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Welcome to the latest edition of the weekly Dundee TSI Newsletter. Dundee TSI is a partnership between Dundee Social Enterprise Network and Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action. We aim to provide you with all the latest information of interest to the sector in Dundee. 

If you would like to share an update in the next edition let us know by end of day Wednesday by popping an email to communications@dvva.scot
With one month to go until the deadline for nominations for Volunteer Awards 2021 we've been throwing things back to our amazing finalists from last year. 

Catch up on those who went above and beyond to make a difference over on
Facebook

Nominate now 👉 
https://dvva.scot/volunteer-awards-2021/
This week:

Voluntary Sector Vacancies

Training & Events 

Take Part

Third Sector Updates

Volunteering

Funding

Social Enterprise

Organisational Support

Contact us
Scottish Drugs Forum Training Calendar: August 2021

Scottish Drug Forum has over 30 years experience of researching, training and supporting organisations and has developed significant expertise in the field. For more information visit www.sdftraining.org.uk/online-learning  

Planning Ahead – What Matters to Me?  
Wednesday 11th August at 12.30pm to 2pm

 

Say Something Dundee is holding an online Conversation Café. This Conversation café is for everybody - no experience or knowledge is required to join and there is no pressure to join in the conversation. 

Making plans when your healthy means there is less to think about when you’re ill. But often people put off making plans until it is too late. We believe that talking about death and our end of life makes our lives better, but it can be daunting and emotional.  We want to help you to be able to share your wishes and wants with your loved ones. 

Click here to book your ticket on Eventbrite
 
In this workshop we want to explore the importance of “What Matters to Me?” conversations and Anticipatory Care Planning.
What matters most is something that is worth considering at all stages of our lives. What makes life joyful and worth living? What and who do we value the most?
The Café, which is open to anyone in the Dundee area, will involve an informal and relaxed chat, a chance to connect with others and to be part of an important conversation about death, dying, loss and care.   
 
It will help you to think about your own wishes and hopefully help you to think about sharing these thoughts with your loved ones. Write, plan and share. 

For more information check out our Facebook page @SaySomethingDundee or email us SaySomethingDundee@gmail.com 

Meet the Funder - Henry Smith Charity
Wednesday 18th August, 2pm 

We are pleased to host a Meet the Funder online session with the Henry Smith Charity. The session will cover the aims of the Strengthening Communities Programme for organisations working in the bottom 10% of Multiple Deprivation. The fund aims to support established organisations with income between £20 – 500K working with the community to improve connectedness, opportunities or wellbeing.

For more details or to book a place contact davidbaker@dvva.scot
‘Carers Decide’ – Group Work Programme
 
Meet other carers – Share & Learn from your caring experience
Whether you’re new to caring or have been caring for a while, your experiences are probably vast and varied. You’re the expert; you understand the things carers deal with and you are best placed to share this knowledge with other carers.

Check out our online and face to face groups that are being held:
Carers Decide Groupwork - Online Group – 23 August
Carers Decide Groupwork - Face to Face group – 14 September
Carers Decide Groupwork - Parent Carers for children up to the age of 18 – 8 September

Families Outside: New Accredited Training Modules
 
This training is aimed at all professionals whose work brings them into contact with families who have a family member in prison.
There are three separate accredited modules and participants should choose which ones are relevant to their line of work.
 
Module 1 - Understanding the issues for families affected by imprisonment
This module will look specifically at what the issues could be for a family and how they are affected at different stages of the criminal justice system.

Module 2 - Supporting children and young people who have a family member in prison
Representing the views of children and young people this module will go into detail the varying needs of this group and what support and policies should be in place to protect them.

Module 3 - Prison and prison visiting
This module highlights the importance of maintaining contact with a family member in prison and what support can be accessed, to ensure this is a positive experience for everyone involved
 
These accredited modules are charged at £55 per individual, per module. Each module lasts 3 hours.
For information on upcoming dates and to book go to:
https://www.familiesoutside.org.uk/professionals/training/
 
Please contact us if you would like to arrange a group booking, which could be offered at a discounted rate.
 training@familiesoutside.org.uk  

Dundee Museum of Transport: Kickstart Scheme 

Dundee Museum of Transport as part of the government's kickstart scheme, are looking for two new employees: a Marketing and Events Assistant, and an Admin Assistant! If you are interested or a young person who may be interested, just apply through the local job centre.

