Welcome to Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA)

Welcome to the website of Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA), your first port of call for Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) services in Midlothian.

MVA supports voluntary organisations (staff and board/management committees) in Midlothian.

If you are looking for information on becoming a volunteer, or just general information on volunteering in Midlothian, contact the Volunteer Centre Midlothian.

MVA exists to work alongside local communities to identify areas of need and attempt to fill the gaps: and to encourage and facilitate networking and communication between the voluntary, statutory and private sectors.

This website provides information for organisations and groups based in, and working in Midlothian, including:

  • the help MVA may be able to give you;
  • information on events and training run by MVA and other organisations (including our regularly updated Events and Training Calendar);
  • MVA newsletters and e-briefings, and other publications;
  • information to help you set up a new group or organisation;
  • information to help you run an existing group or organisation;
  • information on Forums aimed at groups and voluntary sector organisations;
  • links to other websites

Please remember that this website is only your first stop - if you wish further information, or assistance, please contact the staff at MVA - we will be do our best to help you.

In addition, this website includes links to a number of other related websites, for example, the MVA Resource Guide; the Midlothian Community Care Forum; Woodburn Day Care Club; SEAM; etc - links here.

 

Hello and Happy New Year to everyone!

Hi

Do you have any workplace New Year’s Resolutions?

Are you a voluntary sector organisation or community group working in/based in Midlothian?

• Perhaps this is the year you get that new project of the ground – if you need funding come and talk to me about it!
• Or perhaps this is the year you finally embrace social media (or at least find out a bit more about it!). Talk to Kash, our Social Media Officer, on 663 9471 if you would like to discuss social media and your organisation, or look out for our forthcoming training sessions;
• Or perhaps this is the year you finally get the recognition that your organisation deserves…

I have produced a document that brings together a series of different awards, all celebrating third sector excellence – everything from Charity of the Year, Director of the Year, Scottish Care Awards, environmental awards, you name it – there’s an award for it. In a time of very competitive funding, raising your organisation profile and having your quality externally recognised can be very useful. So let’s make 2012 the year that Midlothian organisations get the recognition they deserve – apply or nominate!

Lesley

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Dr Lesley Kelly, Development Officer (Funding)
Midlothian Voluntary Action, 4/6 White Hart Street
Dalkeith EH22 1AE
0131 663 9471

 

Emergency Planning: Getting Ready for Winter

Are you ready for Winter?

Have you thought about what may make Winter safe, warm and enjoyable for You?

Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA) working in partnership with Midlothian Community Care Forum, Platform and Voice (the voice of Older People across Midlothian), and Forward Midlothian Disabled People (Forward Mid) has produced a total of three Winter newsletters to help residents and groups to think about preparing for winter.

The newsletters encourage local people and groups to think about what may help if we were to encounter a period of weather anything like last year. They include a list of useful telephone numbers, support and advice to keep warm and in touch with neighbours and friends and some tips on what things may be useful to have in the house as well a personal Winter Plan.

Copies of these newsletters were given out at Midlothian Council’s Winter Roadshows.  They are available from  our website  - www.mvacvs.org.uk; and by contacting MVA: , tel:  0131 663 9471.  They will also be available from local libraries from the beginning of December.


MVA will be trying to keep voluntary and community groups updated about any severe weather news through emails.  If your group wants to receive that information, please contact us.    We will also keep our Facebook site updated - http://www.facebook.com/MidlothianVoluntaryAction.

 

Committed to Excellence

We are delighted to tell you that MVA have been awarded Committed to Excellence (C2E) from Quality Scotland.

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New - MVA now has the Community Toolkit

As part of the SVA programme, MVA can offer the Community Toolkit until the end of March 2011. The Toolkit contains guidelines on a range of topics, including setting up and running a community group, legal requirements and good practice, planning and fundraising for a particular project and where to obtain useful statistical data on the local area. The Toolkit is maintained by Skye & Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations and contains Scottish-wide information. For information tailored to Midlothian, please see the pages on our main website.l

The Events & Training Calendar is updated regularly with information on training and other events, e.g. MVA Training, Meetings, Fairs, Gala Days, Consultation events etc.

 

Disclaimer; Enabling Accessibility

Midlothian Voluntary Action, 4/6 White Hart Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1AE, Tel:  0131 663 9471 
 

Midlothian Voluntary Action is registered in Scotland as a company limited by guarantee (No. SC219994), and as a charity  (No. SCO08286)

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Blog: http://mvacvs.com

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