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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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The Foundation supports civic voices to share their stories, learn and act together and influence the institutions that shape people’s lives. They support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision makers, including civil society participation in policy development and decision-making. Applications must address one or more of their three priority themes:1. Health justice2. Climate justice3. Freedom of expression All applications are required to demonstrate how they intend to integrate considerations of gender into their project design and implementation.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003il86EAA/commonwealth-foundation-open-grants-call

SCVO's work to become an anti-racist organisation

Here is a sample of things we’ve been doing: Reviewing Scotland’s Third Sector Governance Code to cover

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

Improving transparency in partnership

Earlier this year, SCVO responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on access to information,We do, however, welcome the Scottish Government’s recent decision to park its own legislative proposals

https://scvo.scot/p/87650/2023/12/19/improving-transparency-in-partnership

The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, delivered in partnership with COSLA and local government, supports locally developed regeneration projects that involve local communities, helping to support and create jobs and build sustainable communities. Applications are open to all Scotland's local authorities.Focus areas are:- projects that primarily focus on areas that suffer from high levels of deprivation and disadvantage- projects that demonstrate clear community involvement- projects that will deliver large scale transformational change with strong regeneration outcomes- projects and programmes that can encourage additional investment and address market failure

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000GU8pZUAT/the-scottish-government-regeneration-capital-grant-fund

Citizens Advice Scotland slammed in damning report

The report into the independent review into the governance of Citizens Advice Scotland has been published

https://tfn.scot/news/citizens-advice-scotland-slammed-in-damning-report

Voluntary organisations are struggling. Will government recognise the scale of the challenge?

will publish its 2022/2023 Programme for Government.,The UK and Scottish Governments need to recognise these issues and their long-term effects are likely,and the Scottish Government.,SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government’s plans to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025 and to extend the,job security - one of the five Scottish Government Fair Work Dimensions - and continuity of service

https://scvo.scot/p/53172/2022/08/31/voluntary-organisations-are-struggling

Charities face staff and volunteer crisis 

Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government,2023, SCVO was able to make informed decisions on its influencing and media work, and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/87690/2024/01/04/charities-face-staff-and-volunteer-crisis

EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote

Four Glasgow Citizens Advice Bureaux have put a stop to a vote on a new governance structure for Citizens

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-legal-challenge-halts-cas-reform-vote

Survey: charity trustees tell TFN about your experience

Good charity governance is more important than ever before.

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-survey

The Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund is designed to back programmes and organisations that help new businesses start, grow and scale, and plays a central role in strengthening the entrepreneurial infrastructure across the country. It provides grants up to £40,000 to organisations that are driving entrepreneurial growth and innovation across Scotland.Funding is available to support projects that:- Expand access to entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups.- Deliver skills development, mentorship, and collaboration.- Boost Scotland's visibility as a global hub for startups.- Increase access to funding and investment opportunities.- Encourage innovation.The Fund is opportunity-focused, seeking initiatives that do not duplicate existing activity but fill gaps in the current ecosystem offering in Scotland. It is committed to supporting initiatives that enhance diversity, inclusion and accessibility within Scotland's entrepreneurial community. All proposed activity must be delivered, and all project costs incurred by 31st March 2026.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000007KSIfMAO/scottish-government-the-ecosystem-fund

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