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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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Support & learning

Setting up a charity What to consider when setting up a new voluntary organisation, including legal structures,and model constitutions Running your organisation How to solve problems and run effective and sustainable,managing people Village & community halls handbook Everything you need to know about setting up and running,recognition, capacity building, and professional education for the voluntary sector Find out more Latest posts,The latest posts from the SCVO information service.

https://scvo.scot/support

I Love Charity

are well run.,are well run and do amazing work.,inspire trust in charities.,We had two main aims: To support good governance within organisations to ensure they are well run, open,In the coming months, we’ll release more detail about the programme and keep you posted on opportunities

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/i-love-charity

Bank account comparison table

CAF Cash Account Deposit cash at any Post Office, and RBS or HSBC.,No minimum deposit required and no turnover limitations Account management online, by phone or by post,Office branches Account management online, by phone or by post Can apply for funding for up to £1,000,signatories on the account For organisations with a turnover of £6.5m or less Support and guidance on running,) Access to high street branch network and at post office branches Free telephone, mobile and internet

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/bank-accounts/comparison

2014

Scottish Charity Awards winners - 2014 Young people’s theatre group wins top title at Scottish Charity,Awards Toonspeak Young People’s Theatre has been named Charity of the Year at the 2014 Scottish Charity,Chance- Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled, BalernoPerfect Partnership - The Kiltwalk and The Sunday Post,Run entirely by a team of 120 volunteers it offers people with mental, learning, physical or emotional,Iconic children’s hero Oor Wullie helped The Kiltwalk charity and The Sunday Post newspaper to the Perfect

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2014

Community building platforms

Then they have access and can post text, images and files to the group.,Every time someone posts a new question or starts a conversation others can reply, forming a ‘thread’,Charities using this tool Mind built an online platform of their own to run Elefriends, their online,secure social network and online community for people with learning difficulties Kairos in Renfrewshire run,They run four small private groups for specific user types.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/research-and-resources/tools-functionality/community-building

Top tips for businesses to support #NeverMoreNeeded

At a time when charities are Never More Needed, they are facing a significant funding gap.,Staff fundraising Your staff may not be able to do physical activities like bake sales and marathon runs,Visit Social Enterprise Scotland to find out more or, if you work in Aberdeen, ACVO runs a programme,Work with your charity partner Speak with your charities to understand the new challenges they are facing,Here are some suggested social media posts: “We recognise [Insert charity name] is #NeverMoreNeeded so

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-businesses-to-support-nevermoreneeded

Top tips for the public to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Remember that the people running it may be volunteers themselves and very busy.,to run a marathon or attending a pub quiz fundraiser.,charity in their will.,Here are some suggested social media posts: “I’ve just donated to [Insert charity name] because its work,to support [insert charity beneficiaries] is #NeverMoreNeeded”“I volunteer with [Insert charity name

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-the-public-to-support-nevermoreneeded

New service delivery models

For a lot of charities, the test/learn cycle will be a day or two at this point. ,Pinned posts that stay at the top of your feed are useful for this. ,For live events when you can’t meet face-to-face Cast have an excellent guide on preparing and running,See also our blog post on questions about privacy and security when using Zoom.If you’re running a Zoom,Although it’s very common in online retail, charities could make much more use of this.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/service-delivery

Information for new trustees

trustee, as they are relevant in all your activities and decisions, especially if your organisation is a charity

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/information-for-new-charity-trustees

eLearning and Virtual Learning Environments

What they do eLearning is a way of running training courses so people can access them from their computer,Few are designed for charities but many are suitable.,You can also groups posts into learning units in Facebook groups, to create a course with topic folders,digital skills courses Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support Sunday use Zoom to run antenatal workshops.,CAST’s Design Hops use Thinkific to deliver training in designing digital services to charities

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/research-and-resources/tools-functionality/elearning