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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 Local Support Fund Micro Grants (LSF Micro) are part of the Scottish Government’s National Drugs Mission Funds, administered by the Corra Foundation. LSF Micro is for grassroots and community-based groups in Scotland, which deliver frontline services to support people who use or used drugs, people in recovery and/or families affected by someone else’s drug use.This fund is designed to help these groups by providing grants which will offer some financial security. This is intended to help with planning and delivering support to improve the wellbeing of people who use substances, people in recovery and their families.Funding can support day to day running costs, project costs, training, new or existing activities, small pieces of equipment, expansion costs, etc.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000Lry3dEAB/corra-foundation-local-support-fund-micro-grants

The Ironmongers’ Foundation wishes to support initiatives that encourage young people to study science subjects at school and go on to pursue STEM-related further education or vocational training, particularly in the area of Materials Science. The Foundation works in partnership with other organisations to deliver specific projects, which must meet all of the following criteria:- Grants are made to registered or exempt charities only. Applications will not be accepted from schools. Projects involving corporate partners must have charitable purposes and be for public benefit, not private gain- Activities must be within the UK- Preference will be given to projects engaging young people between the ages of 11 and 18 from disadvantaged backgrounds. Participants should be within this age range or be educators working with young people within this age range- Activities must be additional to those funded by government or other sources e.g. covered by school budgets.- Projects should have clear objectives and measurable outcomes, providing repeat engagement and focusing on how they will enhance the Science Capital of young learners from disadvantaged backgrounds. A written evaluation report demonstrating how impact has been measured must be provided on completion

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000005U8ZxMAK/the-ironmongers-company-stem-projects

Funded by The Scottish Government, The Nature Restoration Fund encourages applicants with projects that restore wildlife and habitats on land and sea and address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. The primary focus of this fund is to increase the biodiversity value of land and sea with a focus on nature-based solutions to address the impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change.The Fund will support a mix of urban and rural-focused projects, such as improving greenspace for outdoor learning, green active travel routes, planting of wildlife corridors and natural flood management.Funding is available to Helping Nature and Transforming Nature Delivery projects for single or multi-year projects. Transforming Nature Development projects should be for no longer than 12 months. The Nature Restoration Fund is largely a capital fund designed to deliver change on the ground.Project activities must be completed by 31 March 2028.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000LvJRdEAN/naturescot-nature-restoration-fund

The fund supports projects in the communities where The Kingdom Housing Association operates. Projects should fit with the following themes: - Tenant, resident and community projects.- Training and Employment.- Energy Efficiency and the Environment.- Education and School initiatives.- Public Art.Applications can be submitted by tenants, residents in the community, clubs, schools, voluntary groups and others who are promoting community projects.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000EUzvxEAD/kingdom-housing-association-community-initiatives-fund

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

How well prepared is the UK for climate change?

Change was established under the Climate Change Act 2008 to provide independent advice to the UK Government,and the devolved administrations on the impacts of climate change on the UK and assess Government progress,assessment of progress on preparing for climate change, based primarily on analysis of central government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/how-well-prepared-is-the-uk-for-climate-change

Evaluation of the Working for Families Fund (2004-2008)

The Working for Families Fund (WFF) contributed to the Scottish Government?,streamlined into the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF), which replaced WFF and six previous funds as part of the Government,s budget concordat with local government.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/evaluation-of-the-working-for-families-fund-2004-2008

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

Social Change in Scottish Fishing Communities: a Brief Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography

The Scottish Government commissioned this lierature review in order to gain a better understanding of,internet research using general search engines (www.google.com) as well as those of the Scottish Government,, other Government and voluntary sector sites, and research organisations such as the UN Food and Agriculture

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/social-change-in-scottish-fishing-communities-a-brief-literature-review-and-annotated-bibliography

Developing the Equality Measurement Framework: selecting the indicators

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been working with the Government Equalities Office,(GEO), the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly Government, the Office for National Statistics (ONS,It will also provide data that may help Government and other public bodies prioritise their activities

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/developing-the-equality-measurement-framework-selecting-the-indicators

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