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

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.

SCVO handbook

 

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