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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

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

https://scvo.scot/membership

What we've learned so far

coronavirus lockdown, they have fed tens of thousands, and provided emotional, financial and practical support,seen a fall in volunteer numbers as older volunteers were forced to give up their roles to shield from Covid,More than 50,000 Scots signed up to the Scotland Cares Campaign to seek Covid volunteers and 74% of Scottish, 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

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/what-weve-learned-so-far

National Third Sector Fund (NTSF)

NTSF was a seven-year project supported by the European Social Fund Programme (2014 – 2020).,any core costs of the organisation, nor does it cover expenditure such as Sick Pay for staff contracted,The NTSF fund was developed to allow national third sector organisations to deliver support to unemployed,The delivery partners continued to engage with their participants during the covid-19 pandemic lock down,This reflects the tremendous efforts made by the delivery organisations.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/european-projects/ntsf

Community & Third Sector Recovery Programme

data we collect and what we use it for, within the Adapt and Thrive Programme and Communities Recovery Fund,Who we are The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated,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

https://scvo.scot/privacy/community-third-sector-recovery-programme

Crisis funding still available

Organisations - including those who have already received grants - are being urged to apply for funding,to support the community through Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/crisis-funding-still-available

Top tips for businesses to support #NeverMoreNeeded

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

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-businesses-to-support-nevermoreneeded

Case Studies

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.,built into funding, has now led to a belief within the organisation that relying on multi-year funding,people benefit hugely from the support provided and priorities of both the local authority and Scottish

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/example-case-studies

2021

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,19 pandemic.,Charity of the year AND People’s Choice Award – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) Covid-19

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2021

Accounts & reporting

are making the most of your income and keeping track of where your funds come from and how they are,However, it is common for funders to require the production of proper accounts as a condition of funding,what your constitution saysif it’s a funding requirementif it’s a regulatory requirement.,reporting implications that may arise from the measures being put in place to contain the impact of the COVID,-19 virus.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/charity-accounts-financial-reporting

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

At the same time, voluntary organisations face spiralling costs, falling income and an uncertain future,We're here to provide practical support and help fight your corner.,planning and organisational development, to staff retention and reward. ,Our position paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding,wanted to share our past webinars that might be useful - some of them were created in response to the covid

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis