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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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Does Levelling Up have a future?

Prospectus, SCVO continues to work closely with the TSI Scotland Network and partners in local government,and the UK Government.,Most recently, ahead of the budget, we asked the UK Government to commit to continuing Levelling Up funding,Alignment between the UK Government and the Scottish Government priorities is also still lacking, and

https://scvo.scot/p/59050/2023/04/03/does-levelling-up-have-a-future

Letter to Shona Robison MSP, Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Finance

SCVO has enjoyed with you previously as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government,The Scottish Government and parties across the Scottish Parliament recognise the many benefits of multi-year,Failures in systems and processes severely strain voluntary organisations, burdening governance and service,To prevent funding gaps and uncertainty, SCVO would like to work with the Scottish Government to ensure,SCVO is committed to collaborating with the Scottish Government to advance Fair Funding and any area

https://scvo.scot/p/59246/2023/04/06/letter-to-shona-robison-msp-deputy-first-minister-cabinet-secretary-for-finance

The purpose of the Fund is to support touring of high-quality theatre and dance (including outdoor, circus, interdisciplinary and site-specific work). This can include remounts of previously successful shows, shows which have previously undergone research and development, and tourable work that is yet to be produced. The aim of this fund is to support a range of work of different scales to tour throughout Scotland, and to help the touring sector engage with and develop audiences. The fund also aims to support work created by a diverse range of artists, companies and producers, and for a diverse range of audiences.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000LhmOEUAZ/creative-scotland-touring-fund-for-theatre-and-dance

The Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) is designed to support access to finance for UK small businesses (third-sector) as they look to invest and grow. The Scheme provides a 70% government backed guarantee on loans, and aims to improve access to finance to boost overall investment and economic growth. The Scheme supports term loans, overdrafts, asset based lending and invoice finance facilities. Term loans and asset finance facilities are available from three months up to six years, with overdrafts and invoice finance available from three months up to three years.To find out more, visit the SIS website or contact them to speak with a member of the team.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP10000058sraMAA/social-investment-scotland-growth-guarantee-scheme

The Public Engagement Grant Scheme (PEGS) aims to support the IOP Limit Less campaign by improving the relationship with physics of young people and their influencers, including their parents and carers. This could be by showcasing relatable role models of those doing physics, actively challenging stereotypes and preconceptions, sharing positive messages about physics, and more!The grant looks to prioritise projects that reach families with young people under the age of 16 who identify with one or more of the following groups currently underrepresented in the physics community:- Girls and young women- Disabled young people- LGBT+ young people- Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds- Black Caribbean young people

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000UODR5UAP/the-institute-of-physics-public-engagement-grant

The Social Enterprise Grant have been created to enable social enterprises based in the South Lanarkshire area to apply for small amounts of funding to start-up and/or grow trading activity that will deliver social and environmental impact.The fund can be used for enterprising projects which support social enterprise business models to start, increase trading income and fit with the Social Enterprise Strategy objectives:- Increased Social Enterprise businesses operating in South Lanarkshire- Commitment to increasing trading activity- Increased number of social enterprises tendering and being part of the supply chain- Increased volunteering opportunities as a potential route to employment- Increased number of young people working in and starting up a social enterprise- Improved brand awareness, and marketing- Supporting collaboration, where 2 or more organisations are working together to trade- Delivering wider / deeper social and environmental impact- Increased capacity of and profile of the sector leading the way in Net Zero solutions

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000Q0A7LEAV/south-lanarkshire-council-social-enterprise-grant

The Tree Council has funds available to assist schools and community groups proposing to undertake well-planned tree planting projects during National Tree Week. They can fund trees, hedges and orchard trees and reasonable costs of supports and aids – stakes, ties, guards, fertiliser, mulch, soil amelioration.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000OtqdUUAR/the-tree-council-branching-out-fund

The purpose of the Made in Scotland Programme is to raise the international profile of Scottish artists through the promotion of Scottish work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.Funding is available to help support the presentation at the Fringe of new or existing artistically ambitious work with strong onward potential as part of the Made in Scotland Showcase. All applicants should be considering their international ambitions for the show being presented.Those selected to be part of Made in Scotland will also receive support and advice to help them prepare for participation in the programme, including advice on marketing, venues, networking and much more.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb00000095u99EAA/creative-scotland-made-in-scotland-showcase

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