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- Orkney Community Directory
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- Employability Orkney - Restart Orkney
- Evie and Rendall Community Council
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- Flebister Surgery (Orcades Practice)
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- Girlguiding Orkney
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- Graemsay Community Association SCIO
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- John Rae Society
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- Linklet House Surgery - North Ronaldsay Branch Of Heilendi Practice
- Marie Curie Fundraising Orkney
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- Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service
- Nordhaven Clinic
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- Destination Orkney Ltd
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- Young Archaeologists' Club - Orkney
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- Orkneycommunities.co.uk
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- Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre Development Trust
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- Sunnybrae Centre - Eunson Kloss
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- THAW Orkney
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- The George Mackay Brown Fellowship
- The Learning Link
- Peedie Kirk United Reformed Church
- Dounby Surgery
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- Canine Concern Scotland Trust
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- Who Cares? Scotland
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- The Peedie Retreat
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- West Mainland Bowling Club
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- East Mainland Young Farmers Club
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- Kirkwall City Pipe Band
- South Ronaldsay Golf Club
- Stromness Hockey Club
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- Orkney Motocross Club
- West Mainland Pool Association
- Bignold Park Trust
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- John Tait Trust
- Access Orkney
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- Shapinsay Men's Shed
- Orkney Nature Festival
- Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) Service - NHS Orkney
- Dounby Centre
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- Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP
- Milestone Community Church
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- ODD Animals Rescue
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- What's new
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- New Suicide Prevention campaign and website for Scotland
- Take part in a research study: Exploring Barriers Faced by Social Enterprises in Scotland
- Join the Ambitions 2025 Programme: Supporting Leaders, Building Growth
- Share your memories from 40 Years of the International Island Games
- Changes to legislation affecting charitable companies
- A new website for Voluntary Action Orkney
- Save the date - Volunteers' Week 2025
- Celebrating the achievements of our young people at the annual Orkney Youth Awards
- From 1 April 2025 the PVG scheme is a legal requirement - are you ready?
- Voluntary Health Scotland releases videos showcasing the work of Community Link Workers
- YLAG members attend their first Rural Youth Action Network event
- Orkney’s Third Sector at breaking point amid proposed Council Tax hike
- Changes to the Charities Act – be prepared!
- BBC Make a Difference Awards launches in Scotland for first time
- Capturing over 40 years of memories and creating new Sporting Memories Clubs
- Clan looking for volunteers on Orkney to support people impacted by cancer
- Orkney Youth Awards - nominations now open
- Small Grants Scheme open for applications
- Launch of the Improving the Cancer Journey Service
- Parents urged to consider mediation as a way to build a positive future for their family during Family Mediation Week
- Free human rights and equalities training, resources, events and networking
- New support available to help local charities and community groups manage their money
- SOS function on your mobile phone
- Live n’ Live 9
- Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Round 4 – coming soon!
- The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 changes – are you ready?
- Local communities join with artists to commemorate the impact of Covid in Orkney
- A new era begins for Voluntary Action Orkney
- VAO launches new Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) Policy
- Volunteers’ Week 2024: Volunteering Stories
- New NHS Orkney Healthy Families Resource
- Volunteers' Week 2024
- Closure of the Adult Befriending Service supported by Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO)
- Volunteers' Week 2023 - Colin's story
- Volunteers' Week 2023 - Volunteers bring site to life
- Volunteers' Week 2023 - Volunteers lead the way for Orkney 2025 Islands Games
- £15 million mental health funding - Community support for a third year to help more projects
- Our Strategic Plan 2023-2026
- Voluntary Action Orkney Celebrates Volunteers' Week 2022!
