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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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Funding

SCVO Grantmaking Search for funding Funding Scotland gives access to up to date, high-quality information,Other funding policy and influencing More information Running Costs #EssentialSector Guide to finding,The guide includes information on how to find funding, tips on what to include in your application, how,Funding Guide More support Our Information Service can answer your questions on all elements of setting,Information Service Latest news & opinion The latest funding news from SCVO. Read more

https://scvo.scot/funding

The charity (de)banking landscape

there are links to institutions that have strong links to the voluntary sector, and there is lots of information,If charities are unable to access their funds while their account is frozen, they risk becoming financially,for setting up a charity bank account; recognise that it is in all our interests to safeguard donated funds,The hub will equip charities with the information needed to understand banking processes and requirements

https://scvo.scot/p/89511/2024/04/23/the-charity-debanking-landscape

Amplifying our collective voice on Fair Funding

At SCVO, we have worked hard over the last few years, with our sector, to pull together our Fair Funding,We want to provide as many voluntary organisations as possible with the information, tools, and resources,On the new Fair Funding in Scotland section of our website, we’re providing an arsenal of resources to,and the need for Fair Funding.,Our Fair Funding calls are not the result of our own vision or views.

https://scvo.scot/p/90226/2024/04/19/amplifying-our-collective-voice-on-fair-funding

Membership

The resources, training and opportunities available to members, together with the wealth of news and information,of people accessing our support we must increase our services to meet demand, which takes additional funding

https://scvo.scot/membership

Charities come together to renew their focus on cyber resilience

third sector to be more resilient: “I am pleased to announce that the Scottish Government is providing funding,His discussion with John Stoner (Information Systems Manager, SAMH) and Ade Worley (Head of Information,Cyber Resilience Working Group, shared his thoughts on the day: “I attended the conference in search of information

https://scvo.scot/p/89528/2024/04/05/charities-come-together-to-renew-their-focus-on-cyber-resilience

Best practice for funders

more information about our work with funders to share information around the development and deployment,of funds to support resilience, and planning for response and recovery.,Intelligence Many funders are gathering intelligence and carrying out reviews to help inform strategic,funding decisions.,Openness Where possible, it is helpful for funders to provide information that assists us in analysing

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/best-practice-for-funders

Freedom of information

Freedom of Information.,Freedom of Information (FOI) is a valuable resource for the voluntary sector.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/foi-act

Community & Third Sector Recovery Programme

data we collect and what we use it for, within the Adapt and Thrive Programme and Communities Recovery Fund,Information we collect We collect personal information that you give us when applying for one of the,Where your application identifies activity that relates to another fund within the Covid-19 emergency,funding package, the application may be shared with other relevant Scottish Government departments and,You can also ask us to give you a copy of the information and to stop using your information.

https://scvo.scot/privacy/community-third-sector-recovery-programme

Facts & figures

About the sector Size and shape In our data, you'll find information on: The number of voluntary organisations,Interactive maps New charities and charity closures Charity info by deprivation area (SIMD) Rural and urban information,Funding and finance In this section of our data you'll find information on: the sector's total turnover,People In this section of our data you'll find information on: the numbers of volunteers in the sector

https://scvo.scot/research/facts-figures

You're a charity! What next?

Our information on running your organisation Now that you’re up and running as a charity, we can offer,We've got information on what kind of funding you can look for, how to give your applications for grants,the best chance of success, and ideas of lots of kinds of fundraising: Guide to finding funding Funding,Scotland is SCVO's funding database, giving you high quality information on available funds and making,on, understand your responsibilities and work towards a healthy and effective workplace culture: HR information

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/next-steps