Volunteering Strategy Weblinks
Scottish Executive Strategy for Volunteering
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/vost.pdf
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/vost-03.asp
The Edinburgh Compact
A joint agency strategy between public agencies and the voluntary and community sector in the city. This web site has been developed through the Edinburgh Compact Partnership. Its main purpose is to improve communication across the 1800 or so organisations that make up the voluntary sector in Edinburgh as well as between the voluntary and public sector.
In Equal Respect: A Shared Vision (The Edinburgh Compact Strategy)
The Edinburgh Compact Strategy is a high level city/partnership agreement between the public and voluntary and community sectors which sets out principles and actions to achieve better working relationships and closer collaborative working between organisations and agencies.
http://www.evoc.org.uk/community/documents/CompactStrategy.pdf
Developing the Edinburgh Compact
http://www.evoc.org.uk/documents/DevelopingtheEdinburghCompact_000.doc
A report on the experience of developing the Compact between Edinburgh’s voluntary and community sectors and public sector agencies, 2002 – 2004
Working and learning together to build stronger communities ‘Inside Policy’
A guide to Scottish Executive policy for people working in community learning and development, Published by Scottish Executive and Learning Connections: Communities Scotland (no publication date stated) http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/stellent/groups/public/documents/webpages/lccs_008326.pdf
Community Planning homepage
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/CEC/Corporate_Services/CommunityPlanningHome/
City Plan
http://download.edinburgh.gov.uk/CommunityPlanning/city_plan.pdf
Edinburgh ’s City Vision: BUILDING A BETTER EDINBURGH
http://download.edinburgh.gov.uk/824-Text%20extract%202.doc
Edinburgh’s Community Safety Strategy and Action Plan
Edinburgh’s Violence Against Women Strategy
SPICe Briefing
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-04/sb04-47.pdf
a SOCiAL ENTERPRISE STRATEGY for edinburgh (2005-08)
Social enterprises contribute to economic growth and business development while at the same time meeting important social goaLS. Download the Enterprise Strategy for Edinburgh here
More on the Volunteering Strategy:
- Introduction to the Strategy
- Background to the Strategy
- Role & Remit of iGIVE - Articles of Operation
- iGIVE (Implementation Group) - Papers (agendas, minutes etc.)
- iGIVE (Implemenation Group) Members & Meeting Details
- The Edinburgh Partnership
- Edinburgh Compact Partnership
- Consultation Launch Event
- Strategy Weblinks