Useful Information
Reports, documents, plans, leaflets, directories and general information available to download.
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Links to useful Voluntary Sector related websites
HELP FROM HOME MICRO-VOLUNTEERING WEBSITE
Help from Home aims to make volunteering more accessible by giving people the opportunity to volunteer from the comfort of their own home. Volunteer your time in bite size chunks, when you want to. Benefit worthy causes to suit your lifestyle at your own convenience. Dip in and dip out with absolutely no commitment. Over 500 micro volunteering opportunities to choose from that will take between 10 seconds to 30 minutes to complete.
Volunteering Resource : Find Volunteering Resources
CRBS : The Central Registered Body in Scotland (CRBS) is a service which has been operated by Volunteer Development Scotland since 2002. CRBS provides free disclosure checks, guidance, advice and support to voluntary sector organisations and manages the essential service of providing disclosure certificates to voluntary sector organisations working with children, young people and adults at risk.
Courses : Certificate in Community Volunteering
Hot Igloo : The creators of this site.
GOAL : Helping people in West Lothian gain access to training and education.
MV Volunteering Passport : A live personal development plan for young people to record their volunteering experience as an MV.
Open4community : Potential Funders. In order to access a personalised report of possible funding opportunities, you need to click on the “Search for Funding” box along the top of the page. From there, you must register and once logged in you can search for government, Lottery or trust funding which may be relevant to your community or voluntary organisation. The benefits are, your own personalised account that will save your searches, receive news updates on funding and charities, the ability to browse government & other funding opportunities thematically and access to sources of local support.
Scottish Parliament : Scottish Parliament web site
The Pacific Institute : Steps to Excellence for Personal Success (STEPS) This link will give you more information about the programme
Volunteer Development Scotland : The umbrella organisation for all the Volunteer Centres in Scotland
West Lothian Credit Union Forum :
YoungScot : The centre of information for young people in Scotland
Spectrum Magazine: Scotland’s Magazine for Volunteer Development
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service :Nominations can be made at any time of the year by members of the public who have been helped personally by a group or witnessed the benefits of its work in their community.
