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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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Spittal village hall

Although it's a lovely building (it used to be the village school) it was in quite a state of disrepair,The hall constitution states it is for social recreation and education, so I'm tapping into the education,We have quarterly coffee mornings in aid of a charity.,We had a charity morning for Cats’ Protection and a local dog rescue charity.,We have social evenings where people take their own food and drink to share.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories/spittal-village-hall

Trainers

I learn from participants on every course I deliver and I build that learning into my materials.”,Lindsay loves having a front row seat as pieces of the jigsaw fall into place for folk who attend her,, social enterprises, community groups and the public sector.,Ross's current course: Social media fundamentals Shaun McLaughlin Shaun McLaughlin is hugely passionate,Outside of work Shaun loves to take his dog Alfie and his family on cycling adventures or to the Pentlands

https://scvo.scot/support/training/trainers

Scottish Charity Awards winners 2023

, social enterprises and voluntary groups across the country.,Through social media, the campaign engaged with over 20,000 people within the Polish community, reaching,women to access support on their terms, connect with loved ones and most importantly, to stay safe.,Andrii Zhehestovskyi, volunteer, Libraries & Information Services Dundee said: "I am very proud to be,, the Sheraton Hotel for hosting us and of course to Sally Magnusson who was lovely as ever.

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2023

Diversity on boards: What charities can do

the importance of having more Black voices on charity boards.,I am probably a classic example of a charity board member – I’m white, female, middle class and middle,Of course, there’s more to me than that and I bring all sorts of lived experience, but I don’t bring,That’s all very lovely and friendly, but it doesn’t make for creative thinking, generating new ideas,Advertise widely – for example on our jobs site Goodmoves, on social media, even in the local paper.

https://scvo.scot/p/60627/2023/07/06/diversity-on-boards-what-charities-can-do

SCVO's work to become an anti-racist organisation

I thought I’d share my reflections on our work to become an anti-racist organisation.,I was determined this would be more than making a public statement on social media; we must be anti-racist,Actively promoting more diversity in the Charity Awards; in 2023 12% of applicants were from ethnic minority-led,Read about diversity at the Charity Awards in this article.,Drop me an email, I'd love to hear from you.

https://scvo.scot/p/89475/2024/03/25/scvos-work-to-become-an-anti-racist-organisation

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

I hope you enjoy this impact report for 2021/22.,We'd love to hear what you think of it so please get in touch if you've any comments or feedback that,From the borders to the highlands, charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises of all shapes,and we engaged with thousands of organisations and stakeholders via our growing social media channels,In 2021/22, thousands of charities and social enterprises: Used our digital resources to progress on

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

I was also pleased that the Scottish Charity Awards and the Gathering returned in-person for the first,I hope you enjoy this impact report for 2022/23.,From the borders to the highlands, charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises of all shapes,media channels, attracted 1,000,000+ page views.,In 2022/23, thousands of charities and social enterprises: Used our digital resources to progress on

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

Charity dress that caused media frenzy goes for £3k

Huge interest in wedding dress after it goes viral around the globe

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-dress-that-caused-media-frenzy-goes-for-3k

Love charity? Come to this year’s Gathering

Alex Thomson on how he plans this year's Gathering to be one big charity love in

https://tfn.scot/opinion/love-charity-come-to-this-years-gathering

Useful information

Useful information to help you complete your Scottish Charity Awards application

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/useful-information