Support
Community and Voluntary Sector Capacity Building and Support Services
VANL provides free information and guidance to CVS organisations on a range of key organisational issues and also some professional services at very low cost. We provide an outline of these services below.
Climate and Green Policy and Action
VANL provides CVS organisations with support on climate and green policy and action, which is increasingly required by funders.
Watch this space for forthcoming information on the North Lanarkshire CVS Climate Pledge and resources.
Start-Up And Governance
VANL believes good governance is key to a successful organization. We offer startup and governance support to new and established organizations, plus signpost to additional resources:
OSCR – Good Governance for Charity Trustees: Resources for charity trustees.
VANL Start-Up Guide: Info on starting an organization and committee/board roles.
Governing Documents: Templates for SCIO, unincorporated charities, and Company Limited by Guarantee.
Asset Transfer Support: COSS helps with the Asset Transfer process.
Governance Training: SCVO offers webinars on governance.
VANL Governance Templates: Free governance policies and packs available.
Performance Management, Evaluation, Learning and Improvement
VANL helps CVS organisations on performance management, evaluation, learning and improvement (PMELI) as follows:
Through this short (PMELI) briefing available here
Through our Evaluation Toolkit, available here
Through PMELI support for CVS organisations receiving funding through the Community Solutions Programme
Human Resources
VANL supports organisations in implementing fair work practices, including fair recruitment, pay (at least real living wage), growth opportunities, and respect for employees’ views. Fair Work balances employer-employee rights and benefits society.
For details, visit the Scottish Fair Work Convention and North Lanarkshire Employer Charter websites.
VANL offers free HR templates and qualified HR advice when possible. Please contact HR@VANL.co.uk for more information
Finance
If your organisation needs support to manage and report on its finances more effectively, VANL provides a professional, qualified, Digital Community Accountancy Service at a very affordable rate. You can find out more about this service here.
Additional Resources
In addition to the above services, VANL provides some training to the CVS on other issues such as child protection and we announce this training when available. However, as VANL is not a training organisation, we refer CVS organisations to other sources of reliable training. The following organisations provide useful training for our sector on a range of relevant issues.
New College Lanarkshire which provide a wide range of courses, some of which are free to our sector.
Open University which provides a wide range of free courses through “Open Learn”
Skills Network which provide a wide range of free courses in Scotland
VANL will also share information about other training opportunities as they arise on this page and/or through other communication routes.
Income Generation
VANL supports the CVS to raise income by:
Hosting and managing the North Lanarkshire Community Lottery
Managing funds on behalf of funders through the Community Solutions Programme
Convening the North Lanarkshire CVS Income Generation Forum – see CVS Funding Section here
Providing free income generation guidance to CVS organisations.
Promoting fair funding for the CVS
VANL is Supported by the Following
What We Do For You
VANL also works with the CVS and our statutory partners to support community action to improve community wealth and welllbeing.
If your organisation needs help with any of these, please contact us on info@vanl.co.uk or via our contact form
You can also contact us at info@VANL.co.uk or use the contact form to find out more.
- Volunteering support
- Support for partnership working
- Customer focussed – click to read VANL’s Customer Service Policy and Complaints Policy