MVA News
Recognising Unpaid Carers – Training by VOCAL
Midlothian TSI staff members recently took part in a bespoke Think Carer training session, delivered by VOCAL Midlothian. VOCAL – Voice of Carers Across Lothian – is a charity that…
Climate Action Funding: Top Tips and Insights from Our Workshop
We teamed up with our colleagues at MCAN to host a workshop all about funding. Watch a recording of the session & read our key takeaways now!
Community Benefits in Action – Wishes Delivered
We’ve been working hard with organisations to encourage use of community benefits portals. Here are a few examples of benefits which have been delivered recently…
Overdose Prevention: Key Lessons from Our Naloxone Training Session
Last week, MVA held a Naloxone training and harm reduction session for third sector staff and volunteers in Midlothian.
£247k Fund Launching for Midlothian Community Groups
Year 4 of the Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults launches on the 9th September 2024!
Third Sector Funding: Have Your Say
We hosted an online session to discuss fair funding & the Scottish Government’s funding principles.
Scottish Charities Invited to Shape Future Regulations
The Scottish Government is running a consultation to understand whether a review of charity regulation is needed, and what the Third Sector would like this review to focus on. Midlothian…
Free Unrestricted Funding With Easyfundraising
MVA hosted an online event today with Becky Coleman at easyfundraising.org.uk. Don’t worry if you missed the session, you can view the recording below: You can download the slides from…
Scottish Government proposes charges for volunteers’ PVGs.
What’s Happening? Disclosure Scotland has opened a proposal to introduce fees for volunteering. They plan to remove the current fee waiver and apply a fee of £28 for volunteers to…
National Lottery Funding – Briefing Blog
MVA recently held a National Lottery Funding Briefing to provide third sector organisations with an update on some changes the National Lottery are making to their funding streams.
ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) Training Recording & Recap
We recently held training alongside Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland & Midlothian Council to help organisations in Midlothian learn more about ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) and…
A Fresh Start for The Midlothian Climate Action Network – Meet The Team!
The Midlothian Climate Action Hub is delighted to confirm that our staff recruitment is now complete and the community-led Hub Steering Group has been formally elected! Meet The Team The…
