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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 Historic Environment Grants Programme can support a wide range of projects which clearly relate to and will benefit Scotland’s historic environment.Projects that can be supported through the programme should be focussed on an aspect of Scotland's historic environment, from the tangible (e.g. historic buildings, ancient monuments and archaeology, designed or cultural landscapes and historic gardens and battlefields) to the intangible (e.g. historic environment skills, stories and traditions). Full criteria and eligibility guidance can be found on the Historic Environment Scotland website.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000PzRtUEAV/historic-environment-grants-programme

The YMI Strengthening Youth Music Fund supports freelance individuals and organisations working in the youth music sector to deliver activities that will improve, develop and strengthen the sector, and the services offered to benefit children and young people across the country. It does not support music making activity directly with children and young people – this support is offered through the [Access to Music Making Fund](https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000007YdkVEAS/).This fund can support applications that propose any type of activity intended to strengthen, improve and develop Scotland’s youth music sector and services for children and young people, which meet the purpose and criteria of the fund are welcomed. This activity could include, for example: - Partnership working between formal and non-formal sectors supporting networking at local or national level - Conferences, seminars or events sharing good practice or exploring issues pertinent to the youth music sector in Scotland - Development and/or pooling of resources that will widen access to music for children and young people - Delivery of action research projects that develop new approaches or methods of working - Activity that explores ways of creating progression opportunities for children and young people through partnerships between formal and non-formal sectors - Development of technology that will widen access to music for children and young people.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000007YdoSEAS/creative-scotland-youth-music-initiative-strengthening-youth-music

Go See Share is a small fund for individuals, organisations and creative businesses to explore new ways to expand their business activity and make them more financially sustainable. The aim of this fund is to help recipients undertake trips or remote meetings, allowing them to gain knowledge and insight, build relationships, and to share this knowledge back in Scotland.They are looking to support visits that will help you to consider the ways you could expand your business activity and increase your economic sustainability. This learning should also help the creative communities you will share with to do the same. Examples include:- Local, national and international trips to see examples of best practice or new business models in operation- Remote meetings which help you to research best practice or alternative business models- Relevant event, festival, and professional development opportunities that will support your business development, business practices or business sustainability- Visits to a person, organisation or business, to explore new ways of workingFunding can be used to support business sustainability, such as:- Travel and accommodation costs- Relevant event or conference tickets- Time to attend meetings with other businesses or individuals you feel you can learn from- Time to prepare presentations and materials for sharing Proposed activity should take place between May to October 2025.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000M7qNjEAJ/go-see-share-creative-industries-fund

The Betty Ross Trust

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The Betty Ross Trust has been established to provide financial or other assistance to charitable institutions, societies, foundations or funds, with the primary purpose of aiding those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage in the Perthshire area.This can be through the provision of funding or other assistance, such as equipment and help to enable people to remain in their own home for as long as possible.The Trust will consider funding applications for equipment such as a hospital bed for the home, special chairs and the provision of funding for the adaptation of bathrooms. Other necessary adaptations or equipment would be considered.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000005kOY4EAM/the-betty-ross-trust

The Cost of Living Crisis in Scotland: analytical report

The report has been produced by a cross-government group of analysts.,Despite the UK Government's Energy Price Guarantee, energy prices have more than doubled over the last,year and Scottish Government modelling[2] estimates that there are around 860,000 (35%) fuel-poor households,The UK Government response is insufficient to fully address the harms caused by the cost of living crisis

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-cost-of-living-crisis-in-scotland-analytical-report

A Framework to Decide ?What Works? in Prevention Policy

Constitutional Change outline the decision-making processes in prevention policy in a report to the Scottish Government,success and failure in comparable projects. - To a large extent, we can identify a clear Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-framework-to-decide-what-works-in-prevention-policy

Charity Street Scotland: The value of charity to Scottish households (2018)

with 68% believing that charities were best placed to speak on behalf of disadvantaged people to government,to help influence government policies.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/charity-street-scotland-the-value-of-charity-to-scottish-households-2018

Single Mothers: Singled Out

Single women are hit harder than single men, couples and multifamily households by the current government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/single-mothers-singled-out

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