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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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Introduction

growing or changing a village or community hall.,What is a village or community hall?,We've chosen to use village or community halls, or village halls, to cover all of these kinds of spaces,Using this handbook We know there's a lot to think about when running a village hall.,About this handbook This guidance is produced by SCVO and Community Ownership Support Service (COSS)

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/introduction

Your hall online

The digital and online world offers lots of possibilities for your village hall, so it’s worth investing,some time thinking about.,Here are some of the ways that having an online presence could help your village hall: Effective and,safe internet use Here are some of the things you will need to make sure that your hall is digital ready,and that you and your hall users can access online and digital in a safe way.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/your-hall-online

Useful contacts

Are you a community group, social enterprise or third sector organisation really worried about your future,Development Trusts Association Scotland | (dtascot.org.uk) Funding Scotland SCVO's funding database which,you can use to search for potential funding opportunities for your hall.,charity speaking up for and supporting rural communities in England, including Village Halls Week, a,national campaign shining a spotlight on the contribution England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/useful-contacts

This Village Halls Week, SCVO invite you to join us at the heart of the community

Ahead of a conference on village halls on Wednesday, 1 May Rachel Boyd outlines what they do and why

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-village-halls-week-scvo-invite-you-to-join-us-at-heart-of-the-community-village-halls-conference-on-1st-may-2024

Utility Aid proud to be supporting SCVO’s village and community hall conference 

Partner content: Emily Berry, partnership manager at Utility Aid, talks about the support it is providing,to village and community halls across the country

https://tfn.scot/opinion/utility-aid-are-proud-to-be-supporting-scvos-village-and-community-hall-conference

About the sector

Our sector is made up of thousands of charities, social enterprises, community organisations, and more,groups, arts and cultural organisations, sports clubs and village halls to large housing and social,Campaigning, advice, equalities and rights, education, strengthening voices Bringing people together Village,halls, hobby groups, youth clubs, community events, cafes Health and well-being Mental and physical,Read more about the voluntary sector’s hard-won successes The voluntary sector on screen What is a modern

https://scvo.scot/about/the-sector

Spring Statement Briefing from SCVO and Volunteer Scotland

About Us Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) SCVO is the national membership organisation,Along with our community of 3,200+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises, and community,, and to promote community connection and resilience.,The sector is hugely diverse, ranging from tiny volunteer-run community groups like village halls and,over £8.5bn 89% of voluntary organisations in Scotland are local 35% of organisations are based in rural

https://scvo.scot/p/58267/2023/03/13/spring-statement-briefing-from-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland

Cost of living crisis: SCVO and Volunteer Scotland briefing for MPs

, such as village or church halls, which are vital for community connection and resilience, and for some,For example, the West Granton Community Trust which manages the Prentice Centre, a community centre in,About Us Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) SCVO is the national membership organisation,The sector is hugely diverse, ranging from tiny volunteer-run community groups like village halls and,was over £8.5bn89% of voluntary organisations in Scotland are local35% of organisations are based in rural

https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

SCVO's response to the Commission's call for evidenceDownload About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary,About our submission SCVO welcomes the Law Family Commission's call for evidence on the future of civil,groups and village hall committees to over 6,000 social enterprises, approximately 25,000 registered,SCVO understands this question to be about the collection of investment programmes established by the,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

SCVO submission to the House of Lords: lessons from coronavirus

Lessons from coronavirus - House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service - July 2020 (PDF)Download About,SCVO and our submission The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership,groups and village hall committees to over 6,000 social enterprises, approximately 25,000 registered,Volunteering rates are highest in rural areas such as the Highlands and Islands.,There is widespread concern in the voluntary sector about financial viability, as those lucky enough

https://scvo.scot/p/39501/2020/07/10/scvo-submission-to-the-house-of-lords-lessons-from-coronavirus