The Kickstart Scheme is for anyone aged 16-24, unemployed and on Universal Credit. The position is available at Dundee Museum of Transport, 25 hours a week at £9.50 p/h. You can apply for the position by asking your job centre work coach about this and they can refer you to the position. No current closing date.
ENABLE Works supporting the Kickstart Scheme

ENABLE Works are looking to help employers access this amazing incentive, and we will support you by streamlining the implementation of the new jobs, by handling the admin and process with UK Government. We will use our expertise in employability, to help businesses create high quality job placements. We will also provide 12-month membership to ENABLE Works, so you can access training sessions on diversity & inclusion and benefit from our Workplace Assessment. Lastly, you’ll also get £1000 for every Kickstart position hired, to help with any initial costs.

For more information or to register your vacancy with us please contact us on (t) 0300 0200 101 or email enable.works@enable.org.uk - (w) www.enableworks.org.uk 

contactSCOTLAND-BSL – What is it?  Can my service/business use it?  Is it free?  How can I make my service accessible?

We have set up a series of webinar-style information sessions to answer these and many more questions.

Check out our webpage for more information and to book a place: Webinars - Contact Scotland BSL (contactscotland-bsl.org) There’s one a month for the next 6 months.

ContactSCOTLAND-BSL: Scotland’s national online British Sign Language Interpreting Video Relay Service (VRS) – bridging the gap between sign language users and hearing service providers. (Scottish Government funded)


NESS Sensory Awareness Training

NESS is pleased to announce the launch of our new e-learning Sensory Awareness Training. Having trialled it for a few weeks, we are now ready to share it further.

Designed to replicate as much of our one day, face-to-face training as possible, our Sensory Awareness Training (or sight loss and hearing loss awareness training), raises awareness of the practical and emotional impact of sight loss and/or hearing loss, while introducing some of the ways that someone with a sight and/or hearing loss might maintain their independence.  It provides a comprehensive overview of sight loss and hearing loss, including Deafness and deafblindness, giving you the knowledge and the confidence to be supportive and inclusive of people with a sensory impairment.  More information is on our website (opens in a new window).

Understanding Self-Quitting in Scotland
 
If you would like your story to be heard and to help others on their self-quitting journey, we'd like to hear from you! 

Contact: Effie Marathia 
Doctoral Researcher in Psychology 
School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee emarathia001@dundee.ac.uk


Regional Transport Strategy Consultation

Tactran, the regional transport partnership covering the Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Stirling Council areas, has started work on a new Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) and would welcome your views to inform its development. The RTS provides a complementary role to the Council’s Local Transport Strategy, helping identify and bring forward regionally significant transport developments, for example, those transport issues that apply across local authority boundaries.

The process will be ongoing for over a year, with three principal consultation phases planned (i.e. issues, options, strategy). The first stage of this work is to seek views on the problems, opportunities, issues and constraints that should be considered, and we would be grateful if you could assist by answering the questions posed at the end of the Main Issues Consultation Report

Input will be captured from stakeholders throughout the whole process, so if your group or organisation is willing to provide input collectively, please advise by contacting info@dvva.scot, and we can discuss how and when we can best help capture your input during the process

For any further information, please contact: jonathanpadmore@tactran.gov.uk.

Social Enterprise Intermediaries Review - Survey of Social Enterprises 

The Scottish Government is committed to moving to fund a single intermediary body for social enterprises.  It is important that we find out from the third sector what it wants from an intermediary.  To that we are conducting a two-pronged research project  
  • interviewing intermediary bodies and strategic partners and
  • surveying social enterprises across the sector using questions co-developed with existing membership organisations.
 The survey https://response.questback.com/scottishgovernment/wecxhvmfeh is now live.  The results will generate evidence and key findings for a high level published report which will inform the next steps in securing a single intermediary body for the sector.
 
 
Scottish Third Sector Tracker 

SCVO has partnered with a range of stakeholders to build a Scotland-focused voluntary sector research community called the Scottish Third Sector Tracker. SCVO is looking for 800 representatives from third sector organisations based across Scotland who are willing to share their experiences, views, and concerns, as the sector emerges from the pandemic.

