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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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New service delivery models

contact page – with a shift to remote working, you will need to set up a divert to mobile or cloud-based,Both platforms can be set up to send auto-replies and do some basic tagging of questions.,Pinned posts that stay at the top of your feed are useful for this. ,You should do a bit of work to make things easy for your users., meeting, and you’re on a paid plan, you can record video and share it as a link later.

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

Information for new trustees

your organisation’s purpose It’s vital as a trustee that you know about what your organisation was set,up to do, how it’s trying to achieve its aims and who it’s trying to help.,Know where the money comes from and how the organisation plans to spend it. 6.,Find out what the strategic plan is for the organisation.,There may also be other regulators that you need to report to, and you should ensure you’re up to date

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

Top tips for the public to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Give money Charities need you to give money more than ever before to make up for the loss in income from,If you want to ensure a charity survives to support people beyond Covid, a great way to do it is to set,up a Direct Debit.,Many charities offer the opportunity to set up regular giving on their websites.,Here are some suggested social media posts: “I’ve just donated to [Insert charity name] because its work

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

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Find out more about: Reserves Business planning Mergers and collaborative working How to make the most,Here’s a round up of the way we’re using our voice to support you through financial uncertainty.,30 other organisations, worked together to secure charities access to the Energy Bills Relief Scheme set,up by the UK Government.,Good governance and difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Building fabric

This section covers the importance of planned preventative maintenance & servicing, emergency repairs,Maintenance & servicing Making sure your building is well maintained and having a plan for carrying out,close unexpectedly for emergency repairs avoid high costs in the long run by fixing any issues sooner make,You should plan in regular inspections of the building, inside and out, and if possible keep some budget

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/building-fabric

Guide to organisational change

all affected staff to plan for the future, post redundancy.It’s important to note that your plan should,You must back up your scores with written evidence.You can give different scores for each part of the,Scotland and Wales to individuals who have recently become unemployed (up to 13 weeks unemployed), who,minimum of one digital group session where the participant will receive advice and information in a group setting,Guidance is up to a maximum of 15 participants. · A mock interview · Sector specific job advice · Job

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/guide-to-organisational-change

The role of the Digital Champion

We help our family, friends and colleagues and those we care about and support make the most of the online,Example:Sanjay is supporting Ellen to set up a social media account.,An error message pops up on the screen.,Example:Alison works as a Digital Inclusion Officer for a local community organisation, it’s a new post,His manager approves this as part of his professional development plan.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/the-role-of-the-digital-champion

Essential digital skills

and media links I can log in remotely to my email and other work-related communication tools I can post,important issues such as public health information I can use online productivity tools such as Trello to plan,out projects and create action plans I can use online tools such as Google Maps to find the best route,, e.g. help setting up certain parental controls; Devoting additional time or resources to supporting,individual or family; Sharing information with partners including local authority, school, community planning

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

Your hall online

help your village hall: Effective and safe internet use Here are some of the things you will need to make

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/your-hall-online

The Gathering 2022: a round-up

Here are a few things we did to try to make the Gathering more accessible and to support delegates' wellbeing,the ICO, legal firms, funders and the media to share their tips, and our own digital and policy teams set,If you missed Dolly Parton's message to Gathering delegates, you can catch up here https://youtu.be/SKxKQMLJz84,of a new Volunteering Action Plan for Scotland.,in future- keep your eyes peeled for more information on the evaluation and our future plans.

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2022