Working Together for a Better North Lanarkshire
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) is a charity which provides services and support to the wider Community and Voluntary Sector across North Lanarkshire to help the sector be as effective as possible
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- Volunteer Organisers Network Launch Event
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… Read more: Volunteer Organisers Network Launch Event - Community Anchor Organisation Development Fund – Information Session
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… Read more: Community Anchor Organisation Development Fund – Information Session - VANL Annual General Meeting – 2026
Join us for our AGM and the launch of our “How healthy is the North Lanarkshire Voluntary Sector?” survey, followed by a networking lunch.… Read more: VANL Annual General Meeting – 2026 - [Video] NL Local Employability Partnership Grants Programmes 2026/27 – Briefing Session
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… Read more: [Video] NL Local Employability Partnership Grants Programmes 2026/27 – Briefing Session - Community Solutions Thematic Fund Update
In 2025 VANL reviewed and relaunched the Community Solutions Thematic Fund, taking on feedback from consultation events with partner organisation across the local community… Read more: Community Solutions Thematic Fund Update - Recent OSCR Changes – Effective January 1st
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… Read more: Recent OSCR Changes – Effective January 1st
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