Ten top tips for lobbying For guidance on engaging with local or national politicians to help them understand why your organisation is #NeverMoreNeeded, take a look at our top ten lobbying tips. Press coverage tips for charities We recently hosted a webinar with media...

More than 50,000 Scots signed up to the Scotland Cares Campaign to seek Covid volunteers and 74% of Scottish

Charities need your time, money and goods to ensure they survive Covid 19 and can continue to provide essential services for people when they need it. If you are one of the lucky people who have built up Covid savings, then consider donating some of those to charity. Or perhaps...

A great blog post should inspire, encourage, motivate and captivate your audience. Open with a bang |The first paragraph of your post will be the deciding factor. You have one chance to grab your reader’s attention. Try the following: Ask a questionShare an anecdote or quoteUse...

How to get businesses onboard with your cause Modern workers, especially young people, want to feel like they are working for a socially responsible business with values they can believe in. During Covid 19, more and more people and businesses have realised that giving something...

peopleIt doesn’t always have to be about lived experiences of your beneficiaries – it can be about campaigns,fundingCertain topics – such as animal welfare – can invoke strong opinions and emotions, if your stance or policy,have to know who you’re targeting, which areas you’re looking to reach and how long you want the campaign,Be strategic and factor in social media budget ahead of time to complement planned campaigns etc A recording

Funding Scotland Policy & influencing We recognise that funding is one of the key priorities across the,More information Funding policy and influencing Running Costs Crisis #EssentialSector Manage your grant

not only to be part of the Scottish Charity Awards this year, but to win two of the categories (Campaign

There are rules that apply around charities doing political campaigning that apply at any time.,Political campaigning can be allowed but must be related to your charitable purposes and in the interest,Staff and trustees It’s important to share any relevant information around campaigning with both staff,Policy development In advance of the election, political parties will be doing policy development for,At SCVO we are developing our own policy asks, in collaboration with the sector.

months to catch up with some of the organisations featured and chat about their contribution to the campaigns,that have helped form policy in Scotland over the last two decades.,in=scvo-1/sets/charities-scotland-and In our first episode, SCVO's Senior Policy Lead Jenny Bloomfield,Lead Jenny Bloomfield chats to Helen Todd - Campaigns and Policy Manager at Ramblers Scotland.,Lead Jenny Bloomfield chats to Fiona King, National Campaigns & Policy Manager for Shelter Scotland.