8.0 Useful information, policies and websites

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Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL)

VCEL have a suite of guidance, templates, and documents on the self-service section of their website.

 

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.