Scottish Government’s £3.3 million Volunteering Support Fund – now open! The Scottish Government’s Volunteering Support Fund is now open for applications. The £3.3 million Fund will be delivered on its behalf by Impact Funding Partners over the next 3 years.…
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Scottish Government Survey of Volunteer Involving Organisations
Scottish Government survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the voluntary sector and volunteering in Scotland
Volunteers Week 2021
Say thank you to your volunteers this Volunteers Week!
Young volunteers in Barra film about Mingulay
Young volunteer researchers in Barra were supported to research life on a remote island Mingulay now compared with 100 years ago and produce a film,
Core Skills in Volunteer Management Training – April and May dates for Western Isles
Core Skills in Volunteer Management training We are working in partnership with Volunteer Edinburgh to offer new training to volunteer involving organisations across the Western Isles this April and May. The Volunteer Centre will cover the cost of participating Western…
New national Youth Volunteering Guidelines launched – training available
New national Youth Volunteering Guidelines are being launched this month, with training being offered to support the launch. We would like to encourage all partners across the Western Isles to attend in order to support the development of youth volunteering…
Western Isles Libraries and Third Sector Interface encourage people to sign up for Chromebooks and digital support
As part of the Connecting Scotland project, Western Isles Libraries have been allocated a number of Chromebook laptops. These are to be gifted to digitally excluded families with children and care leavers up to the age of 26 years. TSI Western Isles…
Wishing all a very Merry Christmas from Volunteer Centre Western Isles! Our offices are now closed and will re-open on Wednesday 6th January when we will have have some great new volunteering opportunities for the new year. Please get in…
Volunteer Network Managers Meetings – Uist and Barra
Volunteer Network Managers Meetings – Uist and Barra If you are a volunteer organiser, group leader or volunteer manager in Uist and Barra, join us for an informal meeting by zoom to exchange news, share information and COVID related practice…
Give a gift, light up a life this Christmas…..
Spread a little kindness this Christmas! This Christmas, we have produced a step by step guide for community groups, third sector organisations and churches to run their own ‘Give a Gift, Light up a Life’ project, and spread a little…