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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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Funding

made through SCVO as well as manage all your monitoring and get in touch with our funding team for any support,SCVO Grantmaking Search for funding Funding Scotland gives access to up to date, high-quality information,Funding Guide More support Our Information Service can answer your questions on all elements of setting,up and running a charity, including advice around funding and running costs.

https://scvo.scot/funding

Membership

Please sign up for one of our upcoming events.,technology, activities, entertainment, and opportunities to relax for our guests in a beautiful country setting,The Scottish Charity Awards, hosted by SCVO was a highlight for Leuchie.,“Cancer Support Scotland is a charity that has been supporting the wellbeing of people affected by cancer,confident in their roles with the charity.

https://scvo.scot/membership

SCVO's work to become an anti-racist organisation

We’ve long been an organisation that supports equality and diversity and is committed to preventing discrimination,The exploratory work Manish led set the tone for what we’ve done since.,The sessions were a full day each and were backed up by reading and other resources, with homework in,Read about diversity at the Charity Awards in this article.,It’s not always been easy to know what is best to do, and it’s taken some time to build up momentum.

https://scvo.scot/p/89475/2024/03/25/scvos-work-to-become-an-anti-racist-organisation

HR service

Sign in About the service The SCVO HR Service supports you with your HR needs.,Setting up an HR Service for the voluntary sector has been an ambition for SCVO and myself for some time,and we are very happy to be able to offer our sector quality HR support and advice for a reasonable,I would love to talk to you about your people and explore how we can support your organisation through,I love helping people so when a role in HR came up, I decided to go for it and haven’t looked back!

https://scvo.scot/services/hr

Useful contacts

The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) OSCR regulate all charities registered in Scotland.,They can provide support with setting up a charity, making partnerships with other organisations and,CIC Regulator Companies House If you are setting up a company or a limited liability partnership, you,Companies House Co-operatives UK For help and support to set up and run a co-operative.,to set up and run a Social Enterprise.

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/useful-contacts

Two examples of how organisations used data to improve their effectiveness

together a simple A/B test on long monthly vs short fortnightly emails and ran this for 6 weeksThey set,up a segment of ‘cold supporters’ who had not opened any of their last 5 emails, and ran a simple reactivation,How might we better support people who have used our service on multiple occasions?,set up a Microsoft Form and included a link to it in their call diary appointments.,topics were coming up again and again.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/data/examples

Support & learning

Setting up a charity What to consider when setting up a new voluntary organisation, including legal structures,governance, finance and managing people Village & community halls handbook Everything you need to know about setting,including recruitment, benefits, culture and development Training Our programme of trainer led courses to support,up or running a voluntary sector organisation Find out more Upcoming events Infrastructure support As,Scotland’s Third Sector Interfaces (TSIs) Networks Make the most of professional connections and peer support

https://scvo.scot/support

2. Find your funds

There are five main types of grant making trusts: Individual/Family/Private Trusts – set up as a way,The Carnegie Dunfermline Trust.Governmental Trusts – set up by the government, or with a grant from the,The Voluntary Action Fund was set up with funding from the Scottish Government.Corporate Trusts – established,up to raise funds and then distribute them to other charities, e.g.,give funding to charities and voluntary organisations.

https://scvo.scot/funding/guide/steps/find-your-funds

How to write your constitution

Winding up At some point in the future you may decide or need to close your charity.,Winding up, or dissolving a charity needs consent from OSCR beforehand and formal approval from your,For more information, see the OSCR guide: Wind up or dissolve the charity Support available to help you,write your constitution If you’re setting up an organisation to carry out activities in a local area,It is possible to set up a charity without legal or professional advice but if you are setting up a complex

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/writing-constitution

SCVO Partner - Charity Learning Consortium

SCVO and the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) are working in partnership to support learning and development,Together, we hope to provide Scotland's charities and non-profit organisations with access to affordable,Membership of CLC includes a suite of eLearning, charity-specific video content, a learning management,packages 20% off standard packages free set up for all standard packages worth £1,000 plus VAT Get in,touch with the Charity Learning Consortium to learn how they can support your organisation: Visit their

https://scvo.scot/services/partners/learning-and-development/charity-learning-consortium