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Welcome to the latest funding update from Volunteer Centre East Lothian

Nominations are now open for the Inspiring Volunteer Awards 2026! Celebrate the volunteers who make East Lothian shine, all shortlisted nominees will be recognised at our special afternoon tea event.

Welcome to the latest funding update from Volunteer Centre East Lothian

Find out more about the Community Benefits Gateway.

This relaxed get-together is for everyone who works with the voluntary and community sector, including colleagues from East Lothian Council, Health & Social Care Partnership and our Local Councillors.

Welcome to the latest funding update from Volunteer Centre East Lothian.

We look forward to welcoming Abigail Ward from the Giving Machine to host a presentation about who the Giving Machine are, what they do, their impact so far and their mission.

Abigail will give guidance on the Giving Lottery and Community Grants.

There will be time for a Q&A session at the end.

Help Us Choose Our New Logo!

Volunteer Managers Forum Survey

Our office will be closed from 18th December and will reopen on 5th January.

Welcome to the latest funding update from Volunteer Centre East Lothian.

Women’s Aid East & Midlothian will be holding their annual general meeting on the 5th of December 2025. Join them for a review of their work over the past year, and the unveiling of their Strategic Plan for 2026-2030

Welcome to the latest funding update from Volunteer Centre East Lothian.

We’re pleased to confirm that your lottery website is now back up and running.

Over the weekend, our lottery website experienced an unexpected period of downtime due to a power outage at a third-party server provider

Still time to apply! The Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund (Year 5) closes 14 Nov @ 11:59pm. Join our Q&A session on 6 Nov, 10:30–11:30am to get support and ask questions

A high point for the Scotland Demands Better campaign.

Applications now open for the Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund (Year 5–6)!
Grants up to £50,000 available for community-led mental health projects in East Lothian.

Welcome to the latest funding update from Volunteer Centre East Lothian.

Changing the narrative on suicide.

Applications now open for the One Council Fund 2026/27! Join our webinars to explore the toolkit and get support before the 30 Sept deadline.

The report on the Social Enterprise Scotland Census 2024 has been published, marking a decade of innovation and social entrepreneurship in Scotland.

Welcome to the latest Third Sector Update for East Lothian.