Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Help to turn up the heat: The impact of rapidly rising energy bills on older people in Scotland

55s surveyed in Age Scotland’s National Housing Survey 2020 were unaware of the three Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/help-to-turn-up-the-heat-the-impact-of-rapidly-rising-energy-bills-on-older-people-in-scotland

Close the Gap pay gap statistics (2019)

While women are more likely to work in the public sector (67% local government and 81% NHS), only a third

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/close-the-gap-pay-gap-statistics-2019

State of the Sector 2024: key Scottish voluntary sector figures and trends

A 10-page summary of the latest headline figures and financial trends.Key trends Funding from government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/state-of-the-sector-2024-key-scottish-voluntary-sector-figures-and-trends

The Third Sector Workforce in Scotland: a review of publications

In Scotland, the Scottish Government published in 2007 its Skills for Scotland: a Lifelong Skills Strategy

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-third-sector-workforce-in-scotland-a-review-of-publications

Voices from Rural Scotland: what really matters to the people who live and work in Scotland's rural communities

management, access to services, volunteering and the voluntary sector and (finally) democracy and local governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/voices-from-rural-scotland-what-really-matters-to-the-people-who-live-and-work-in-scotlands-rural-communities

The Capacity of Disability Organisations to Engage with Public Authorities

of contact/influence organisations have with local authorities, service providers and Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-capacity-of-disability-organisations-to-engage-with-public-authorities

Scottish Community Development Centre

Membership number 146
Charity registered in Scotland SC040614

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/146/scottish-community-development-centre

Time Well Spent 2022

Volunteer participation has not fully recovered since then. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/time-well-spent-2022

UK's commitment to open government called into question

NEWS 4 March 2021 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

The UK joins a list of nine countries that have been censured by the body in the past, including Bulgaria, Malawi, Malta and South Africa

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-commitment-to-open-government-called-into-question

KDP - Hillhead of Auquhirie Wind Farm Community Fund

Currently open

This fund supports local community projects during the 25-year lifetime of the wind farm. The fund welcomes applications from organisations whose focus covers aspects of the following:- a broad span of the community- children and young people – especially projects focused on improving access to activities and services and where young people play a key role in the decision-making- carbon reduction – helping to tackle climate change.- vulnerable people – especially projects involving increased access to services and facilities for people with disabilities, the homeless and the elderly.- community regeneration – projects that improve health and education; reduce crime level, regenerate employment, housing and the physical environment.- self-help groups – community-based groups that deliver basic services.- environmental and wildlife projects – especially those involving improvements to communal land.- education and skills development – group and community-based programs, particularly for those who have had no previous access to training opportunities.- health – projects providing access to services that aim to improve the health and well-being of communities.- heritage – projects that celebrate and protect the local heritage.- sustainability – projects that promote sustainable development.- community buildings – projects that help maintain community owned buildings widely used by the community.The fund is open to applications from projects which benefit residents living in Arbuthnott, Catterline, Kinneff and Dunnottar, Mearns, Stonehaven and District

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000CEBOqEAP/kdp-hillhead-of-auquhirie-wind-farm-community-fund

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