Funding Future for South Lanarkshire

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Hosted by South Lanarkshire Council & VASLan | Eastfield Community Centre, Cambuslang 
 
As the second development session in South Lanarkshire’s Third Sector Partnership Review, this Funding Workshop brought together 50 local organisations committed to shaping fairer and more transparent funding practices. 
 
The session built on the momentum of May’s Strategic Engagement Workshop and marked another important milestone in the Keep The Beat Alive journey. 
 
Over two and a half hours of open and constructive dialogue, participants: 
 

Strategic Engagement Workshop: Commissioning

Following on from previous workshops on strategic engagement and funding, this session will focus on commissioning and procurement - exploring existing opportunities and processes, their alignment with fair funding principles, and envisioning together what future community-led, co-produced service design might look like.

Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm

Location: St Athanasius Church, 1 Mount Stewart Street, Carluke, ML8 5EB

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It's time - The 2025 Third Sector Awards are here

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We are excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Third Sector Awards. Every year, we throw this celebration to showcase the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations in South Lanarkshire. We want to recognise the tireless efforts and transformative change that the third sector has on our communities. 

This years categories are:

Success at First Strategic Workshop

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Following the momentum of the successful CPP Development Day on 14 May, South Lanarkshire Council and VASLan co-hosted a Strategic Engagement Workshop on 22 May, bringing together 35 third sector organisations committed to shaping a stronger, fairer South Lanarkshire.

This was the first in a series of partnership review sessions. This session focused on values, voice and vision with future workshops focusing on funding and commissioning. 

Over two hours of rich discussion we: 

May Mental Health and Wellbeing Network

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The latest meeting of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Network (Children, Young People & Whole Families) took place on Tuesday 20 May. 

Over 70 participants attended the fourth network event, completing a rotation across all localities in South Lanarkshire. A big thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event. 

If you missed it, you can watch the highlights from the day over on our YouTube.

Strategic Engagement Workshop: Funding

This workshop is to explore and improve South Lanarkshire Council’s funding relationship with the third sector, alignment with the Fair Funding Charter, KTBA principles and strategic shared outcomes. To set the groundwork for a new South Lanarkshire Grant Policy and explore models of community funding.

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm

Location: Eastfield Community Centre, Dukes Road, Cambuslang, Glasgow, G72 7BA

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CPP Engagement Development Day

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On Wednesday 14 May, VASLan hosted a powerful day of engagement between the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) and the Third Sector. 

The CPP Development Day brought together key voices from across the third sector and statutory bodies to explore how we can work better together to deliver real change for our communities. Three organisations represented the sector, with VASLan proud to host. The day focused on creating more genuine, resourced and inclusive collaboration within the Community Planning Partnership.