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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Membership

Our greatest success is the care and respite we consistently deliver to people in desperate need of a,workshops, befriending calls and a suite of digital self-help resources which have all been a major success,of people accessing our support we must increase our services to meet demand, which takes additional funding,a nationally recognised organisation, whose mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable

https://scvo.scot/membership

You're a charity! What next?

support you, promote the contribution your organisation makes and work towards developing a confident, sustainable,Funding No matter what kind of work you're doing, it's likely you'll need some finances to do it.,the best chance of success, and ideas of lots of kinds of fundraising: Guide to finding funding Funding,Scotland is SCVO's funding database, giving you high quality information on available funds and making,it easy for you search by topic, area, types of funding and beneficiaries.

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/next-steps

Key findings summary

The main funding challenges that intermediaries face with Scottish Government funding include: The uncertain,service delivery by focusing on what government wants, rather than what is needed Harming financial sustainability,would include: Adopting timely processes for funding decision making and payment of funds Providing,and gaps Modernising approaches to monitoring and reporting to capture real success Building consistent,similar to the calls as part of this investigation enhance the resources it already provides, such as the guide

https://scvo.scot/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/key-findings-summary

SCOPE: skills recognition, capacity building and professional education for the voluntary sector

Known as SCOPE, this exciting project is funded by ERASMUS+, the European Commission’s programme for,An online platform houses the learning content and will be a sustainable tool for each partner to continue,A validation system, based on previous valorised and successful models, was developed as a means of recognising,Finally, a comprehensive guide to the approach, methodology, pilot, and results of this project was produced

https://scvo.scot/support/elearning/scope/project

SCVO Annual Review 2020-21

We also produced our annual Third Force News Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise, which focused,Funding Info on SCVO managed funds, external grants and our funding search engine Over the past 12 months,voluntary organisations are making on a daily basis, providing an open platform for sharing stories, successes,Looking forward SCVO’s three-year strategic plan covering 2019-22 will continue to guide our overall,deal with the impact and fall-out from the coronavirus pandemicTo ensure SCVO’s continued financial sustainability

https://scvo.scot/about/work/annual-review/html

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

2022/23 also saw the launch of exclusive one-to-one information sessions for SCVO members, a brand new guide,As a champion for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, we wanted to do what we could to make the Gathering,2022 more sustainable and "greener" than before, to reduce our carbon footprint.,This year's guide focused on the cost-of-living crisis and the associated running costs crisis being,skills and engagement Increased awareness and understanding of the local need, barriers, priorities and successes

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

The Happiness Fund

Currently Closed
The Happiness Fund is available to enable and support projects which improve mental health and wellbeing,, inclusion, learning and skills development in local communities.,They are specifically looking for grassroots organisations that are set up for and by the local community,The main outcomes of the Fund are:- Mental health - Wellbeing & happiness- Inclusion- Learning and skills,applicants will need to indicate how the activity/group can become self-sustainable or able to attract funding

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000OMkjmEAD/the-happiness-fund

The fund supports strategic projects in the Scottish Borders region and any successful application must,one or more of the following outcomes: - Creating opportunities: Create opportunities for education and,employment through activities that develop skills and improve an individual’s chance of entering the,meaningful regeneration to improve or enhance local infrastructure, landscape, biodiversity or heritage and,make a lasting difference to the places we live, work and visit.For this round of the fund the panel

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003gr2uEAA/sse-scottish-borders-sustainable-development-fund

onshore renewable energy developments in Highland including the Stronelairg, Blaraidh, Strathy North and,wind farms.Successful projects will have the potential to deliver transformational social, economic and,environmental changes in the local area, help the region prepare for a net zero future, and support,community development.The priority areas are:- Creating opportunities: increase opportunities for education and,employment- Empowering communities: build resilience and protect vulnerable residents- Building sustainable

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000005h9pHEAQ/sse-highland-sustainable-development-fund