Find out more at https://bddy.me/3hD3hDe or register your interest in joining at https://bddy.me/3jNQGju
A single point of contact internet portal at www.taysidecares.co.uk to help provide a joined-up response in the wider Tayside local resilience partnership area, which includes Angus and Perth & Kinross.
DEAP Employability Support 

Are you looking for support to find a job?
 
DEAP currently has spaces available on our Pathway Project for people with health conditions and disabilities, which can make it harder for them to find suitable work. 

Our staff will support you to gain qualifications and skills to support you into work. We have partnerships with local employers and will work together to provide work experience opportunities to ensure you have the relevant experience and skills for progressing into employment.
 
To find out more please get in touch:

Meg Marr: mmarr@deap.co.uk (07807 980322)
Sarah Donaldson: sdonaldson@deap.co.uk (07803 414244)
Wilson Taggart: wtaggart@deap.co.uk (07563031302) 

 

Age Scotland: Check in Check Out 

Every year, millions of pounds of financial support goes unclaimed by older people in Scotland. If you think you or a family member could be missing out, call the @agescotland helpline for a free entitlement check today on 0800 12 44 222 or visit www.age.scot/CheckInCashOut 
Helm Employability Fund

Are you aged 16-24? Are you looking for support into further education or employment?

Helm currently have spaces available on their Employability Fund programmes and would love to help.  Our staff will get to know you, build a relationship, support you to gain SQA qualifications and soft skills such as confidence and communication, and support you in moving to a positive destination. We have partnerships with approximately 50 local Dundee employers and will work together to provide placement opportunities to ensure you have the relevant experience and skills for progressing into further education, an apprenticeship or employment.

If you would like support in any of these areas, please get in touch by calling our office on 01382 224464 or emailing our Deputy Operations Manager at charlene.hay@helmtraining.co.uk
Get into Summer and find tips and ideas to get your kids out and about, connecting with their friends and making new ones. There are lots of free and discounted things happening across the country to boost their wellbeing and mental health, so take a look and find out what’s happening near you: Parentclub.scot/summer 

Trail Therapy Project

Are you a third sector organisation supporting people recovering from a period of mental ill health or reduced wellbeing and are looking for a nature-based, complementary therapy that could really benefit those within your care?

We would like to draw your attention to an innovative and exciting new project utilising mountain biking as a tool to help individuals in their recovery, Trail Therapy.  Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland and Scottish Cycling, with support from Nature Scot through their Natural Health Service, Green Health Partnership have recently launched this programme with a dedicated Trail Therapy Mountain Bike Leader in post and a cohort of volunteers waiting in the wings to support delivery.  They are now in the position to roll out their trail Therapy Project ( https://www.dmbins.com/developing/news/new-mtb-mental-health-%E2%80%98trail-therapy%E2%80%99-project-%E2%80%93-ready-to-ride ) to include Trail Prescription and are looking for clients that would benefit from this type of support.

This project follows on from an extremely successful pilot project in the Tweed Valley in 2018.  The team continued to press forward to ensure that the benefits of this type of complementary intervention can be adopted to help more people across Scotland and are delighted to be currently focussing on Dundee.  No MTB skills are necessary and all equipment including bikes are provided to the clients involved.

Please get in touch with christine.fox@scottishcycling.org.uk if you are interested in this. We do have limited capacity in this first year but please don’t let that put you off expressing an interest, we’d love to hear from you.

Are you unemployed and living in the Dundee City area? Do you have a health condition that restricts you from finding meaningful employment? 

The Employability Pathway is a person centred approach to help those seeking employement.

If interested, please contact robbietimmons@enable.org.uk or call 07714396493
Parental Employment Support 

PES aims to support parents to progress in work. It will provide appropriate and timely support to working parents in Dundee. Our team are keen to support parents that meet the following criteria:

• Lone Parents
• 3 or more children
• Minority Ethnic Families
• Youngest child under 1 year
• Parents aged 25 years and less
• Family where parent or child have a disability

We can support parents gain new skills, qualifications and assist with job applications and compiling a CV (due to Covid-19, contact is currently carried out remotely by telephone and online. Frequency of support is based on individual need). If you would like to find out how the Parental Employability Support can help you, please contact: All In Dundee 
info@allindundee.org.uk


Dundee Access Group: Get in Touch 


The primary aim of Dundee Access Group is to ensure that people with disabilities can enjoy as many of the facilities of Dundee as possible.

