13Nov2024
VAS Response to NI Increases in UK Budget Announcement
Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered Labour’s first Budget last month.
Who we are
Voluntary Action Shetland is Shetland's third sector interface.
OUR VISION is to be a Strong, Sustainable and Valued Asset for Shetland, playing a leading role in Championing and Supporting Community Needs. OUR MISSION is to Support, Represent and Develop Community and Voluntary Action in Shetland.
Services
Key Aims
To be a central source of knowledge about
- The Third Sector Locally.
- Local and National Policy and how it might affect the Third Sector, communities and citizens.
- How the Third Sector can contribute to those agendas.
To be the Voice
- Ensuring a strong Third Sector Voice at a Strategic Level within Local Planning Structures and Nationally.
To Build Capacity
- Developing the capacity of volunteering, community groups, voluntary organisations and social enterprise to achieve positive change.
To Connect
- Providing Leadership, vision and co-ordinator to the Local Third Sector to better respond to local priorities, including through partnership and collaboration.
What we do
Strategic
- Lobbying
- Negotiation
- Representation
- Facilitation
- Third Sector Voice
Community Support
- Advice and Support
- Organisation Development
- Training/Funding Support
- Charity Law - OSCR
- Networks/Forums
- Newsletters
Administration
- Correspondence
- Payroll and Accounts
- Independent Examination of Accounts
- Funding Distribution
Volunteering
- Saltire Awards
- VAS Volunteering Awards
- Volunteering Opportunities
- Volunteering for All National Framework
Carers
- Carers Support
- Short Breaks Grants
- Respitality
Market House
- Third Sector Hub
- Independent Charities - Tenancies
- Meeting Facilities
- Admin - One stop shop
Shetland Befriending Scheme
- Volunteers
- Children and Young People
- 16+ Adults
- 60+ Adults Dementia
- Training
Highlighted Volunteering Opportunity
Cycling UK (Shetland)
Walk Leader
News
Latest News
24Oct2024
Willin Haands and Peerie Trows Volunteering Award Recipients announced
VAS are delighted to announce the recipients of our annual Volunteering Awards. 76 adults and one group received the ‘Willin Haands Award’ for outstanding volunteering in their communities and 24 children aged 11 or under received a ‘Peerie Trows Award’ for their volunteering efforts.
