This online event offers the chance to join the celebrations as we hear the results of the Young Scot BIG Survey – an annual survey of young people asking them about their lives, worries and the issues that mean the most to them. Taking place on Wednesday 17 April from 11:30 to 13:00, via Zoom.…
Volunteering News
The Big Help Out 2024
The objective of The Big Help Out is to raise awareness of volunteering throughout the UK and provide opportunities for people to experience volunteering and make a difference in their communities. This is not a profit making or fundraising initiative. This year The Big Help Out will take place over the weekend 7th – 9th…
Volunteer Training Information and Guidance
Volunteers need to be equipped with the appropriate knowledge and skills to undertake their role confidently and effectively. If their training is good, volunteers will feel more able to do their role. This is likely to make them want to continue volunteering. It’s your organisation’s responsibility to make sure volunteers can carry out their role.…
Volunteers Week 2024
The Volunteers’ Week campaign returns to the UK for its 40th year with the new brand, logo, and resources nationwide! To mark the 40th Anniversary in a grand way, the UK campaign group – comprising Volunteer Scotland, Volunteer Now, NCVO, and WCVA – collectively decided to rebrand the campaign and alter the date. The 7-day…
Connecting Volunteering Network
The Connecting Volunteering Network is for third sector representatives who are involved in recruiting and managing/supervising volunteers to discuss topics of common interest, share knowledge and experience, as well as looking at local and national priorities associated with volunteering. For the first network of the year, we are going to focus on just that –…
Saltire Awards
Are you aged 12-25? Do you currently volunteer or ready to begin volunteering?
The Saltire Awards are Scottish Government’s way of celebrating, recognising, and rewarding the commitment, contribution and achievements of young volunteers in Scotland. Young people gain nationally recognised certificates, signed by Scottish Government Ministers, for the different amounts of volunteering they do. They can also earn up to 3,000 Young Scot Reward Points with each Saltire Award achieved.
Celebrating Volunteering 2024
Volunteers Week (3rd – 9th June) is fast approaching! We’d love to help you celebrate the efforts of your volunteers and, like previous years, we are offering volunteer certificates for organisations to use as part of their own celebrations. Certificate requests/orders should be sent to info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk – containing the following information: Volunteer’s Full Name, Organisation Full…
