Community organisations will have to adapt to changes in the way Highlands and Islands Enterprise supports communities .

The Information Commissioner’s Office is hosting a conference on 6 November in Dundee

The national minimum wage rates are updated from 1st October

Community organisations will have to adapt to changes in the way Highlands and Islands Enterprise supports communities .

The Big Lottery Investing in Ideas grant schemes final closing date for outline proposal form is Friday 1st August. Grants range from £500-£10,000. 

The office of the Scottish Charity Regulator have produced a new work pack to help small Scottish charities to prepare their accounts.
OSCR are sending out these packs to all charities with an annual income under £100,000 a year.

Caithness Voluntary has organised training for directors and staff of Companies limited by guarantee, covering the changes in legislation, duties and responsibilities and Memorandum and Articles of Association. 

We have arranged free Employment Rights Training for the Voluntary sector.

A new website ‘www.buyintohighland.com’ has been launched to provide a one stop shop for promoting the growing number of Social Enterprise businesses.

West Caithness Community Transport has a mini-bus for hire

Recognised charities can apply for revenue and capital costs, and for awards over one to three years.

Caithness Voluntary Group monthly update. At the beginning of a new year it is a busy time for groups in the voluntary sector as they look at what they have to do in the coming year.

Caithness Voluntary group monthly update. Caithness Voluntary group held a funding workshop last week where advisors from the Big Lottery came along and explained the various grants that the Lottery award. This workshop was very successful and we intend to organise more training workshops over the coming months.

Caithness Voluntary Group monthly update. Caithness Voluntary Group has arranged free training workshops in May.

Caithness Voluntary Group Update. Suicide Awareness Group (SAG) based in Inverness  is looking to set up a sub group in Caithness.

Caithness Voluntary group monthly update. The Queens Award for Voluntary service is open for nominations.

Caithness Voluntary Group organised a meeting last week to take forward the development of a local food distribution point in Caithness, working in partnership with Larder Bites this will become the  local hub  for food distribution.

Caithness Voluntary Group monthly update September.The aim of the new Council Ward Forums is to have better community engagement, offer better service delivery and act as a forum to raise issues of concern. The ward forum is not a decision making body, but it will enable to Councillors to raise local concerns at strategic committees in Inverness.

Caithness Voluntary Group monthly update. CVG is organising a range of training workshops over the next few months for people either working or volunteering within the local voluntary sector.

caithness Voluntary group monthly update November 2007.Highland Council has funds available through their Ward Discretionary Budget.

Caithness Voluntary Group monthly update

Growing Community Assets
Awards For All

The Statutory Holiday Entitlement increases from October 2007

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