VANL is currently reviewing how we can improve and develop our services. As someone who has previously used VANL’s services, we would be grateful if you could share feedback on your experience of receiving support from us: VANL Feedback Survey  You can choose to complete the survey anonymously but if you do choose to give […]

Following the sudden and unexpected passing of Christine McNally on Tuesday 3rd September 2024, VANL would like to pay tribute to the remarkable and valued contribution she made to the Voluntary Sector in North Lanarkshire. Christine worked closely with VANL in her leadership role for the sector as Community Solutions Locality Host for the Coatbridge […]

We are delighted to share the details and booking links for these events in October and November 2024. There are four events taking place with an opportunity to hear from organisations and network with others attending. Wishaw & Shotts NL CVS Locality Network Event10 October 2024 10:00 – 13:00The NCT Centre15 Manse RoadNewmainsWishawML2 9AX Book […]

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) is delighted to announce that Phase Four of this fund is open for applications.  VANL has received £955K of funding from the Scottish Government to support community and voluntary sector groups to contribute to the fund’s purpose of: by supporting “at risk” groups in North Lanarkshire through community-based support. As for Phase […]

Introducing North Lanarkshire Volunteering – Your new Volunteering platform! Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is thrilled to launch our brand new Volunteering platform: North Lanarkshire Volunteering (Kinetic NL), designed to enhance the volunteering experience for people seeking new volunteering opportunities. With North Lanarkshire Volunteering, you can: ✔️ Search and apply for new exciting volunteering opportunities ✔️ […]

We’re thrilled to invite you to join the brand new North Lanarkshire Community Climate Action network, following the launch of our Climate and Green Wellbeing project earlier this year! From the feedback we received during the pilot project, training sessions, and launch event, it’s clear that many of you are looking for ongoing support in your […]

 Today we are delighted to welcome David Wood to VANL as our new CEO. David comes to us with an excellent track record of leading voluntary sector organisations in both Scotland and England and is well placed to lead VANL as we embark on our new strategy, focusing on providing the highest quality support, information […]

North Lanarkshire Council’s Working for Families Programme is seeking support from partners in the third sector to create work placements within their organisation for Working for Families registered clients. Working for Families has a caseload of clients who would benefit from six months work experience to support them on their work journey. North Lanarkshire Council will support each organisation with full employee […]

VANL would like to invite you to join and sign up for our new FREE volunteer management software – https://vanl.teamkinetic.co.uk/ Registration is simple and fast and it only takes 7 quick steps to register and create your profile page. Once you have registered you can create your volunteer opportunities and start promoting them straight away. 🚀Team […]

It’s Volunteer’s week!  This Volunteer’s week VANL are looking into the benefits to wellbeing of what we like to call ‘Green Health’ projects, these are projects that connect us to nature and get us into the great outdoors. These projects range from biodiversity projects, planting wildflowers etc, such as the Cumbernauld Community Parks: https://cumbernauldlivinglandscape.org.uk/project/cumbernauld-community-park/   to […]