Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Glasgow City Council - Glasgow's Holiday Programme

Currently Closed

Glasgow's Holiday Programme aims to enable community organisations to provide nutritious food to children/young people using their services during school holiday periods. The Programme is for children/young people 0-18 years of age.They will fund:- Food costs- Ancillary costs (utility costs, cutlery, chef costs)- Sessional staff costs- Volunteer costs- Venue costs- Activity costs- Transport costs- Entry costs (for day trips)- Management Fee costsYou are encouraged to consider how sustainable delivery can be reflected in your programme.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000003nhV7MAI/glasgow-city-council-glasgow-s-holiday-programme

Aberdeenshire Council - Community Resilience Fund - Equipment and Maintenance Grant

Currently open

The Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Fund is for community or resilience groups seeking funding to support community resilience.Funding can be used for anything that supports individual or community resilience in an emergency. They welcome innovative and novel approaches to improving resilience. This might be for new groups that might need equipment or resources to start up their resilience activities; or existing groups with ongoing costs or needing to replace out of date equipment for example: Generator costs, First Aid kits, Training, Work to enable power resilience, Torches, batteries, blankets, etc.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000M6LKVEA3/aberdeenshire-council-community-resilience-fund-equipment-and-maintenance-grant

The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund - General Programme

Currently open

The fund aids research into learning disability aids the care and relief of those affected by learning disability. Their priorities are learning disabilities (intellectual disabilities) and autism and they will consider projects for children or adults. They will fund: - Capital building/renovation/refurbishment works for residential, nursing and respite care, and schools;- Employment schemes including woodwork, crafts, printing and horticulture;- Play schemes and play therapy schemes;- Day and social activities centres including building costs and running costs;- Support for families, including respite schemes;- Independent living schemes;- Support in the community schemes;- Snoezelen rooms.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000Ng8zEAC/the-baily-thomas-charitable-fund-general-programme

Growing Climate Confidence: what we've learnt

Beth Mukushi

8 July 2024

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SCVO news

Climate crisis

Because the voluntary sector is so varied, the spaces we use also vary - the plan for a village hall

https://scvo.scot/p/92794/2024/07/08/growing-climate-confidence-what-weve-learnt

East Renfrewshire Council - East Renfrewshire Renewal Energy Fund

Currently Closed

The East Renfrewshire Renewable Energy Fund (ERREF) is money received from renewable energy projects in East Renfrewshire and is administered by East Renfrewshire Council Environment department. The fund combines contributions from ScottishPower Renewables Whitelee and Middleton windfarms.Projects need to meet one of more of these priorities:- Community facilities and services such as hall refurbishment or buying equipment and vehicles- Community or local events such as summer fairs or special event- Environmental projects such as planting trees or building baths- Heritage projects such as history trails or statue conservation- Skills and employment such as training equipment- Sport and recreation such as upgrading play areas or buying sports equipment- Youth and education such as clubs, Brownies or nursery and school projects

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003hUm1EAE/east-renfrewshire-council-east-renfrewshire-renewal-energy-fund

Fauldhouse Community Development Trust Ltd - Small Grants Funding

Currently Closed

FCDT distribute funds to charities, voluntary organisations and community groups local to REG Power Management’s Tormywheel Wind Farm. The Fund is open to any community project which is for the benefit of residents of the Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley Communities, located within 5km of the Tormywheel Wind Farm Development. This Fund can provide both capital and revenue grants. The main criteria that will be used when assessing applications received is the social, economic and environmental benefits which will result from the project.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000LemxnUAB/fauldhouse-community-development-trust-ltd-small-grants-funding

Charities who don’t shoulder responsibility for property obligations risk ruin

OPINION 24 November 2016 Guest post

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Charities unaware of their obligations in relation to property they own or use are risking their financial health and reputation, as well as public safety

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charities-must-shoulder-responsibility-for-property-risks