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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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Top tips for businesses to support #NeverMoreNeeded

At a time when charities are Never More Needed, they are facing a significant funding gap.,Traditional funding streams such as events have been cancelled and lockdown has seen charity shops close,If your organisation is a funder, take a look at SCVO’s guide to best practise for funders during Coronavirus,Corporate volunteers can donate their time to help manage, shape and guide charities through the coronavirus,Here are some suggested social media posts: “We recognise [Insert charity name] is #NeverMoreNeeded so

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-businesses-to-support-nevermoreneeded

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

We’re here to help with our information on a range of topics, from getting and keeping funding, to business,are, but we’re also always working closely with government, funders and the sector, to influence and guide,Our position paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding,Last year MSPs used our briefings to secure commitments to multi-year funding from the Cabinet Secretary,Good governance and difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

The campaign includes regularly updated guides for employers and EU citizens, factsheets, posters and,related to Brexit) liaising with the UK and Scottish Government regarding the proposed ‘Shared Prosperity Fund,’ which is intended to replace some existing European Funds.,The Scottish Government is currently carrying out its own consultation on proposals for replacement funding

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

The role of the Digital Champion

It can also feel like a big responsibility and this guide is here to help support you.,In this guide we will use the term ‘Digital Champions’ to cover all these terms.,professional’ Digital Champion is a term we might use when an organisation has created a specific paid post,Example:Alison works as a Digital Inclusion Officer for a local community organisation, it’s a new post,that the organisation has received funding for.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/the-role-of-the-digital-champion

Fair funding: It's time to abandon the spin

the evidence we have collected from voluntary organisations to develop our call for a fairer deal on funding

https://scvo.scot/p/55084/2022/11/02/fair-funding-its-time-to-abandon-the-spin

Finding some glimmers of hope from 2022 - SCVO policy & public affairs

Funding One of those glimmers comes on fair funding.,intends to adopt fairer funding practices over the next year.,Not all funding comes from the Scottish Government or via other bodies in Scotland.,Up agenda and filling the huge gap left by the end of European funding.,Here, we launched our 'Introduction to the Voluntary Sector' guide and posters with localised information

https://scvo.scot/p/56514/2022/12/22/finding-some-glimmers-of-hope-from-2022-scvo-policy-public-affairs

Booking form

employees, volunteers and yourself The sector in the wider world Showcasing the sector Please select… Funding,represents the whole sector This year, advertising in the Gathering event programme "The Gathering Guide

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/host-an-event/booking

New guide will help charities strengthen corporate partnerships

The new guide from Ecclesiastical Insurance Group explores lessons from the pandemic and will help charities

https://tfn.scot/news/new-guide-will-help-charities-strengthen-corporate-partnerships

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

and skills of civil servants, data indicate that good relationships rely on individuals remaining in post,Last year SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network published a guide introducing the voluntary sector to MSPs,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,We could even have more standardised information that is easy to access by all – such as videos, guides,This can lead to overlaps in funded work, as well as under/over funding in certain areas’. 

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

Agile Working and Risk Management

taking stock of potential risks and this something we’ve been exploring with our Charter Development Fund,Our Digishift on developing a post pandemic digital strategy provides some helpful tips here too about,Garage have some useful resources for building confidence and public speaking which might help with guiding,Our How to Guide for Digital Inclusion is a great resource for this!,Scotland page has all the latest funding opportunities.

https://scvo.scot/p/49309/2022/03/15/agile-working-and-risk-management