{"id":5123,"date":"2025-07-30T13:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/?page_id=5123"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:55:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"5123\" class=\"elementor elementor-5123\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aa48f4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aa48f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca9c6f7\" data-id=\"ca9c6f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fc65a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17fc65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b218e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74b218e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More about our team <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c410d8\" data-id=\"0c410d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f9566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7f9566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/origami-1067673_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4152\" alt=\"An orange origami boat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/origami-1067673_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/origami-1067673_640-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/origami-1067673_640-600x388.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac618b3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac618b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49b1abf\" data-id=\"49b1abf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-12dffde elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12dffde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-869717b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"869717b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37201b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37201b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn About What We Do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd2d599 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd2d599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">VANL is the support organisation for community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations and volunteering across North Lanarkshire and also facilitates partnership working between the CVS and public sector.<br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supports the wider CVS in North Lanarkshire by enhancing sector effectiveness. It promotes volunteering, fosters partnerships between CVS and the public sector (including the North Lanarkshire Climate Action Together Initiative and Green Wellbeing Project), and hosts the Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire Partnership&#8217;s Community Solutions Programme. More information is available in the leaflet and briefing<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7632b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7632b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5825e5f\" data-id=\"5825e5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c84514 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"3c84514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Download Our Leaflet<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: acumin-semicond-reg;\">Download our leaflet to get a concise overview of who we are, our mission, and the impact we&#8217;re making. It&#8217;s a quick way to learn more about our work and how you can get involved!<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"#\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46f714 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"c46f714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Read More About Our Services<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: acumin-semicond-reg;\">Explore more about our services and discover how we can support you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>        <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"#\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df80879 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df80879\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bb4642\" data-id=\"2bb4642\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f738ba0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f738ba0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60bd617 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"60bd617\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1789745 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1789745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn About What We Do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e183e79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e183e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">VANL is the support organisation for community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations and volunteering across North Lanarkshire and also facilitates partnership working between the CVS and public sector.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supports the wider CVS in North Lanarkshire by enhancing sector effectiveness. It promotes volunteering, fosters partnerships between CVS and the public sector (including the North Lanarkshire Climate Action Together Initiative and Green Wellbeing Project), and hosts the Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire Partnership&#8217;s Community Solutions Programme. More information is available in the leaflet and briefing<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de424b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3de424b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0295272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0295272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4176\" alt=\"VANL logo on a background of blue flower meadow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-4.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-4-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d982f25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d982f25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d821d1\" data-id=\"6d821d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6d7c9 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"5e6d7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">Download Our Leaflet<\/h3>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Download our leaflet to get a concise overview of who we are, our mission, and the impact we&#8217;re making. It&#8217;s a quick way to learn more about our work and how you can get involved!<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VANL-Promotional-Leaflet-V02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f480cb3 eael-infobox-content-align--left eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"f480cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/i>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">Read More About Our Services<\/h3>            <\/div>\n            <div><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Explore more about our services and discover how we can support you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>        <div class=\"infobox-button\">\n            <a class=\"eael-infobox-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/services-and-support-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                <span class=\"infobox-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edef03e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edef03e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f971fac\" data-id=\"f971fac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321db56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"321db56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet The Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca67c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca67c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">VANL\u2019s staff team are here to help community and voluntary organisations, volunteers and our public sector partners.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9337fc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9337fc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a084f\" data-id=\"34a084f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b7217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b7217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold; font-size: 14pt;\">Chief Executive Officer<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Name<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Title<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\">David Wood<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\">CEO<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb18ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb18ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold; font-size: 14pt;\">Deputy CEOs<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Name<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Title<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Kirsty Struthers<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Deputy CEO \u2013 Operations<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Thomas Moan<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">Deputy CEO \u2013 Strategy<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e1a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e1a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 95.4869%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Community Development<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Name<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Title<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\">Kamil Tomzik<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\">Head of Community Development<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\">Judith Bremner<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\">Community and Organisational Development Lead \u2013 Airdrie &amp; Coatbridge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\">Sharon Bissett<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\">Community and Organisational Development Lead \u2013 Motherwell &amp; Bellshill<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 42.4332%;\">Aileen Webster<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%;\">Community and Organisational Development Lead \u2013 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth &amp; Northern Corridor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731f482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"731f482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 95.4869%; height: 144px;\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 99.9999%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Community Solutions<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Name<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Title<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Gordon Watson<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Head of Community Solutions<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Rebecca Thomson<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Community Solutions Evaluation Lead\/Social Prescribing Development Officer<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Abeer Ashraf<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Mental Health and Wellbeing Capacity Building Lead<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Marta Szczepanska<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Community Solutions Team Support<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256113d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256113d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 95.4869%; height: 144px;\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 99.9999%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Community Wealth Building<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Name<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Title<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Michelle Thomson<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Head of Community Wealth Building<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Grant McLean<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Income Generation Lead<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Claire Dymond<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Employability and Volunteering Lead<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Tony O\u2019Neill<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Social Enterprise Lead<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2329693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2329693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 95.4869%; height: 144px;\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 99.9999%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Volunteering<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Name<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Title<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Carol Clarkson<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Head of Volunteering<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">May Stronach<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Volunteering and Admin Team Support<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319e23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319e23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 95.4869%; height: 144px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 99.9999%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\"><font face=\"acuminsemicond-bold\">Children, Young People and Families<\/font><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Name<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Title<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Joyce Morgan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Head of Children, Young People, and Families<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Claire Stewart<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Children, Young People, and Families Lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1e986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f1e986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 91.1778%; height: 192px;\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 99.9999%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Corporate<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Name<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-bold;\">Title<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Mohamed Ashour<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Head of Finance<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Lisa Scott<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Finance Lead<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Ryan Young<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Head of Corporate Services<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">Craig Anderson<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">Communications Lead<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"width: 42.4332%; height: 24px;\">\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"width: 57.5667%; height: 24px;\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f54d358 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f54d358\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da2238a\" data-id=\"da2238a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1364c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e1364c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e65c72e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e65c72e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc4e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc4e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership of VANL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-298b72f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"298b72f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-864ae49\" data-id=\"864ae49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3056cd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3056cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Any CVS organisation serving the people and communities of North Lanarkshire can become a member of VANL. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">The benefits of VANL membership include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">10% discount on our professional services such as our Digital Community Accountancy Service and HR service and also for any chargeable events\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Priority booking for our free events and training\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Invitation to our AGM\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: acumin-semicond-reg; 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