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
A new version of this handbook was recently released with lots of helpful information and can be accessed https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls. 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 etc.) 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, e.g., how to recruit trustees, employment legislation, where to get a financial advisor etc.) 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 Executive www.scotland.gov.uk
Scottish Natural Heritage www.snh.org.uk
Scottish Parliament www.scottish.parliament.uk
Voluntary Health Scotland www.vhscotland.org.uk
Volunteer Centre East Lothian www.volunteereastlothian.org.uk
Volunteer Scotland https://www.volunteerscotland.net
Volunteer Wiki www.volunteerwiki.org.uk 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 volunteers.