Nominations for CVS Falkirk & District’s Volunteer Awards 2025 are now OPEN! Closing date is 12pm, Monday 28 April 2025.
Volunteering News
Volunteer on the Falkirk HSCP Integration Joint Board
Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership are seeking new service user representatives to volunteer as part of the Integration Joint Board for a 3 year period. The Board plans and oversees many local health and social care services, with the goal to achieve the priorities set out in the Partnership’s Strategic Plan 2023 – 2026.…
Support from Sported
Sported is a national charity with a vision of helping young people to thrive. Their approach is to provide support and information to the grassroots groups and clubs delivering sport and physical activity for young people aged 11 – 25 years old.
Ready for Youth Work E-Learning Opportunity
Ready for Youth Work is a practical course for youth workers and volunteers to ensure that they can: create a safe space for young people; plan, deliver and evaluate fun youth work sessions for young people; engage young people meaningfully; celebrate and recognise their achievements. This is an e-learning course, for which participants will need a laptop or computer. Participants will have until Tuesday 17 June 2025 to complete the course.
Volunteero Lunch and Learn “Maximising Impact” Session
Volunteero has also published their Lunch and Learn session with Marie Curie: “Maximising Impact: The Role of Volunteers in Fundraising”. The session is designed to help organisations grow their volunteer programme by engaging and empowering volunteer fundraisers.
Dispelling Fears and Misconceptions Around Volunteers with Criminal Records
Volunteero and Myrtos Consultancy have published their Lunch and Learn recorded session, “Dispelling Fears and Misconceptions Around Volunteers with Criminal Records”. The session aims to give volunteer managers more confidence when it comes to recruiting volunteers who have a criminal record.
Young Trustees’ Community Café – Thursday 13 March, 12pm
Are you a trustee under 30 or aspiring to become one? Join the Young Trustees Movement for their online Community Café! When 1/12 trustees are named either John or David and fewer than 3% of trustees are under 30, it’s no secret that board diversity is an issue. The Young Trustees Community Cafe is their…
BBC Scotland Make a Difference Awards 2025!
The Make a Difference Awards are your chance to say thank you and recognise those who improve lives where you live. If you have been waiting for a chance to recognise those special individuals making a big difference, do it now as the AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! The eight award categories are: The Volunteer…
Young Scot Awards – Nomination Deadline 30 March
Nominations for Young Scot Awards remain open until Sunday 30 March 2025! If you know a young person (between 11-26 in Scotland) who has gone above and beyond to make an impact in their community and you think they deserve an award, don’t hesitate in nominating them! You can nominate your amazing young person for…
Disclosure Scotland and Changes: Information Sessions
Following the announcement of Disclosure Scotland and the changes to their services from Tuesday 1 April (when the PVG scheme becomes a legal requirement in Scotland under the new Disclosure (Scotland) Act), Volunteer Scotland is running a series of very useful online sessions to help groups and organisations understand what is changing and how it impacts them. The next in-depth session takes place this coming Monday 24 February, 10am – 12pm, while the next informal online drop-in is Wednesday 26 February, 10am – 11am.
