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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

Cancer Support Scotland We talked to Stephanie Quigley, service manager with Cancer Support Scotland,Due to the detrimental impact Covid-19 had on people’s mental health and not being able to access face,Our wonderful complementary therapy volunteer team lead by our national award-winning therapist have,minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer, due to these alarming figures and more significantly Covid,-19 there were increased rates of anxiety, depression and complex trauma.

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,A third (29%) of charities have 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,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

Top tips for the public to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Charities need your time, money and goods to ensure they survive Covid 19 and can continue to provide,If you are one of the lucky people who have built up Covid savings, then consider donating some of those,Give time Volunteering is shown to boost your own mental health and sense of wellbeing as well as supporting,If you want to ensure a charity survives to support people beyond Covid, a great way to do it is to set,If you’re company doesn’t currently support Payroll Giving, it can do so through a registered charitable

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

Top tips for businesses to support #NeverMoreNeeded

income from fundraising and 42% from trading since March, while one third said they had a decrease in volunteers,Here are some ideas about how to support charity or community partners through Covid 19 and beyond.,Corporate volunteering While financial support from corporate organisations is always welcome; the professional,Corporate volunteers can donate their time to help manage, shape and guide charities through the coronavirus,Social Good Connect is a new social enterprise that helps businesses embed corporate volunteering.

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

Hints & tips for engaging with businesses

During Covid 19, more and more people and businesses have realised that giving something back is good,Perhaps the local café would be interested in supporting your lunch club?,Could their staff volunteer some time with you?,In the era of Covid 19 more and more businesses are recognising that their communities need voluntary,The relationship might also damage your reputation with other supporters and affect fundraising income

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/hints-tips-for-engaging-with-businesses

2021

19 pandemic.,Thank you so much to every supporter, donor and volunteer – without your unbelievable support and unselfish,We’re so proud of our volunteers and staff for achieving so much over the last year, supporting thousands,Charity of the year AND People’s Choice Award – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) Covid-19,Innovation and dedication from supporters, partners, staff and volunteers saw support for children shielding

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

National Third Sector Fund (NTSF)

National Third Sector Fund - delivery partners were APEX Scotland, ENABLE Works, Right Track Scotland and Volunteering,NTSF was a seven-year project supported by the European Social Fund Programme (2014 – 2020).,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,Activity 7,0288,297,574 18,189,925 *APEX Scotland participated from 1 April 2017 **Project Scotland, now Volunteering

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

Voluntary sector organisations

We're asking staff and volunteers from charities, social enterprises, community groups and voluntary,Institute of Fundraising has created online resources to offer practical suggestions on how to keep the supporter

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/stories/voluntary-sector-organisations

Messenger services

Staff Privacy Your staff and volunteers may also use these platforms in their personal life.,Charities using this tool CHAYN is running a telegram group to provide trauma support to survivors of,domestic and sexual abuseParentzone’s crisis messenger services use SMS to provide a mental health support,serviceWHO’s COVID-19 Health Alert chatbot delivers health advice via WhatsAppBarnardo's pilot of WhatsApp

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/research-and-resources/tools-functionality/messenger-services

2020

caretakers, the cleaners, and the cooks and the community, who have helped kept us open since the start of COVID,19.,in South Lanarkshire, Supporting our Community (SOC) helps families which struggle to access support ,Following the tragic suicide of the daughter of one of their volunteers, 16 volunteers have now become,Our staff, volunteers and the people we support are amazing in so many ways and on so many days and it

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2020