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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

“Cancer Support Scotland is a charity that has been supporting the wellbeing of people affected by cancer,Due to the detrimental impact Covid-19 had on people’s mental health and not being able to access face,-19 there were increased rates of anxiety, depression and complex trauma.,being responsive, supportive and committed to people affected by cancer in Scotland.,We'd love to share your story.

https://scvo.scot/membership

Useful contacts

ACAS Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees | Acas Employment advice for employees,Coronavirus support for Businesses in Scotland - Find Business Support Provides a list of business support,distancing, hygiene, managing stress and protecting home workers HMRC (tax relief) Claim tax relief for your,job expenses: Working from home Information on claiming tax relief for people working from home Job,to people seeking employment who have recently become unemployed Mind Mental health at work Information

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/useful-contacts

Hints & tips for engaging with businesses

How to get businesses onboard with your cause Modern workers, especially young people, want to feel like,During Covid 19, more and more people and businesses have realised that giving something back is good,Perhaps the local café would be interested in supporting your lunch club?,In the era of Covid 19 more and more businesses are recognising that their communities need voluntary,The relationship might also damage your reputation with other supporters and affect fundraising income

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/hints-tips-for-engaging-with-businesses

#NeverMoreNeeded Resources

organisation share your impact.,The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has created an online resource - 'Fundraising in the time of COVID,-19' - which aims to offer practical suggestions on how to keep the supporter experience at the forefront,How businesses can support charities Scottish society needs a thriving voluntary sector to support people,coronavirus and can continue to provide essential services for people when they need it.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources

Top tips for the public to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Charities need your time, money and goods to ensure they survive Covid 19 and can continue to provide,essential services for people when they need it.,If you are one of the lucky people who have built up Covid savings, then consider donating some of those,Give time Volunteering is shown to boost your own mental health and sense of wellbeing as well as supporting,If you want to ensure a charity survives to support people beyond Covid, a great way to do it is to set

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

Your organisation must be currently supporting vulnerable people in geographical areas of high deprivation

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000JIYE1EAP/leathersellers-company-small-grants-programme

Top tips for businesses to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Scottish society needs a thriving voluntary sector to support people when they need it most and so do,Here are some ideas about how to support charity or community partners through Covid 19 and beyond.,Your business may have sponsored specific projects for the charities you support, but freeing up your,Payroll Giving Support Payroll Giving and encourage your employees to donate through their salaries.,The Princes Trust offers a range of ways for businesses to support young people into employment.

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

What we've learned so far

coronavirus lockdown, they have fed tens of thousands, and provided emotional, financial and practical support, to keep people safe in the community.,Thousands of voluntary organisations successfully moved services online, from youth music lessons to older people,Find out all the latest information you need to know about running your organisation through the coronavirus,SCVO – State of the Sector: pre-coronavirus OSCR – COVID-19 Impact on Charities Social Enterprise Scotland

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/what-weve-learned-so-far

Messenger services

They are often seen as accessible because they use common apps that people are already using.,to other services if your team cannot help.,Charities using this tool CHAYN is running a telegram group to provide trauma support to survivors of,domestic and sexual abuseParentzone’s crisis messenger services use SMS to provide a mental health support,serviceWHO’s COVID-19 Health Alert chatbot delivers health advice via WhatsAppBarnardo's pilot of WhatsApp

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

2021

This work, led to those young people nominating her for the Scottish Youth Parliament Support Worker,19 pandemic.,Thank you so much to every supporter, donor and volunteer – without your unbelievable support and unselfish,In doing so, the team has helped people stay connected with loved ones, access support and home-school,Charity of the year AND People’s Choice Award – Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) Covid-19

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2021