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People across Scotland are being invited to share their experiences of local flooding issues to help inform how flood risk is managed in their communities…

• Friday 6 February 2026

In the ever-evolving landscape of Scotland’s social and third sectors…

• Friday 6 February 2026

With generous donations from Neo Next and Liam McArthur MSP, Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) is offering grants of up to £500 to support charities…

• Monday 2 February 2026

The information OSCR publishes about charities on the Scottish Charity Register will be changing soon.

• Wednesday 28 January 2026

Building on the success of their big Live ‘n’ Loud gig in November, last month young volunteers from ROAR held The Big Orkney Quiz.

• Wednesday 28 January 2026

Every year in March, Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) and Orkney Islands Council’s, Community Learning and Development team organise the Orkney Youth Awards.

• Wednesday 28 January 2026

The Scotland's Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA) Instructor Course is a comprehensive training program designed to prepare individuals to teach the SMHFA course.

• Tuesday 20 January 2026

A partnership between Orkney Housing Association (OHAL), Orkney Blide Trust, Women’s Aid Orkney and Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO)…

• Monday 19 January 2026

Disability Equality Scotland (DES) is working with Transport Scotland to capture the views of disabled people concerning travel within Scotland.

• Tuesday 16 December 2025

Following the recent launch of VAO’s Supported Volunteering initiative, the first Volunteer Mentors have now been recruited and trained…

• Tuesday 16 December 2025

Were you one of the many hundreds of people who gave their time to volunteer at this year's Orkney International Island Games? If you were, why not share your experience?

• Monday 15 December 2025

For 5 weeks in November and December, a group of S4 pupils at Stromness Academy took part in Get Ready to Volunteer.

• Friday 12 December 2025