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We’re delighted to announce this year’s North Lanarkshire Community and Voluntary Sector Conference, taking place on Thursday 30th April, 10am–3pm, at Cairnlea Parish Church, Airdrie.

🌟 We’re running another round of North Lanarkshire CVS Locality Network events to bring together community groups, third‑sector organisations, volunteers and partners from across North

Community Anchor Organisations are absolute pillars of the community and voluntary sector on the 2nd of February, VANL launched the Community Anchor Organisation Development Fund.

In line with the collective desire to reduce the overall levels of administration and maximise funding for the sector, VANL took the decision last year

18 March 2026 | Forgewood Community Centre We’re delighted to launch the Volunteer Organisers Network, a new NL-wide network bringing together volunteer co-ordinators, volunteer managers,

Community Solutions has launched the new three-year Community Anchor Organisation Development Fund. VANL defines a Community Anchor Organisation as an organisation who are embedded in

Join us for our AGM and the launch of our “How healthy is the North Lanarkshire Voluntary Sector?” survey, followed by a networking lunch. This

The recorded briefing session for the NL Local Employability Partnership Grants Programmes for 2026/27 can now be viewed at the above YouTube link, this session

In 2025 VANL reviewed and relaunched the Community Solutions Thematic Fund, taking on feedback from consultation events with partner organisation across the local community and

Upcoming Change – Effective from 1 January 2026 This change does not apply to accounts covering a financial year that begins before 1 January 2026. The Scottish

VANL is currently recruiting two Consortium Leads to help support and strengthen community and voluntary sector networks across North Lanarkshire. These roles play a key

VANL’s office will close for the festive period at 12pm, 19th December 2025 and will re-open 9AM, Monday 5th January 2026. 🕛📅 For any enquiries

🎅 Daily £100 donations in December! It’s the season of giving, and funding website easyfundraising are spreading some festive cheer with their Christmas Crackers competition,

Hochtief are delighted to introduce Connecting Communities, an initiative designed to support community groups, voluntary organisations, and social enterprises across North Lanarkshire. This programme reflects their

The Community Solutions locality hosts, both current and previous have done an outstanding job in the planning and distribution of consortia funding and coordination of

It is with great sadness that VANL announces the passing of our former colleague, Jean Thomson, who died on 29th October 2025. Jean started with

We are pleased to share a valuable opportunity for community organisations seeking sustainable, unrestricted funding. Through easyfundraising, your organisation can receive financial support generated from

Young people make up a large part of the population but they hold less than 3% of charity trustee roles. According to the Young Trustees

Join us for a collaborative briefing session hosted by the North Lanarkshire Partnership, aimed at community organisations and groups across the area. As the current

After a gap of several years, VANL is relaunching the Third Sector Community Justice Network to bring together organisations delivering any form of community justice

We are delighted to share the details and booking links for the upcoming North Lanarkshire Community and Voluntary Sector Locality Network Events taking place soon!  These sessions

Throughout the last year the Community Solutions Programme has funded over 201 projects between:  VANL would like to showcase the incredible work these projects have

We are thrilled to welcome Aileen Webster as VANL’s new Community and Organisational Development Lead. With a rich background in project management and development, Aileen

We are delighted to announce the relaunch of the North Lanarkshire Social Enterprise Network – this network will provide a space for enterprising organisations and individuals to

We are thrilled to welcome Tony O’Neill as VANL’s new Social Enterprise Lead. With a rich background in both social enterprise and community development, Tony

We are reaching out to invite you to take part in our Employability and Volunteering Survey, designed to gather valuable insights from organisations like you

Update 06/08/2025: This programme is now full and is no longer accepting new enquiries. Thank you for your interest. North Lanarkshire Council’s Working for Families

On Saturday 7th June, Lanarkshire Deaf Hub held a volunteer celebration event to thank all of their volunteers for their time, commitment and dedication. The

This month we were so excited to welcome Heather on board to help us spread the word about the power of volunteering for young people.

We are also excited to announce our new hot off the press easy to use guide to taking on young volunteers.  Our intrepid Volunteer Lead

HOCHTIEF, the contractor delivering the Roads & Infrastructure Maintenance & Improvement Services for North Lanarkshire Council, has officially launched Connecting Communities. Connecting Communities is a brand-new initiative created to support

Message published on behalf of Fiona Swift, Senior Education & Families Manager (Social Work) Hi, Gentle reminder of the 1 day Partner agency session we

The Locality Activity Fund (LAF) is a small grants programme that supports local Community and Voluntary Sector (CVS) organisations in each of the six North

We would like to thank everyone that came along to the Autumn 2024 round of Locality Network Events! Please see below, the master presentation slides

We’re excited to announce that the Annual North Lanarkshire Community & Voluntary Sector Conference is taking place on Tuesday, 10th December 2024 at Freedom City