- Social Enterprise Scotland
- Additional funding for community mental health
- National Care Service Consultation - Analysis of Responses
- Police Scotland - Officer Impersonation
- Keeping safe online at Christmas top tip checklist
- A new fund looking to tackle mental health inequalities has launched in Orkney
- Trustees’ Week 2021
- Scottish Government Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Statement by Orkney TSI – Voluntary Action Orkney
- New Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund launched - £15 million to help improve mental wellbeing
- Young Person's Guarantee
- 'Worrying about Money?' Guide
- Each and Every Child website
- Volunteers' Week 2021 - what is volunteering?
- Volunteers' Week 2021 - volunteering with British Red Cross in Orkney
- Volunteers' Week 2021 - Saltire Award winner Thomas
- Volunteers' Week 2021 - volunteering with HM Coastguard Orkney
- Orkney Domestic Abuse Forum (DAF) - 'Survivor Card'
- Does Social Enterprise mean business?
- My Rights, My Say website
- Evidence Bank shares perspectives of Young People
- Events
- Very Brief Advice on Smoking Training (11 Dec 2025)
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (November)
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (October)
- Very Brief Advice on Smoking Training (7 Oct 2025)
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (September)
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (July)
- Very Brief Advice on Smoking Training (14 July 2025)
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (June)
- Child Protection Awareness - Specific Workforce Training (26 June)_
- Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network - research talk (Stromness Community Centre)
- Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network - research talk
- Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network - research talk for carers and people with lived experience
- Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network - research talk (Kirkwall Community Centre)
- Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network - research talk for staff and professionals
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (May)
- Cold Spots of Community-led Activity Research Launch Event
- Henry's Healthy Families: Growing Up programme
- Using FOI: a guide to making successful information requests (30 April 2025)
- Get Involved - Volunteers' Week
- Using FOI: a guide to making successful information requests (29 April 2025)
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (April)
- Very Brief Advice on Smoking Training (24 April 2025)
- Child Protection Awareness - Specific Workforce Training (10 April)
- Child Protection Awareness - Specific Workforce Training (9 April)
- Free help with the switch to digital landlines
- Child Protection Awareness - General Workforce Training (2 April)
- Orkney Matters Two consultation project - creative collaborations
- Treasure Hunt in aid of The Peedie Retreat
- Good Conversations Volunteer Training (28 March)
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (March)
- Orkney Youth Awards
- Sporting Memories Club Taster Session
- Rural Connections – Insight into Mental Health (March)
- Social Prescribing Day - Species on the Edge nature walk
- Social Prescribing Day
- Investment Awareness Session plus Networking Lunch
- Flexible Working webinar
- Child Protection Awareness - General Workforce Training (13 March)
- Confidence to Cook – trainer programme
- Good Conversations Volunteer Training (11 March)
- Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (3 day course)
- Let’s Dance Event
- Clan Cancer Support- Volunteering Open Day
- Joint Sanday Community Council and Sanday Development Trust surgeries (February)
- Good Conversations Volunteer Training (27 February)
- Child Protection Awareness - General Workforce Training (27 February)
- Want to build your environmental, social and governance goals?
- Self-Harm Awarness: Understanding and supporting people who self harm - Parent's awareness and Q&A session
- The National Lottery Community Fund - Fund Information Event
- OSCR Webinar: Changes in law affecting charities working with children and protected adults
- Embedding a Trauma-Informed Approach, Suicide Prevention and Self Harm: Joining the Dots
- Rural Connections – Insight into Mental Health (February)
- Free Gaming and Gambling Harm Workshops
- Free Financial Training and Mentoring
- Funding Opportunities
- Highlands and Islands Environment Foundation
- Autistic Adult Support Fund
- Short Breaks Fund
- Step Up loan programme
- Strengthening Organisations
- Orkney Children’s Trust
- Strategic Legal Fund
- Pounds for Purpose
- Start It
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- The Craighnish Trust
- Greener Spaces, Fairer Places
- Wheelchairs for Children
- VSS Emergency Assistance Fund
- Community Action
- Fairer Life Chances
- Scottish Land Fund
- Young Start
- National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
- Urgent Assistance Fund
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- Heart of the Community Trust
- Small Grant Programme for Older People
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