Click here to read the latest July-August 09 newsletter
Click here to read our Good Practice Guide on Governance: Committee Roles

Click here to read the May-June 09 newsletter

April 09 E-Bulletin

Click here to read the March-April 09 newsletter
Click here to read 'Engaging Volunteers: all you need to know'

February 09 E-Bulletin

Click here to read the January-February 09 newsletter
- the first combined K&D Voice/GRA newsletter

Click here to read the latest Nov-Dec 08 newsletter
(includes a local Marr Community Planning newsletter)
Click here to read '10 steps to writing a constitution'

Click here to read the Sept-Oct 08 newsletter
(includes the 3rd Pilot Marr edition of the Community Planning newsletter)

The K&D Voice newsletters are published every two months and sent out to approximately 500 people, groups and organisations across Central & South Aberdeenshire. If you'd like your name to be added (or taken away!) from our distribution list, please let us know. We are now also able to send our newsletters via email - so if you'd prefer to receive them this way give us a shout.

You are welcome to contribute to our newsletter - voluntary organisations and local groups can publicise events and news for free! Or if you'd like to comment on our newsletter, email us and let us know what you think - we are always interested in feedback on our work.

Deadlines for contributions to future newsletters are:
September - October 09 - 23rd September
November - December 09 - 16th November

Please give us a bit of notice! Article space should be booked as early as possible prior to these dates - these dates are deadlines for receiving pre-booked copy.

Inserts in our newsletters:
Inserts can be arranged for a small fee. Remember, you can reach over 500 local people through our newsletter for a relatively low cost. Please call the office to find our more about our charges.

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Good Practice Guides

Many of our newsletters are accompanied by Good Practice Guides - inserts that we think you may be particularly interested in and find useful. You can read each of the guides that we have produced here:

Charity Accounts in Scotland

Setting up a Voluntary Organisation in 6 steps

Fundraising Standards Board

OSCR Leaflet

10 steps to writing a constitution

Engaging Volunteers

Governance: Committee Roles

Having successfully piloted the Community Planning Newsletterin 2008 in Marr and Banff & Buchan, it will now be rolled out across the whole of Aberdeenshire. Read the Community Planning newsletters here:

Formartine edition - May 09

Garioch edition - May 09

Kincardine & Mearns edition - May 09

Banff & Buchan edition - May 09

Buchan edition - May 09

Pilot - CP Newsletter October-November 08

Pilot - CP Newsletter August-September 08

Pilot - CP Newsletter June-July 08

Pilot - CP Newsletter April-May 08


You can also download the Marr Area Partnership newsletters from here! Click here to download the May 2009 edition.