SCVO Supporting Voluntary Action

Welcome to the Supporting Voluntary Action programme website. This site is designed to help Supporting Voluntary Action partners, contributors and beneficiaries stay informed of programme proposals, developments and opportunities.

The Supporting Voluntary Action programme has been developed in response to the following brief from the BIG Lottery Fund.

"To bring about a substantial, strategic, quantifiable and sustainable improvement in the infrastructure, capacity and effectiveness of the Councils for Voluntary Service network and in its engagement and collaboration with other voluntary and equalities sector infrastructure networks in Scotland, and with local and national statutory bodies."

Expressions of Interest / Support to Develop Ideas for Change Champions - Posted Date: 18 Jul 08

Round 2 of Change Champions is now open for submissions.

May 2008 Quality Event - SVA Briefing paper for delegates and annexes available online - Posted Date: 30 Apr 08

Members of the CVS Network who are attending the Quality Conference from 8-10 May 2008 have been sent an update briefing on the Supporting Voluntary Action programme, adapted from a submission to the Big Lottery of 25 April 2008. However as there were a number of annexes to this document it was not feasible to include all of these. You can now access the briefing and all the annexes here.

Full list of New Developments

1 Programme Overview
A quick overview of the SVA Programme and the site download manager where you can find any files you might be interested in on the SVA Programme. This is where to start if you are new to the SVA Programme or want to find out a bit more.

2 Partners
A guide to each of the partners involved in developing the SVA Programme

3 SVA Management Group
The current members of the SVA Management Group who are taken from different partners including CVS from around the country. The Management Group has delegated responsibility for the SVA Programme from the SCVO Management Board.

4 Live Opportunities
The website will always tell you what opportunities there are for you to make a submission for any of the SVA Projects. Check back often to see if there is anything you would like to be able to contribute to.

5 SVA Programme Team
A quick guide to who is involved in delivering the SVA Programme.

14 May 08
Health services set to improve in Forth Valley via SVA funds

08 Nov 07
BIG PROVIDES UNPARALLELLED OPPORTUNITY FOR SCOTLAND’S THIRD SECTOR

News Releases

Volunteer Centre Network Scotland Scotland's gateway to volunteering.
CVS Network The website of the Councils for Voluntary Service in Scotland.
Citizens Advice Scotland The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) service in Scotland.
workwithus - Scotland's portal to the voluntary sector
Volunteer Development Scotland Scotland's Centre for Excellence in Volunteer Development.