Membership

Have you joined yet?
HTSI Membership is free!
Members of HTSI are made up of Third Sector organisations across Highland.
By joining HTSI organisations will benefit from the communications we provide, forums, and other resources.
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Please email enquiry@highlandtsi.org.uk if you have any questions.
Membership to HTSI
We value our members as a vital part of the governance and accountability of our organisation. As a member you will receive discounts to HTSI events, regular newsletters and opportunities to engage with the development of the Third Sector in Highlands. Best of all, our membership is free for eligible groups and individuals - so that no matter what your financial resource, you can enjoy HTSI Membership!
The TSI in Highland ensures local service delivery through our Partner Organisations with whom third sector groups can enjoy membership and enhanced member services separately from membership to HTSI.
What happens once you have signed up?
After your membership request has been approved you will be added to our emailing list, this will mean you will start receiving regular communications from us including bulletins and event invitations.
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If you have any questions please contact HTSI enquiry@highlandtsi.org.uk or call 01349 864289.
Membership Types:




Full Member:
Organisation
Available to any Third Sector Organisation in Highland.
Full membership enables full voting rights at our AGM.
(note: people associated with an organisation can create their own individual profile)
If your organisation is already a member and you would like join the platform, please email enquiry@highlandtsi.org.uk and we will send you an invitation!
Member Benefits:
Membership Platform
One of the benefits of being a member is access to our membership platform, hosted on VeryConnect.
This platform allows anyone who is connected to a membership access to all the spaces on the platform.
These include:
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the list and registration links to all of our upcoming events and trainings
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our Forum Groups that house discussion areas
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the ability to post to the newsfeed
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tailored communication by selecting your interests
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our regular communications including our bulletins
The Third Sector Defined:
The Third Sector is made up of community groups, voluntary organisations, charities, social enterprises, co-operatives and individual volunteers (wherever they volunteer). An organisation is regarded as being in the third sector if it:
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has a positive community purpose
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is run by an unpaid (or mostly unpaid) committee
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is not principally set up to distribute profit to shareholders
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is not run by or affiliated to a political party or a government body