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SCVO
Funding Scotland
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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,honoured not only to be part of the Scottish Charity Awards this year, but to win two of the categories (Campaign

https://scvo.scot/membership

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

Through our #EUareValued campaign we are encouraging organisations to ensure their staff, volunteers,The Home Office have an email alert system for people and organisations to receive updates about the,SCVO campaigned against a no deal Brexit If you are an SCVO member our Professional Networks can help,You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.,More information and policy analysis can be found at the Scottish Centre on European Relations, an independent

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

SCVO Annual Review 2020-21

We continued to support our shared office space tenants and our managed IT clients and we launched a,An overview of partnership projects and campaigns SCVO has been involved with in 2020/21.,Policy Insights into our policy work and how we have worked to support and advocate for the sector We,Our Policy team identified six key areas of focus for our policy work: CoronavirusEconomic actorEuropeEmployerPartnershipsRegulation,include: Intermediaries NetworkPolicy Officers NetworkThird Sector ForumComms NetworkTrustees Network

https://scvo.scot/about/work/annual-review/html

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

highly-skilled IT team supported the SCVO team, clients based at home, in their own organisations' offices,and in SCVO's offices with a responsive IT helpdesk.,Our policy team were dedicated to building important relationships with key policy-makers to make sure,SCVO policy-driven interactions 19 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 5 committee appearances,with our membersWe successfully relaunched our comms network, welcoming members to a series of networking

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

What SCVO has done

organisations across the UK, co-ordinating support to the sector across the UK Launched the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign,We: harnessed our Funding Scotland portal and networks to share news of funding opportunities claimed,magazine in an e-reader format and opened up the TFN archive online supported tenants from our shared office

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/what-scvo-is-doing

Useful contacts

, the Scottish Community Alliance campaigns collectively for a stronger and more cohesive community sector,in Scotland, promoting the work of local people in their communities and influencing national policy,speaking up for and supporting rural communities in England, including Village Halls Week, a national campaign,Heritage Trust Network: networking and support for the Heritage community in England, Scotland, Wales,HSE: Information about health and safety at work Office of Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR) The Scottish

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/useful-contacts

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

Governments and local government, other intermediary bodies and the third sector interface network.,highly-skilled IT team supported the SCVO team, clients based at home, in their own organisations' offices,and in SCVO's office with a responsive IT helpdesk.,Our policy team were dedicated to building important relationships with key policy-makers to make sure,SCVO policy-driven interactions 20 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 7 committee appearances

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

Using Research to Support Your Policy Position

Conference report from the Third Sector Policy Officers Network seminar on the 23rd February 2004.,speech and a number of case studies illustrating some of the many ways in which research can support campaigning,work and influence policy.

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/using-research-to-support-your-policy-position

The Gathering 2023: a round-up

The Gathering was a chance for people to network and connect, showcase work, to learn from each other,that even more people could enjoy the energy of the Gathering from the comfort of their own homes or offices,sector organisations that are here are the ones who shone through.”Following his address, SCVO’s head of policy,and what needs to happen' Building a cash-first future: can we make food banks history in Scotland Campaigners,The #EssentialSector campaign is spearheaded by a group of organisations who believe more needs to be

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2023

Trainers

Along with his brilliant team, Lawrence is highly experienced in developing campaigns that pack a punch,place for folk who attend her course to gain practical ‘how to’ knowledge that they’ll take back to the office,She has been delivering iterations of All Things Financial for SCVO for a long time now; financial policies,a volunteer mentor for charity chief executives through ACOSVO and sits on the board of consultancy network

https://scvo.scot/support/training/trainers

Get involved

Collaborate with us and our members to develop and promote voluntary sector policy perspectives for Scotland