He’s worked with SCVO for over five years delivering specialist marketing & comms training in his customary,to project management Lindsay Linton Lindsay has been working with SCVO for over 10 years delivering,As part of the Challenges Group, Shaun has partnered with SCVO over the past 5 years to deliver Accredited,nearly 20 years, and is now our Property manager.,Over the years through our in-house training service, Stevan has delivered in-person first aid training

Awards winners - 2020 Charities and individuals from across Scotland have been recognised for the life-changing,1st, NSPCC Scotland) This Coalition of charities used over 20 years of combined experience to publish,While our campaign delivered an important change in legislation, it was also about driving a positive,Pioneering project – Autism-Friendly Rugby (Strathmore Community Rugby Trust) This unique project aims,A massive thank you has to go to the coaches and volunteers who deliver the sessions.

This year, we continued to deliver against the ambitions of our Strategic Plan 2019-22.,& Campaigns An overview of partnership projects and campaigns SCVO has been involved with in 2020/21,The biggest digital project of the year by far has been Connecting Scotland, which SCVO has managed in,Over the year, we delivered 42 courses via 64 online sessions to 478 learners amounting to a total of,we completed the membership review that we started in 2019/20 to update and streamline the value of

Read all about our winners: Campaign of the Year- "Hare to stay" Leuchie House Leuchie House provides,Leuchie worked in partnership with Wild in Art to deliver this spectacular free public art event for,Volunteer of the Year- Nan Fotheringham, Coatbridge Citizens Advice Bureau For the past 20 years, Nan,tenacity and creativity of our staff, volunteers and all the amazing partners who occupy the space and change,After a year of huge change and growth, S.M.I.L.E Counselling continues to offer new projects to support

organisations a head start. 1,516 queries answered 72 referrals to our free legal service with partners 20,partnership with other organisations including NCVO and Utility Aid to help organisations understand changes,The new #EssentialSector campaign started development, ready to launch in late 2023.,We also came to the end of our Cop26 Legacy project, funded by Paths for All, delivering free accredited,with the focus of the day being for everyone to re-connect following the pandemic restrictions and changes

information services team supported voluntary sector organisations while they continued to adapt to an ever-changing,SCVO policy-driven interactions 20 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 7 committee appearances,The campaign generated media coverage across 23 publications and united voluntary organisations behind,We hosted more training events than in 2020/21, delivering 4,000 hours of learning to individuals!,Like most organisations in the sector, we faced significant challenges in managing work throughout the changing

As SCVO's Charities, Scotland & Holyrood: Twenty Years Delivering Change details, the voluntary sector,in Scotland has also been at the forefront of campaigning and influencing in areas with a direct or,Organisations across Scotland have campaigned for unemployment benefits to align closely with lost earnings,reducing and alleviating poverty across Scotland, providing direct and indirect support and extensive campaigning,Together we can create a sustainable sector and support voluntary organisations to provide the projects

Shift from short-term to fair and sustainable multi-year contracts One-year contracts pose significant,Recent research by CCPS reveals a 20% pay gap between NHS support workers and voluntary sector social,We urge the Committee to clearly back and champion CCPS's 4 Steps to Fair Work Campaign.,For example, requirements for infrastructure projects are applied to services.,One organisation told SCVO, “It’s taken close to two years of trying to secure changes in the contract

progression and report on the impact of this change to inform the development of a multi-year funding,Our sector supports people into work and helps them to stay there, campaigns against the root causes,voluntary organisations is proven to pull greater funding levels from other sources into vital services and projects,indicating that even though decisions and payments have been delayed, no extension of the timescales for projects,standard will not be delivered in a short time.

Our proposals for the Programme for Government 2023/2024 cover three areas: Delivering Fair Funding by,Our sector supports people into work and helps them to stay there; campaigns against the root causes,this change to develop a multi-year funding model as standard by 2026. 4.,this change to develop a multi-year funding model as standard by 2026. 4.,voluntary organisations is proven to pull greater funding levels from other sources into vital services and projects