VIVA Awards 2025: (Valuing Involvement and Volunteering Achievements)
Winners have been announced, you can view the results and images from the VIVA Awards 2025
Volunteering is a key, but often under recognised, social bond supporting the communities of West Dunbartonshire. Volunteers provide essential services, willingly giving their time and skills for no financial reward. Whatever you do and wherever you go, it’s likely you will come into contact with a volunteer at some point in your day – though you may not realise it.
The VIVA awards, organised by West Dunbartonshire CVS the third sector support agency, are a celebration of the unique contribution volunteers make across the authority.
Submissions will be assessed by an independent judging panel, and three individuals or organisations shortlisted in each of the following categories:
Award Categories
Recognising an outstanding individual, volunteering and making a significant contribution to the local community through commitment, service, creativity, co-operation and leadership
Recognising those aged 11-25 years making an active and significant contribution to the community, demonstrating responsibility, accountability and making a real difference in their community
Recognising a volunteer-led group of two people or more providing a service and meeting a community need. It must be run locally, and supported, recognised and respected by the local community and the people who benefit
Recognising the efforts of Managers and Coordinators, paid or unpaid, who support and facilitate the engagement of volunteers across West Dunbartonshire
That special person in your community that goes the extra mile. The person who makes other people’s lives that bit better, or simply puts a smile on people’s faces by bringing the community together
Recognising coaches (aged 25 +) who have shown an outstanding commitment to the development of sporting opportunities in West Dunbartonshire and made a significant impact on the participation levels of people taking part and staying in sport
Nominations are invited for young volunteers/ coaches aged 24 years or younger who have committed their time to supporting club or community sport, invested in their development as a coach and have made a significant impact on local people
Who can apply
The VIVA Awards are open to any third sector organisation or public sector agency whose activities benefit local people and who are not for private profit.
You can start nominating on 1st September 2025.
Completing your nomination
Please remember nominations will be judged by an independent panel, so please give as much detail on the form as you can. Remember we can only use what you tell us.
What happens next
Nominations will close on 3rd October 2025. Our panel of judges will then shortlist up to 3 volunteers/organisations in each category. Everyone shortlisted, will be contacted by 31st October 2025.
How we use the information you give us
We ask for nominee and nominator contact information to allow us to contact you with any queries and to invite you to the awards ceremony. WDCVS will not share this information with anyone external to our organisation. Only the nominees name and information of their activity will be shared with the judging panel, including individuals who are external to our organisation.
The Finalists List will be shared on 14th November and our ceremony will be held on 27th November 2025 at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel.
For previous winners, you can view the results and images from the VIVA Awards 2024 here.