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Membership
We were attracted to join SCVO as members because SCVO is a driving force within Scotland’s charity sector,We’d love fellow SCVO members and members of the public to join in some of our events to help support,Are you an SCVO member who'd like to feature in "Meet our members"? Head to My SCVO to let us know!,our SCVO membership community.,You're welcome to call us on 0800 169 0022 or drop us an email to membership@scvo.scot.
The future of SCVO: consulting on a new strategic approach
What struck us most was the need for clarity around our purpose, our role as a membership organisation,Or you might just follow us on social media.,Indeed Scottish Government specifically fund us to do that.,We are therefore proposing to reframe our membership offer where people and organisations will join because,That will also allow individuals to be members as well as organisations.
https://scvo.scot/the-future-of-scvo-consulting-on-a-new-strategic-approach
FAQs
Who can join?.,All SCVO employees or anyone who is a trustee, a full or part-time employee or volunteer of any organisation
You're a charity! What next?
You’re joining a vibrant sector, doing important work.,At SCVO, we’re here to support you, promote the contribution your organisation makes and work towards,of success, and ideas of lots of kinds of fundraising: Guide to finding funding Funding Scotland is SCVO's,SCVO members can access premium content and functionality: Funding Scotland Good governance Your management,& regulation that may affect youBusiness planning and development, and financesHow to be confident using
Board of trustees elections 2023
Joining the SCVO Board of Trustees At SCVO we're passionate about what the voluntary sector can achieve,Six of our trustees are elected from our membership and we have one vacancy for an elected member of,in nominations of individuals who have experience and motivation to support us on that journey.,This page gives a brief overview of what being a trustee involves and explains how to apply to join the,form If you have questions or want to know about something that isn’t covered here,you can contact us
https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees/elections-2023
Decision making and governance
Membership organisations are probably the most common type of organisation in the voluntary sector.,people who would be interested in forming the wider membership.,even more so than your board, so it’s important to think about who your members will be, how they’ll join,to include, and how you will describe the criteria for becoming a member Will members have to pay to join,Will members be individual people, or can they be organisations or bodies too?
Structure and governing documents
New trustees should be given a copy when they join the organisation as part of their induction, and all,Options for structure This is a summary of some of the most common types of organisation used in the,is held in trust by property trustees, which then allows a separate management committee to run and use,This may seem more casual to deliver, but can be worrying as people can be individually held liable if,, please contact us so that we can send a request to the SCVO board for approval).
https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure
SCVO's strategy for 2023-28
SCVO is not immune to these pressures and a focus for us in the coming years will be on our own financial,Working collectively will enable us to make a bigger difference.,It helps us improve our services and gives us insights to inform our policy and influencing work.,Building on My SCVO, we will actively engage with our vibrant membership community to personalise our,Every aspect of SCVO’s work is adding value to the sector’s contribution, collectively or as individual
SCVO Impact
Our membership grew by record numbers in 2021/22!,community Find out more about our latest members Explore our full membership directory Supporting our,customer service team with the aim of increasing the sector's access to our services and delivering a more joined-up,’s campaigning, and provided a useful bridge between SCVO, the wider sector, policy-makers and influencers,We hosted more training events than in 2020/21, delivering 4,000 hours of learning to individuals!
Trainers
Anja joined The Challenges Group in 2021 to support women to return to and progress in work after a career,strategic planning, governance for fundraising, proposal writing and research as well as developing membership,and friends' schemes and individual giving programmes.,Then when the training is completed, organisations and individuals can continue with the work themselves,Working in digital for well over a decade, Ross has trained thousands of charity staff to use digital