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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Victoria and Albert Halls (Ballater) Trust

To improve energy performance of the Halls the Trust is seeking to raise funding for air source heating,halls were built over a few years from 1874 so they are old buildings, but recently these have been getting,The Trust runs a Repair Workshop and The Ready Steady Eat Recovery Cafe in one of the small rooms.,We managed to batten the hatches down and get some grants.,They do exist, it's just a question of finding them.And then the age-old problem of finding funding to

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories/victoria-and-albert-halls-ballater-trust

BBC underlines sector's role in every part of society

Getting a 10-year-old, a dog and two not yet sufficiently caffeinated adults up and ready for the day,means my house is pretty hectic in the morning, so I don’t normally catch up with the news until I get,new report confirming the rise in global temperatures and Labour preparing to row back on previous funding,later in the programme when the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations introduced their latest findings,to hear the response from Sottish Government reference a continued intention to look at multi-year funding

https://scvo.scot/p/88548/2024/02/12/bbc-underlines-sectors-role-in-every-part-of-society

Digital inclusion: room for improvement

had highs in 2016-2018 when exclusion was central to the digital transformation conversation, with funding,The Scottish Government promise in the 2021 Programme for Government to spend ÂŁ200m to get 300,000 households,Our readiness for this challenge will be judged more severely if we do not take action now.,The Audit Scotland report finds weak national leadership and the absence of a clear action plan.,Think about how you would cope today without a device, data or the confidence to get online.

https://scvo.scot/p/93457/2024/08/22/digital-inclusion-room-for-improvement

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

We'd love to hear what you think of it so please get in touch if you've any comments or feedback that,develop and build their capacity. 684 new members 11 new supporters Meet our membership community Find,The new #EssentialSector campaign started development, ready to launch in late 2023.,calls were attended by 527 people 43,000 SCVO digital webpage views 60 organisations received Cyber Readiness,Get in touch

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

HR for creatives

The research findings will be shared so that other organisations across the arts, screen and creative,Please read the guidance fully before applying and once you're ready, please complete the application,If you'd like to request a copy of your completed application, please get in touch with us at HRService,We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.

https://scvo.scot/services/hr/for-creatives

Climate Emergency Training:  How Scotland’s voluntary sector is rising to respond to the risks, responsibilities and opportunities ahead

Initially, this training was provided though our management of the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund,greenhouse emissions at our own organisations and adapting to climate and policy impacts, we need to be ready,That’s why we were so delighted to form a partnership with SCVO in 2022 to offer fully-funded Accredited,explain what our training involves and why it’s important, as these are often the first questions I get,Find out more about Climate Emergency Training on our website here.

https://scvo.scot/p/87659/2024/01/15/climate-emergency-training-how-scotlands-voluntary-sector-is-rising-to-respond-to-the-risks-responsibilities-and-opportunities-ahead

Webinar Q&A

We've included answers that were given during the webinar as well as the answers to those we didn’t get

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/essentialsector/mobile-video-training/support/webinar-qa

Meet the trainers

John's current courses: Be report writing ready, Effective minute taking virtually and beyond, Time management,Pam's current courses: Get started with fundraising: building capacity to raise funds and Develop your,fundraising skills: thriving funds in difficult times Pamela Redpath Pamela became a trainer 20+ years,sharing her learning and then encouraging participants to share their own practical challenges and find

https://scvo.scot/events-training/meet-the-trainers

It’s not just about the cash: Why people matter in Scottish Government grant-making

Those of us lucky enough to get Scottish Government grant funding are very grateful but exactly how grateful,Scottish Government grant managers can also find managing grant relationships with us challenging.,We need to find simple ways to make things better for both sides. And it’s not all bad news.,This meant officials were ready to brief Ministers and they ended up involving in the grantholder in,Steven’s previous jobs include the Community Fund lottery fund and Scottish Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/56696/2023/01/11/its-not-just-about-the-cash-why-people-matter-in-scottish-government-grant-making

Levelling Up and social needs: An analysis of government’s progress - How Levelling Up is missing social needs

Key findings Areas with the worst homelessness rates do not receive any more Levelling Up funding on,Per person, Wales and Scotland are getting less Levelling Up funding than England so far.,Wales is getting just 2.5% of Levelling Up funding despite having 4.7% of the population.,with local communities and should require partnerships with charities and community groups who are a ready,resource already embedded within these communities ready to tackle social issues.

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/levelling-up-and-social-needs-an-analysis-of-governments-progress-how-levelling-up-is-missing-social-needs