Exclusive membership benefits and support networks A strong community of voluntary organisations of all,Meet our members SCVO members are part of a community of organisations.,Due to the detrimental impact Covid-19 had on people’s mental health and not being able to access face,takes additional funding and financial support.,We joined SCVO to be part of a nationally recognised organisation, whose mission is to support, promote

notice tells you what data we collect and what we use it for, within the Adapt and Thrive Programme and Communities,Recovery Fund.,Organisation.,Where your application identifies activity that relates to another fund within the Covid-19 emergency,If your application is successful, we will publish details of the financial support provided (with the

At a time when charities are Never More Needed, they are facing a significant funding gap.,Traditional funding streams such as events have been cancelled and lockdown has seen charity shops close,Here are some ideas about how to support charity or community partners through Covid 19 and beyond.,particular time of year, consider making your donations as soon as possible, many charities need the funding,Corporate volunteering While financial support from corporate organisations is always welcome; the professional

coronavirus lockdown, they have fed tens of thousands, and provided emotional, financial and practical support, to keep people safe in the community.,seen a fall in volunteer numbers as older volunteers were forced to give up their roles to shield from Covid, pandemic, including the latest funding available to the sector, in our Coronavirus Third Sector Information,SCVO – State of the Sector: pre-coronavirus OSCR – COVID-19 Impact on Charities Social Enterprise Scotland

communities, and faced with uncertainties around the length of financial support.,plans to develop a new service to assist with the mental health pandemic that has followed on from COVID,-19, the ability to recruit and retain staff on adequate salaries has been vital.,in an inability to communicate the sheer importance of core funding at that level.,funding, and an offer of both good communication and mutually beneficial relationships.

Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and communities,uplifts both to this rate and for other voluntary sector staff; we can’t support people and communities,To support organisations to be Living Wage employers the Scottish Government should lead by example by,We have explained that years of under-funding, followed by Covid 19, and the running costs crisis, mean,Offering Fair Work matters to voluntary organisations and organisations in the sector excel on many Fair

A special commendation was given to Aberlour Children’s Charity – Aberlour Urgent Assistance Fund.,Every organisation should recognise their volunteers and their contributions to the community because,approach have been so well received they are being translated into other languages by European carers organisations,response to the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic.,Charity of the year AND People’s Choice Award – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) Covid-19