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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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SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

SCVO to support these organisations, and as ever, we were inspired by the achievements, strength and resilience,Through our #RunningCostsCrisis campaign we successfully: provided up-to-date sector specific information,The UK Community Renewal Fund SCVO secured funding to create 31 six-month voluntary sector work experience,by funded by SCVO, The Scottish Government, The National Lottery Community Fund and The William Grant,and up-to-date information on funding opportunities, helping more than 164,000 people with their funding

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

Trustee Elections 2022

The lessons of the pandemic showed that collaborative teamwork, preparedness and resilience are key to,I have been committed throughout my career to date to serving charitable purpose across social justice,to the governance of SCVO in order to play my part in the continued development and strengthening of capacity,Planning – driving the work of Boards to enable governance decisions to be made.Accountable for completing funding,skills, Experience working with a diverse community.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm-2023/trustee-elections-2022

Foundation reports surge in enquiries for social investment opportunities

A major funder has received a year's worth of enquiries for funding in just four weeks, indicating the

https://tfn.scot/news/foundation-reports-surge-in-enquiries-for-social-investment-opportunities

£8m coronavirus support fund

People most at risk from the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak will benefit from the funding

https://tfn.scot/news/8m-coronavirus-support-fund

Covid-19: learnings for supporting migrant and minority ethnic communities

Dr Paulina Trevena on why not learning from the pandemic would be a lost opportunity

https://tfn.scot/opinion/covid-19-learnings-for-supporting-migrant-and-minority-ethnic-communities

SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2021

Capacity and Resilience Fund (CCRF); the Strengthening Collaboration initiative outlined in the Programme,Broader points of interest Key themes: Supporting low-income households and tackling poverty.,Not only has the UK Government’s approach to date undermined the devolution settlement, but it has also,left the Scottish Government – and in turn communities and industries – far short of the funding received,Scottish Government has cited the UK government’s lack of multi-year spending reviews as being the key

https://scvo.scot/p/48296/2022/01/18/scvo-scottish-budget-summary-2021

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

organisations, progress to date has failed to meet expectations.,public bodies value the voluntary sector as an innovative service provider, an economic actor, and a key,) and the Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund (ALEC).,, enabling the third sector to secure the resilience and capacity it needs to support the transformation,, and to promote community connection and resilience.

https://scvo.scot/p/59486/2023/05/01/inquiry-into-the-scottish-governments-public-service-reform-programme-scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee

Third Sector Forecast 2019

about the challenges created by funding cuts: 55% see cuts as a key challenge and 27% as a secondary,Cuts 4 Ageing population 4 Premises 3 Brexit 3 Public sector funding 3 Living Wage 3 Capacity 3 Poverty,plans in the longer term were also key issues.,Public sector/ local authority cuts “One key challenge is that funding from the Scottish Government and,“[Opportunity] to procure larger, more up to date, premises in order to cater for our expanding membership

https://scvo.scot/p/30032/2019/02/20/third-sector-forecast-2019

Replacement of European Structural Funds post EU-Exit

Furthermore, SCVO believes that the voluntary sector in Scotland must play a key role in the creation,As such, many community level and smaller organisations have stepped in to fill these capacity gaps.,the resilience and future of their area.,Capacity building In order to ensure that the local partners and communities are able to fully participate,A return to regional led delivery would provide the replacement fund with up to date relevant information

https://scvo.scot/p/35640/2020/02/21/replacement-of-european-structural-funds-post-eu-exit

A new democracy for Scotland: Discussion paper by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

We already know that there is substantial capacity within Scotland’s communities.,Government programmes such as the Strengthening Communities Fund and the Climate Challenge Fund directly,fund capacity for community-led initiatives.,In this way the capacity of the wider community can be used to support good citizen health.,Land Ownership and Community Resilience [19] Scottish Affairs Committee, Westminster, http://www.publications.parliament.uk

https://scvo.scot/p/6723/2014/11/14/a-new-democracy-for-scotland-discussion-paper-by-the-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations