Dundee Voluntary Action actively promotes the interests and serves the needs of the voluntary sector in Dundee.

Dundee Voluntary Action is a Registerd Charity No SC 000487 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No: 93088 and is one of the 57 Councils for Voluntary Sector in Scotland.

OUR VALUES:

OPENNESS in our response, communication, processing of information and
consultation

RESPECT for the range and diversity of organisations and interests within
the voluntary sector

EQUITY in the way we work to redress inequality and disadvantage

INTEGRITY in the way we conduct our business in an open and professional
manner, including confidentiality, honesty, open agendas and informed
decision-making

ACCOUNTABILITY in the way we record, conduct and audit our services and
activities.

These values wlll be upheld by monitoring, evaluation and appropriate
training.

OUR HISTORY:

Dundee Voluntary Action began life as Dundee Association for Social Services in 1953. The change in name was made in 1988 to reflect our changing role as a member organisation promoting community welfare more directly through voluntary action.

During our 50th Anniversary year, a book was commissioned to cover our history. Dundee Voluntary Action: The First Fifty Years (1953-2003)  written by Mary Henderson (one of the first fulltime workers in 1953) is available from DVA