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Celebrate the very best of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector by entering this year’s Scottish Charity Awards – the perfect way to highlight the positive impact being made by your organisation, staff and volunteers. You can enter any of their nine categories for free, and all of the finalists will also be entered into the running for the People’s Choice Award –…

As part of Disclosure Scotland’s efforts to implement the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 by April 2025, they have now launched a public consultation to hear your views about reviewing their fee waivers, discounts, and registration fees for Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVGs) and disclosure checks. We encourage you and your organisation to participate in the consultation…

The Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) aims to offer financial support through Local Energy Scotland for local energy projects to help communities transition to net zero emissions. What can CARES support CARES can support a wide range of projects including installing renewable technologies in community buildings, community benefits and shared ownership. Local…

Taking place on 16th March from 11am – 4pm (or until the weather permits), the Kite Club of Scotland are running their next fly-in from the Bo’ness Union Street carpark. There will be club members present and visitors are always welcome to come and view the kites, or to bring their own and join in!…

Psychological trauma, including adverse and traumatic experiences in childhood and adulthood, is more common than we often assume. We all have a role to play in understanding and responding to people affected by psychological trauma and adversity. Scotland has paved the way in creating a vision of a trauma-informed workforce and services. The aim is…

St Andrew’s First Aid have been awarded funding to deliver their Ready for Life programme in Falkirk between March – May 2024. They have 7 programmes available to deliver, that’s 84 young adults (16-24) that could enter the world of work with 2 sought after workplace qualifications. The Ready for Life (RFL) programme is a…

Volunteer Scotland are running a free online workshop, occurring repeatedly throughout March – December 2024, designed to provide further support with enhancing your volunteer management practices. At this workshop, Volunteer Scotland will explain and discuss the available Quality Standards, which are: The Volunteer Charter Volunteer Friendly (for Small – Medium volunteer programmes) Investing in Volunteers…

The Scottish Children’s Lottery Trust will support applications which: will work with the most vulnerable children and young people who are at a demonstrably high risk of being negatively impacted by poverty; and/or demonstrate involvement of individuals and communities that understand and have experience of the issues that poverty presents. Examples of projects and activities…

The KFC Youth Foundation welcomes funding applications from organisations that: Benefit young people aged 11-25 years old Supports those in a position of social disadvantage (i.e. care leavers, those experiencing homelessness, young carers, young parents, young people at risk of or with experience of the criminal justice system) Support by providing spaces that allow young…