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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

the voluntary sector in Scotland Membership-exclusive events We regularly run sessions to help you make,of people accessing our support we must increase our services to meet demand, which takes additional funding,Frequently asked questions We'd love to hear from you if you have any questions at all about joining,You might also find it helpful to have a look through our frequently asked questions, where we've answered,some of the questions we're often asked about.

https://scvo.scot/membership

Steps for successful grant funding

Find your funds In this section we’ll talk you through the different kinds of funding there are, so that,Make the ask Part of a successful bid for grants in telling your story, and making sure you’re clear,having to review their income and make changes to the ways they fundraise.,The Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIOF) CiF have created a written guide and video series to help,Glasgow Council for Voluntary Services (GCVS) GCVS have produced a series of Fundraising Quick Guide

https://scvo.scot/funding/guide/steps

Chirnside Community Centre

We had to fund raise for that.,It makes it a bit difficult because most of the volunteers are elderly.,They were just community volunteers like ourselves who were interested in really giving us an idea and guiding,Now we have plenty of knowledge so that we could guide people too and or make suggestions.,Be aware of what people want, ask what they need or would like. Get people involved.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories/chirnside-community-centre

Structure and governing documents

Your governing document outlines the formal rules about how your board will govern and make decisions,voluntary sector in Scotland, there is more information about this and other structures in the SCVO guide,There may also be limitations to the kinds of funding you can apply for.,any changes not having a copy of the Trust Deed having to ask the Scottish Social Services Council for,permission to make changes (this was a former name of SCVO, please contact us so that we can send a

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure

Developing your fundraising strategy

Understanding why funds are needed is the starting point in planning your fundraising activity.,This should include all income routes including individuals, trusts and foundations, statutory funding,External review Consider how your organisation fits with similar organisations and identify what makes,Resources Gather the materials that support your funding ask.,Further Support GCVS have produced a series of Fundraising Quick Guide Videos which contain useful information

https://scvo.scot/funding/guide/strategy

Monitoring, evaluation & review

also have ideas, and some funders may require certain information to be gathered as a condition of funding,If so, make sure you collect this information from the beginning.,guideOutcomes – what happened as a result of the outputs – members of your credit union and users of your guide,As a first step you should always ask yourself this question: ‘What information will prove that what,I’m doing is making the difference I said it would?’

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/business-planning/monitoring-evaluation-review

Planning your digital inclusion support

The remaining sections of our guide provide the detail about each area.,Ask them along with your staff and volunteers too.,Ask what's working for them and what isn't. Link up where possible.,This could be staff training, funding, equipment or digital champion resources.,Not everything will work first time, perseverance and support are the key attributes to making it successful

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/planning

Ethics, risks and limitations – some practical examples

complex content generation For example, generating longer-form content such as articles and written guides,Medium risk – funding applications For example, turning a project outline into a complete funding proposal,You could argue that getting help from generative AI is similar to asking a friend to help you draft,draft an email in response to a real-life query, or using generative AI to help you write a support guide,For example, if you were preparing a public-facing legal guide, you’d want to double-check the sources

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/ethics-risks-and-limitations

Staff

Funded by National Lottery Community Fund to help manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it provides,GET READY Before you even think of employing staff, make sure that your organisation is ready. 2.,Make sure you recruit employees effectively and fairly.,Once you’ve done the hard work of recruitment, make sure your new employee has a well-organised induction,Many voluntary sector organisations ask what should they pay their staff?

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/staff-volunteers/staff

Enable your staff to work from home

This makes it much easier to keep up with security settings and ensure employees can run the software,on the local computer Ensuring staff work safely and securely Connectivity and data You will need to ask,If necessary, you could seek funding to help buy these, either by pitching to your Board or applying,Ask should ask staff to complete a workstation self-assessment and you should act on any issues raised

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/remote-working/enable