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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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Policies towards poverty, inequality and exclusion since 1997

associates of the LSE's Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, surveys the impact of the Labour Government's,policy areas and draws on more than 500 separate sources from evaluations of policy initiatives, government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/policies-towards-poverty-inequality-and-exclusion-since-1997

Shumpeter comes to Whitehall - a discussion paper

To address the perilous state of our public finances, the UK Government has begun the task of significantly,to consider how Government should approach the cuts in ways that prompt innovation.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/shumpeter-comes-to-whitehall-a-discussion-paper

The Local Wellbeing Project

The Local Wellbeing Project is a three-year initiative to explore how local government in England and,the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), which supports improvement and innovation in local government,The project is supported by a number of key central government departments who will provide financial

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-local-wellbeing-project

British Social Attitudes Survey: Welfare

But as the coalition government begins to apply extensive reforms to the benefit system, is that still,behaving in a far from uniform way, they are generally moving in line with the current direction of government,We see that the public is becoming less supportive of the government taking a leading role in providing

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/british-social-attitudes-survey-welfare

For the Public Good: How people want their public services to change

The views revealed in this research present some strong challenges to the government?s ?,Some of the main findings were: - Only a minority support the government?,agencies. 62 per cent of people thought that public services should be provided mainly or only be government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/for-the-public-good-how-people-want-their-public-services-to-change

The Fund aims to support businesses in the tourism, creative industries and food and drink processing sectors, and social enterprises in any sector, across the Highlands and Islands to reduce or green their energy usage. Projects can include anything that helps businesses or social enterprises to reduce or green their energy usage and make progress towards achieving net zero carbon emissions, for example energy efficiency measures, renewables, or waste management. HIE will prioritise projects based in remote and rural areas where applicants may be eligible for up to 50% funding.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000Q0x07EAB/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-green-grant-fund

Grants are available for projects that will help to mitigate the impact of long or frequent involuntary separation for families, spouses, and serving personnel, including reservists and their families.The programme will need to address one or more following outcomes:- Families feel more able to manage the impact of loneliness or isolation during periods of separation.- Families experience fewer challenges during reintegration after deployment or extended separation.- Improved mental health and wellbeing for serving families.- Improved understanding of effective models of support for serving families.Please visit the Trust website for full guidance notes.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000004zCLKMA2/armed-forces-covenant-fund-trust-apart-not-alone-support-for-serving-families

The ARIA Fund empowers local communities to address their unique challenges. As part of the Scottish Government's Community Led Local Development (CLLD) programme, ARIA operates through a bottom-up decision-making process, with funding priorities and project selections determined by representatives from the local area who form the Local Action Group (LAG).There are 2 funds: the Main Fund, and Community Asset Maintenance Fund.Main Fund:Projects must demonstrate fit with at least one of the ARIA Fund priorities. These include:- Community Wealth Building- Quality of Life- Community Led Tourism (CLT) - Enterprise- Net ZeroCommunity Asset Maintenance Fund:The Community Asset Maintenance Fund supports the production of a property condition register (also known as a repairs register). This assesses the internal and external condition of the building and includes a costed schedule of repairs alongside a proposed maintenance plan with indicative dates for periodic upkeep (e.g., external decoration, gutter clearance, etc.). ARIA also offers a £2,000 sinking fund to help finance repairs.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000OyhtkEAB/south-ayrshire-council-ayrshire-rural-and-islands-ambition-fund-aria-

The Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund seeks to inspire, encourage, and enable communities to explore and deliver ambitious ecosystem restoration projects locally. It also seeks to raise awareness about the importance of local ecosystem restoration and address barriers faced by community-led efforts. They are most interested in funding the development stages and successful organisations will also receive professional fundraising support to move their projects from development stage to delivery.Your project must focus on one (or more) parts of ecosystem restoration. These are:- Connecting nature corridors- Habitat and species restoration- Freshwater and wetland restoration- Coastal and marine initiatives- Control of invasive non-native species impacting on nature- Enhancing and connecting nature within villages, towns, or citiesThis Fund is supported by the Carman Family Foundation, the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, which is managed by NatureScot, and others. Inspiring Scotland is administering this funding.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000004TScwMAG/inspiring-scotland-neighbourhood-ecosystem-fund

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