Useful Information

Reports, documents, plans, leaflets, directories and general information available to download.

Click here for the complete list

West Lothian Council Web Site click here

West Lothian Compact

Principles and Implementation Plans

Download Principles document March 2009, click here, Implementation Plan August 2009, click here, Implementation Plan Year 2 April 2010, click here

Annual Reports from Other Organisations

Scottish Children’s Reporter – Annual Report and Statistics, click here

Scottish Parliament : Scottish Parliament web site

Giving World Online – the free solution for busy companies to deal responsibly with surplus stock/equipment - donate it to people in need through a network of charities.  http://www.givingworldonline.com/

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.

The Pacific Institute : Steps to Excellence for Personal Success (STEPS) This link will give you more information about the programme

West Lothian Credit Union Forum :

West Lothian Young Carers :

YoungScot : The centre of information for young people in Scotland

Spectrum Magazine: Scotland’s Magazine for Volunteer Development




© 2009- Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian
Company Number - SC244154
Charity Number - SC027612