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Dumfries & Galloway Council
dgcommunity.net
Dumfries and Galloway Council's community information gateway
www.dgcommunity.net
Dumfries & Galloway Council Voluntary Sector Grants Mini Web
A direct link to resources and application forms for D & G council grants
www.dumgal.gov.uk/grants
Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
SCVO is the national body representing the voluntary sector. SCVO seeks to advance the values and shared interests of the voluntary sector by fostering co-operation, promoting best practice and delivering sustainable services.
www.scvo.org.uk
Charity Choice
Billed as the premier guide to Charities in the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland Charity Choice allows users to access over 10,000 charities and non-profit organisations. Entries are updated daily and are constantly increasing. The site was derived from the print version of Charity Choice that has been in circulation for over 16 years
www.charitychoice.co.uk
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
The regulator and registrar for charities in Scotland.
A division of the Scottish Office.
Holds a searchable database of all charities registered in Scotland.
www.oscr.org.uk
The Charities Commission
The regulator and registrar
for charities in England and Wales.
Our aim is to provide the best possible regulation of charities in England and Wales in order to increase charities' effectiveness and public confidence and trust.
Holds a searchable list of all registered charities in England and Wales
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
Community Webnet
A one-stop shop for groups carrying out sustainable development projects in their local communities. The website has a range of features including:
- A database of around 400 community projects from across Scotland
- Extensive information on sources of funding for projects
- A member directory to help you make contact with others
- Resources to help you manage your project through its different stages
- Discussion forums where you can tell the world about your project or start topics of interest
- Online surgeries where experts can answer your questions
- News and events of relevenc to Scottish community groups
- Links to useful websites
- A quarterly newsletter for members
www.communitywebnet.org.uk
WorkWithUs.org
The single public gateway to Scotland's 44,000 charities and voluntary and community groups.
All the content comes from subscribing organisations and is classifies by the 15 areas of activity within which charities work.
Eleven channels allow easy access to topics most sought after by both the public and the voluntary sector:
- What's On: events, conferences, talks, fundraisers and more
- News: catch up on what's happening in the sector
- Learn: online resources and training courses
- Talk: bulletin boards for public forums
- Buy: a shopping mall for the public to purchase goods and services from charities or to partake in online auctions
- Give: credit card donations to your favourite charity or organisation
- Inform: essential advice for the sector and the public
- People: salaried jobs and links to volunteering opportunities
- Funds: a growing directory of funding sources for the voluntary sector
- Find Us: who's who in the 'not for profit' sector - 27,000 records
- Lobby: an interface between the parliament and the voluntary sector
www.workwithus.org
Online Borders
Online Borders, the Scottish Borders Community Grid, provides:
Access to local information through a searchable database of services and organisations.
Advice on careers guidance, employment skills and training.
Learning materials and bite size courses.
Help for local voluntary organisations to develop an ‘on-line’ presence; allowing them to promote their work locally, nationally and internationally.
It is designed to be a useful, resource created for the people of the Borders by the people living and working in the Borders.
www.onlineborders.org.uk
Voluntary Health Scotland
The Scottish Voluntary Sector Health Network: maximising the impact of the voluntary sector on health in Scotland.
www.vhscotland.org.uk
Community Care Providers Scotland
CCPS is the association of voluntary sector organisations providing care and support services in Scottish communities. Its membership comprises the majority of the leading national non-profit and charitable service providers in Scotland.
CCPS exists to identify, represent, promote and protect the interests of its members, so that they can maximise the support they provide to the people who use their services.
www.ccpscotland.org
Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit
The Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit aims to support and promote the development of the voluntary sector social services workforce in Scotland. The Unit has been established by Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS) in collaboration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and is funded by the Scottish Executive.
www.ccpscotland.org/workforceunit
Community Webnet
Community Webnet is a one-stop shop for Scottish community groups carrying out projects which improve the quality of life for local communities. The site contains a wealth of resources to help you carry out projects in your community, learn from the experience of others and share your own experiences.
Forward Scotland developed Community Webnet in 2003, and it has been redeveloped in partnership with BTCV Scotland, Greenspace Scotland, SNH, SEPA, the Scottish Executive and the Sustainable Scotland Network.
www.communitywebnet.org.uk
ila Scotland
If you are over 18 and living in Scotland, you could get financial help towards the cost of learning new skills with an individual learning account from ILA Scotland.
www.ilascotland.org.uk
Learn Direct Scotland
In direct support of the Scottish Executive’s Lifelong Learning
Strategy, the mission of learndirect scotland is to help individuals and small businesses across Scotland to realise their potential through learning, at a time, place, pace and style that suits their needs.
Working closely with key partners, we seek to enhance the skills and employability of individuals and the competitiveness of companies, by encouraging disadvantaged and disaffected people back into learning to improve their personal and work-related skills and by helping small businesses to access training and development opportunities for their staff.
www.learndirectscotland.com
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