8.0 Useful information, policies and websites
Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL)
Governance
https://www.volunteereastlothian.org.uk/for-trustees
- Annual General Meetings and Annual Reports
- Constitutions and Charitable Status
- Effective Meetings, Agendas and Writing Minutes
- Equal Opportunities
- Financial Management
- Fundraising
- Health and Safety
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Organisational Structure of Charities
- Guidance policies
- Preparing a Business Plan
- Role of Voluntary Management Committees
- Staff Recruitment and Management
- Starting a Group
SCVO - Village and Community Halls Handbook
This handbook is for everyone running a village or community hall in Scotland. From governance and facilities management to net zero and digital, it will guide you through what you need to know.
Useful Websites for Community Groups
Below are websites you may find useful, however there are many more and you will want to add to this list.
Citizens Advice Scotland: www.cas.org.uk
Community Enterprise: www.communityenterprise.co.uk
COSLA - The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities is the representative voice of Scottish local government: www.cosla.gov.uk
Directory of Social Change - The Directory of Social Change organise training events and conferences and publish books on fundraising and charity issues: www.dsc.org.uk
DTI - The department of trade and industry provides a summary on disciplinary and grievance procedures: www.dti.gov.uk
Equal Opportunities Commission: www.eoc.org.uk
East Lothian Council and Connected Communities: www.eastlothian.gov.uk
Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council: www.evoc.org.uk
Innovation Network - A US based organisation that provides online planning tools for non-profit organisations. Useful for evaluation plans, budgets, fundraising applications: www.innonet.org
Learn Direct Scotland: www.learndirectscotland.com
Lifelong Learning Website: www.lifelonglearning.co.uk
Lothian Association of Youth Clubs: www.layc.org.uk
Media Trust - This website has online guides to help and generate good media coverage and publicity for events and groups: www.mediatrust.org
National Council for Voluntary Organisations - Opportunity to ask questions about working in the voluntary sector, for example how to recruit trustees, employment legislation and where to get a financial advisor: www.askncvo.org.uk
National Statistics Online: www.statistics.gov.uk
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator: www.oscr.org.uk
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations: www.scvo.org.uk
Scottish Government: www.gov.scot
Scottish Natural Heritage: www.snh.org.uk
Scottish Parliament: www.parliament.scot
Voluntary Health Scotland: www.vhscotland.org.uk
Volunteer Centre East Lothian: www.volunteereastlothian.org.uk
Volunteer Scotland: https://www.volunteerscotland.net
Volunteer Wiki - This resource has been developed by Volunteer Edinburgh with support from partners, to give volunteer managers access to high quality, reliable and up to date information on managing volunteerswww.volunteerwiki.org.uk