Borders Community Action

In the Scottish Borders, the Third Sector Interface (TSI) was originally a partnership between four organisations - Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service, the Bridge, Scottish Borders Social Enterprise Chamber and Volunteer Centre Borders.

Borders Community Action was launched on 1 April 2023 as the new TSI for the Scottish Borders. They are now the one-stop point for the third sector. Working with charities, social enterprises, community groups and volunteers, they aim to promote and develop a vibrant local third sector.

1 Drygrange Cottages

Drygrange Steading

Melrose

Scottish Borders

TD6 9DJ

Tel: 03001247511

info@borderscommunityaction.org.uk

Volunteer Scotland

As Scotland's Centre for Excellence in volunteering, Volunteer Development Scotland leads the way in informing and modernising approaches to volunteering policy, enhancing practice and improving the quality of the volunteering experience for the people of Scotland. Volunteer Develoment Scotland has access to a range of volunteering opportunities from across Scotland.

Jubilee House
Forthside Way
StirlingFK8 1QZ
Telephone: 01786 479593
vds@vds.org.uk
www.vds.org.uk

Scottish Government issued a Refreshed Strategy for Volunteering in NHS

In February 2008 the Scottish Government issued a Refreshed Strategy for Volunteering in NHS Scotland CEL 10 (2008), in accordance with Better Health, Better Care Action Plan (2007) http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2008_10.pdf. The strategy requires NHS Boards to work with Volunteering Development Scotland (VDS) to meet the requirements of Investing in Volunteers (IiV) and implement a robust and consistent process for managing volunteers.

Investing in Volunteers Award

The award covers four key areas of volunteering: planning for volunteer involvement; recruiting volunteers; selecting and matching volunteers; and supporting and retaining volunteers. IiV has specific measures that need to be achieved by March 2011.
For more information on Investing in Volunteers please contact Volunteer Development Scotland or visit the designed IiV website: https://iiv.investinginvolunteers.org.uk/inyourcountry/iiv-scotland