About us | Voluntary Action Orkney

Our vision: Orkney has sustainable, resilient, inclusive communities with a thriving third sector at their heart.

The third sector is made up of community groups, charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises as well as the volunteers who give their time to support them.

We are the third sector interface or TSI in Orkney. There is one in every local authority area in Scotland.

This means we work collaboratively with third sector groups and organisations to build effective and proactive connections between them and strategic public sector partners, bringing about and enabling, positive change in our communities.

Our activities also involve the development and sustainability of local third sector activity. We do this a number of different ways, including:

promoting community participation and support
sharing up to date information and resources
offering informed advice and guidance
creating networking and collaboration opportunities

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Partnerships & Engagement

At Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO), we work to ensure that community groups and charities across Orkney have a voice.

Work with us

People are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values: Integrity and Honesty: We are fair, honest and responsible.

Our directors

Meet our Board of Directors. They play a very important role in making sure that the organisation is run in the interests of the charities, community groups and volunteers we support.

Our team

Our team is dedicated to supporting volunteers, community groups, charity organisations and the community in Orkney.

Become a member

Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) brings together individuals, community groups, charities, voluntary organisations, and social enterprises working to make a positive impact across Orkney.