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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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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,If your organisation is a funder, take a look at SCVO’s guide to best practise for funders during Coronavirus

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

Case Studies

with local organisations and 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.,organisation’s services has resulted in growth year on year, as young people benefit hugely from the support,In contrast to this inaccessible funding, the complex web of independent funders and trusts that the

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.,19 pandemic.,would also like to thank the amazing team of staff, board and volunteers at Linkes, our partners and funders,We’d also like to thank all our partners and funders who have made this work possible through their support,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

organisation, ensuring that you are making the most of your income and keeping track of where your funds,However, it is common for funders to require the production of proper accounts as a condition of funding,reporting implications that may arise from the measures being put in place to contain the impact of the COVID,-19 virus.,The profit concept is not appropriate to charities, as charity law requires they use their funds to further

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

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

We're here to provide practical support and help fight your corner.,information to deal with things as they are, but we’re also always working closely with government, funders,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,The NPC resource hub has been developed to advise funders how the needs of charities and the communities

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

Charities pledge £100m for coronavirus research

The money will be used to speed up the development of treatments.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-pledge-100m-for-coronavirus-research

More flexible funding call

Charities say pandemic has driven change

https://tfn.scot/news/more-flexible-funding-call

What is the financial impact of COVID-19 on small UK charities working in international development?

This latest survey builds on the June iteration, but goes deeper into the financial impact COVID-19 has,Key Findings: 85% of organisations expect COVID-19 to have a negative impact on their income this financial,Over a third (37%) have less than three months of free reserves (unrestricted and non-designated funds,Over half (53%) launched a public appeal for support.,have developed a new income stream. 10% have made redundancies as a result of COVID-19.

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/what-is-the-financial-impact-of-covid-19-on-small-uk-charities-working-in-international-development-september-2020

Trust unveils £500,000 Covid-19 recovery fund

Charities in Perth and Kinross are invited to apply for additional financial support.

https://tfn.scot/news/trust-unveils-500000-covid-19-recovery-fund

New charity hub launched

Ecclesiastical has created a new site which aims to help organisations through the Covid-19 crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/new-charity-hub-launched