Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Government - Just Transition Fund

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The Scottish Government’s Just Transition Participatory Budgeting (PB) Fund is back for a fifth year, giving communities across the North East and Moray a leading role in the journey to net zero.The Fund supports bold, community-led ideas that make a real difference. Community groups and third sector organisations across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray can apply for grants to deliver an eco-friendly project in their area.From installing solar panels and battery storage to introducing electric vehicles, improving energy efficiency in community buildings and protecting local environments, the Fund backs practical capital projects that reflect what matters most to local people. Residents will once again have the final say, voting for the projects they want to see funded.Delivered by ACVO TSI, AVA, tsiMORAY, NESCAN Hub and Money for Moray, the Fund brings partners together once again to support communities across the region. They will be engaging with communities to help you take part in the transition to net zero, sharing ideas and providing project development support and application assistance.Get involved, share your ideas, and help shape a greener future for the North East of Scotland.Bids need to demonstrate that projects are able to receive, and spend the total amount of the funding bid in the 2026 to 2027 financial year. Multi-year bids can be made, and may be considered, if capital funding for the Fund becomes available beyond 2026 to 2027. Additional weighting will be given to bids that would be delivered on a co-funded basis. Previous projects have included energy measures and retrofitting, green jobs, community gardens and food growing, sustainable travel, and creating and restoring greenspaces. More examples of projects funded through the first round can be found on the Fund website.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000OOrkgEAD/the-scottish-government-just-transition-fund

Rethinking Greenwashing and Digital Inclusion

Darran Gillan

23 December 2024

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Digital

Climate crisis

impactful measures, like improving energy efficiency in operations or embedding sustainability into governance

https://scvo.scot/p/96239/2024/12/23/rethinking-greenwashing-and-digital-inclusion

Highlands Innovation CIC

Membership number 10367

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/10367/highlands-innovation-cic

Licketyspit Limited

Membership number 7056
Charity registered in Scotland SC035154

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/7056/licketyspit-limited

Response to Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Managing Scotland’s Public Finances – A Strategic Approach

Sheghley Ogilvie

12 August 2024

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Consultation responses

these the right priorities for the Scottish Budget 2025-26 and, if not, where should the Scottish Government,The Scottish Government clearly recognises this, stating in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan,that “Government cannot tackle poverty alone, and neither would we want to.”,SCVO continues to call on the Scottish Government to make progress on Fair Funding, ensuring that the,voluntary organisations do not have to subsidise government funding to pay the Real Living Wage.

https://scvo.scot/p/93290/2024/08/12/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-managing-scotlands-public-finances-a-strategic-approach

Security Industry Authority - grant for good causes

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Through the grant for good causes fund, the Security Industry Authority distributes money they have received through proceeds of crime confiscation orders and give this money to registered charities and community interest companies in the UK.Funding to support:- people working, or intending to work, in the UK private security industry- the UK private security industry as a whole- public protection in the UK (for example, by preventing terrorism and crime, or protecting vulnerable people and communities)

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000006zejRMAQ/security-industry-authority-grant-for-good-causes

SCVO response to Audit Scotland's report on digital exclusion

Press release

22 August 2024

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SCVO news

exclusion, David McNeil, SCVO Strategic Director of Development, said: “This report shows that while government,"If the Scottish Government is serious about its mission to tackle poverty, these recommendations should

https://scvo.scot/p/93454/2024/08/22/scvo-response-to-audit-scotlands-report-on-digital-exclusion