer Network

WLVN aims to offer Volunteer Managers/Coordinators a platform for support, exchanging information, sharing best practices, and collaborating informally to develop various events.

We've just launched our latest resource, a free guide on developing an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy.

Download the full guide here: bit.ly/44kZ1Ao

#equality #thirdsector #EHRfund

We're delighted to represent Glasgow Climate Action Hub at the City Chambers today. This event from Parents For Future Scotland is bringing schools across #Glasgow together with decision-makers to tackle air pollution in the city.

Get involved with our pilot project supporting community-led planning for Berwickshire and Cheviot.

If you're in the pilot area, share your feedback with us on how we can better support you forms.office.com/e/UHFvvzqt8B

Cost of living having a real affect on female volunteering - only 1% gender difference now - and more people from least deprived areas are volunteering less - why? Debbie Volunteer Scotland 💚 outlining the analysis from Household Survey Clacks Third Sector Interface FVSEN

Important survey on charity banking - see below.

Check out this week's Scottish Government consultation newsletter to find out about:

open consultations
consultations closing soon
published analysis reports

subscribe at consult.gov.scot/about/

✨At the Annual Charities Conference today getting the latest on the world of charities
💡Developing our knowledge so we can share the latest information with our members - watch out for our next newsletter for the latest updates

Just over 24 hours left to get your nominations in for this year's Volunteering and Voluntary Sector Awards #fvaawards
We don't want to miss your amazing stories of exceptional volunteers & voluntary organisations.
Nominate here -
fva.org/award_nominati…

We are looking forward to #VolunteersWeek2024 and can't wait to celebrate local volunteers from across South Lanarkshire. More info to come soon.

Voluntary Sector Banking Challenges Survey

NCVO and the Charity Finance Group recently launched their 2024 survey of charities’ experiences of banking and are inviting all voluntary organisations to complete the survey and have your say.

Survey link: forms.office.com/pages/response…

Download the Angus Community Connector app! 🤩

Download the app on both IOS and Android devices! Simply search for it in your app store.

If you're interested in adding your third sector organisation to the Angus Community Connector, please visit: bit.ly/3x55rXO

Join us in celebrating Volunteers’ Week (3–9 June) by honouring and recognising the significant contributions volunteers make to our communities.

For some inspiration on ways you can get involved, please read: volunteersweek.scot/get-involved/

#VolunteersWeekScot #CelebratingVolunteering

Across the sector, we understand difficult financial times - we live through them as organisations and communities on a regular basis. No-one is saying we should have special treatment, but the sector must be valued, respected and better understood @tsiscotnet #EssentialSector

Calling Fife businesses and organisations!

We have sponsorship opportunities available for our upcoming Volunteering and Voluntary Sector Awards, celebrating the vital role of volunteering in Fife.

If you're interested, please e-mail [email protected]