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    • 1 Getting Started
      • 1.7 Developing a Governing Document
      • 1.8 Writing your Organisation’s Purposes 
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      • 1.1 Legal Structures
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    • 2 Developing and Growing
      • 2.1 Project and Business Planning
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    • 3 Taking on an Asset
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      • 3.2 Community Asset Transfer
    • 4 Dissolving an Organisation
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      • 6.1 Top Tips
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      • 6.7 Sustainability 
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• Consultations
  • Have Your Say – Social Enterprise Survey
  • Women in West Lothian Invited to Share Their Views in National Survey
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  • Share Your Story: Climate Change and Wellbeing Research
  • Research Opportunity: Autistic Women and (Peri)menopause in the Workplace
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  • Budget Consultation Update: How the Third Sector Can Stay Engaged
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• Funding
  • Charity Trust Grants Available for Community Projects in West Lothian
  • Scottish Government Climate Engagement Fund: Deadline Approaching
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  • Meet the Funder: Creative Scotland
  • Funding Opportunity: Community Grants Fund – Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh
  • Funding Opportunity: Trade Development Grant
  • Corra Foundation – Household Hardship Fund and Boost Fund
  • Year 5 Awards Announced for the West Lothian Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund
  • SCVO: Meet the Funder – Tesco Stronger Starts
  • Bairdwatson Charitable Trust – Grants Programme Open
  • Refugee Festival Scotland – Small Grants Programme Open
  • Scotmid Community Grants – Up to £500 Available
  • Volant Charitable Trust – Large Grants Programme Now Open
  • Scottish EDGE funding opens for applications
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  • Our Future, Our Say Climate Change Plan Consultation Fund
  • Kelly Family Charitable Trust Grants
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  • Daily £100 Festive Donations with easyfundraising
  • Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund – Year 4 Projects and National Summary Published
  • Cash4Clubs Grants for Community Sports Now Open
  • Urban Forestry Funding Now Available from Future Woodlands Scotland
  • The Fore: Spring 2026 Funding Round Now Open for Registrations
  • Improving Access Fund Now Open for Applications
  • ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Awards Closing Soon
  • Daily £100 Donations This December with easyfundraising
• Governance
  • PVG Regulated Roles Guidance – Key Updates
• Job Vacancies
  • Job Opportunities – West Lothian Youth Action Project
  • Linlithgow Community Development Trust Recruiting for Two New Roles
  • Job Opportunity: Project Worker (Advocacy) – West Lothian
  • 1st Step Bikes are recruiting a Bike Team Coordinator
  • Job Vacancy: Projects Coordinator (Part-Time) – West Lothian African Women’s Network
• News
  • Nicola’s Expands Support to Young Women Aged 16+
  • Resource: Guide to Involving Young People on Trustee Boards
  • Important Changes to the Scottish Charity Register from March 2026
  • West Lothian 50+ Network Meets Minister for Equalities at Scottish Parliament
  • Take Action This Stroke Prevention Day – 29 January
  • West Lothian 50+ Network celebrates volunteers at annual lunch
  • Companies House: Identity Verification for People with Significant Control (PSCs)
  • NatWest SE100 Impact Pioneer Awards now open for entries
  • West Lothian Shoppers Donate 4500 Meals
  • VSGWL celebrates launch of TSI Scotland Network Manifesto for Winter 2025
  • Ann Pike awarded BEM for services to the community
  • Workspace Available at Braid House in Livingston
  • Community Meals in Blackburn – The Larder
  • Staff Christmas Meal
  • PVG Scheme Membership Updates
  • Top Tips for Supporting Neurodiversity in Your Volunteer Team
  • 25 Inspiring Quotes That Celebrate Volunteering
  • VSGWL Publishes Stakeholder Survey Report 2025
  • Identity Verification Now a Legal Requirement for Company Directors and PSCs
  • Support for Managing Money Worries and Wellbeing This Festive Season
  • Kidzeco’s Christmas Dinner Appeal 2025
  • Scottish Government Launches Cost of Living Campaign 2025
  • F&BV CDT Annual Christmas Appeal 2025
  • New Handbook to Support Third Sector Organisations Facing Far-Right Hate
  • Accounting Changes to Take Effect in 2026: New Charities SORP Published
  • Disclosure Applicants’ Journey E-Course
  • 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in West Lothian
  • Disclosure Scotland Update: 5-Year PVG Memberships
  • Linking Lives Launches New Befriending Resource
  • Celebrating Social Enterprise Day in West Lothian
  • Good Conversation Training Brings Local Volunteers Together
• Social Enterprise
  • Social Enterprise Suppliers’ Catalogue – Second Edition Now Available
  • Reaching Everyone: Building Stronger Community Connections
• Training & Events
  • Diversified Resource Sale for Third Sector Organisations
  • Whitburn Community Garden Easter Open Day
  • Free OSCR Webinar: Preparing Compliant Annual Accounts for Smaller Charities
  • Making Friends with Your Finances: Workshop for Social Entrepreneurs
  • Just Enterprise Digital Marketing Workshop for Social Enterprises
  • Free Creative Movement Sessions for People Living with Neurological Conditions
  • Advice Network Training Programme – March Sessions Now Open
  • Meet the Funder: Creative Scotland
  • Nutrition for a Better Life – Free Healthy Ageing Workshops
  • Suicide Prevention Scotland: Higher Risk Settings & Circumstances Events
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  • BRAG Study Visit Sparks Insightful Discussion on Partnership Working
  • Get Started with Community Energy – Livingston
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  • Save the Date: Volunteer Awards 2026
  • Meet the Funder Webinar: NHS Lothian Community Benefit Gateway
  • Adult Support and Protection Awareness Day 2026 – Online Learning Event
  • The Larder Live – Quiz Night
  • Gathering Hope 2026 – Event for Charities
  • SVN Workshop | Charities and the Changing Landscape at Holyrood
  • Canine Partners Virtual Open Days – Scotland
  • Christmas Networking Event – Wednesday 17 December 2025
  • Thank You for Attending Our AGM
  • Reaching Everyone: Building Stronger Community Connections
  • Webinar: How to Write Funding Applications
  • AI for Good: Ethics, Inclusion and Sustainability
  • Carers Rights Day 2025 – Supporting People Who Care for Others
  • The Larder LIVE – Alcohol-Free Night Out in Blackburn
• Volunteering
  • Trustee Opportunities – The PJ Foundation
  • Get Outdoors and Get Involved with West Lothian Ranger Service Volunteering
  • PVG Regulated Roles Guidance – Key Updates
  • Volunteering at parkrun
  • Volunteer Your Time at Five Sisters Zoo
  • VolunteerHub Guide for Reviewing Your Volunteer Programme and Volunteers
• Volunteering Opportunities
  • Trustee Opportunities – The PJ Foundation
  • Volunteer Opportunity – Youth Basketball Club (Winchburgh)
  • Volunteer Opportunities – West Calder Hub (Ageing Well)
  • Get Outdoors and Get Involved with West Lothian Ranger Service Volunteering
  • Pathways to Volunteering – Build Skills, Confidence and Experience
  • New year, try volunteering
  • Creating a Nation of Volunteers – Year One Update
  • Make a Difference in the Lives of Young People in Your Community
  • Volunteering at parkrun
  • Volunteer Your Time at Five Sisters Zoo