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Networking between voluntary organisations is part of the core business of SCVO. By bringing together people throughout the sector to discuss, develop, communicate and collaborate on shared issues, SCVO facilitates the strengthening and impact of the voluntary sector in Scotland.

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) seeks to advance the values and interests shared by voluntary organisations by fostering co-operation, promoting best practice and through the delivery of sustainable common services.

Scotland's voluntary sector is made up of 119,000 dedicated paid staff and 1.2 million adult volunteers. Collectively these people work every day to further the aims and objectives of 50,000 voluntary organisations which support and care for communities and disadvantaged groups throughout the nation.

This section of our website seeks to provide on-line networking and communication resources to enable people networks within the sector to co-operate and collaborate more effectively and therefore maximise impact.

Current Networks

Better Public Services Forum
The remit of the Better Public Services Forum is “to identify and report to SCVO’s Policy Committee on the changes in public policy and practice needed to create resource efficient and person centred public services for Scotland utilising the capacities of all sections of the Scottish community.”

Building Bridges Network
This network site has been set up in order to support the learning of the participants of the Building Bridges Organisational Development Programme 2007. It has a number of functions, firstly it will enable the tutors to distribute training material both prior to and after each of the modules. Secondly it will allow participants to review the module sessions and suggest areas they would like to see covered.The discussion boards will give participants the opportunity to discuss the training and any issues they feel impacting implementation, and finally we hope it will encourage participants to network and share good practice.

E-Learning Network
The e-learning network is a series of informal networks allowing participants of particular courses, events and on-line courses to continue their discussions and their learning.

Employability Network
To follow

Policy Officers Network
The Third Sector Policy Officer Network (PON) is an informal network of over 130 voluntary sector workers across Scotland whose work includes policy. Some are full time policy or parliamentary officers, others include policy in a broader work remit. The main functions of the network are information exchange and peer support. We meet every other month, alternately in Glasgow and Edinburgh, hold occasional training days, seminars or conferences, and keep in touch between times by email. Visiting speakers on voluntary sector engagement issues include MSPs, parliament staff, civil servants, voluntary sector policy workers and others.

Scottish Voluntary Sector Equalities and Human Rig
A network designed to support the members of the Scottish Voluntary Sector Equalities and Human Rights Coalition

SCVO Membership
A networking website for the members of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) to assist them in keeping informed about the work of the organisation and contribute to the policy and operations of SCVO.

Training e-Network
This Network is for individuals with a responsibility for or interest in training in the voluntary sector. If you would like to join this network, please contact Nicola Gilbert at: nicolag.gilbert@scvo.org.uk

Women and Leadership
Women and Leadership Project SCVO have secured funding from the European Structural Funds under priority 2 and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission for an innovative pilot project targeting both women's personal skills development and the implementation of "equalities mainstreaming" within third sector organisations. The increasing importance of women in the labour market is well recognised - as are the impediments to economic growth caused by female under-representation and discriminatory practices in senior level and professional posts. Direct intervention and support at both a personal level and an organisational level can help to support those organisations seeking to "mainstream" equalities. The project aims to support the "mainstreaming" of equalities through an organisational development programme, tailored organisational support, a Women and Leadership personal development programme, additional mentoring support, a series of networking events, conferences, a web network and an e-newsletter. By working with individuals and organisations simultaneously we will support those women facing multiple barriers and enhance the competitiveness, effectiveness, efficiency and performance of third sector organisations. This project is a partnership intervention between Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations, Engender and PATH Scotland. This network site has been set up in order to support the learning of the participants of the Building Bridges Women and Leadership Programme 2008-2009. It has a number of functions, firstly it will enable the tutors to distribute training material both prior to and after each of the modules. Secondly it will allow participants to review the module sessions and suggest areas they would like to see covered.The discussion boards will give participants the opportunity to discuss the training and any issues they feel impacting implementation, and finally we hope it will encourage participants to network and share good practice.

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Networks

Better Public Services Forum

Building Bridges Network

E-Learning Network

Employability Network

Policy Officers Network

Scottish Voluntary Sector Equalities and Human Rig

SCVO Membership

Training e-Network

Women and Leadership

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