To do this

  • we suggest ways in which shops and public buildings can be altered to ensure that, wherever possible, people with disabilities can gain access to them.
  • we liaise with Dundee Council when new buildings are planned and when existing buildings are altered.
  • we give advice on disability issues when consulted.
  • we are affiliated to Disability Equality Scotland (previously known as Scottish Disability Equality Forum) which has a mission of making Scotland fully accessible.
Find out more and get in touch via http://dundeeaccessgroup.co.uk/


Who Cares Scotland April 2021


What is independent advocacy?

Independent advocacy is about speaking up for an individual or group. It is a way to help young people have a stronger voice and as much control as possible over their own lives. We can help them speak to their social worker, Children’s Panel members, carers, or teachers.

Who do we work with in Dundee?

We work alongside children and young people who are:

Looked after away from home, Looked after at home, In kinship care, In foster care or a Care leaver up to the age of 26.

Referrals may come from:

Young people who are looked after at home or away from home, Care leavers up to the age of 26, Any professional or carer or a parent. You can make a referral through our website, https://www.whocaresscotland.org/get-involved/get-advocacy/ or you can contact our Dundee Admin Assistant Andrew Lorimer on 07864727988 or our National Office on 0141 226 4441

Contact the Dundee Team



Leah Strachan
Advocacy & Participation Worker
07976 738 663
lstrachan@whocaresscotland.org

Paul Lamont
Advocacy & Participation Worker
07787 436 681
plamont@whocaresscotland.org

Kelly Laing
Advocacy & Participation Worker
07748 494 341
klaing@whocaresscotland.org

A Young Person’s Testimonial:
The support I have received from Who Cares? Scotland, even in my worst days and best days has been unmatched. They are a consistent support for me to always be able to turn to, I have never been denied support, I have always been guided to the right person for the right support. I have been involved with Who Cares? Scotland for 7-8 years now and it is developing so much over the years. The one thing that will stay with me is my very last panel as a looked after young person, Leah attended it and fought for me to get off my Compulsory Supervision Order in order for me to follow my dreams into higher education in music in England, I got my dream and that’s thanks to the advocacy I received from Who Cares? Scotland. 😊

Dundee Pride Launches Befriending Service 'Reach Out' 

Dundee Pride is proud to launch a new befriending service for the local LGBT+ community. REACH OUT will seek to reduce isolation, disconnectedness and loneliness. During this unprecedented time through the recruitment of a trained and dedicated volunteer team we will host weekly telephone one to one sessions and a range of regular online optional group opportunities. We will bring together a community aiming to build resilience, connections and a strengthened support network. REACH OUT is not a counselling service but a hosted community where participants can openly share thoughts and feelings in a safe and protected environment.

Dundee Pride have a mission is to take a positive stance against discrimination and violence toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, plus (LGBT+) community and to progress LGBT+ equality, awareness and inclusion within Dundee and the region.  Although we have run successful Pride events, we are more than this and as such have created Reach Out.  The service is designed to help LGBTQ+ individuals who are feeling isolated and alone and are in need of a friendly ear to speak to.
 
We are open 24 hours a day, as we have an answering machine and if someone is happy to leave as message, we will call them back.  We have just gone live last week and have volunteers covering the hours below.  We hope to be able to recruit more volunteers as the service grows. 
 
Monday         11:00 – 13:00, 18:00 – 20:00
Tuesday        11:00 – 13:00, 19:00 – 21:00
Wednesday   11:00 – 13:00
Thursday       10:00 – 12:00
Friday            19:00 – 21:00
Saturday        13:00 – 15:00
Sunday          18:00 – 20:00
 
The telephone number is 01382 413143
 
It is not a counselling service but gives isolated and lonely people the chance to engage in conversation to help with the isolation.  We also hope it will provide a service to the LGBTQ+ community so they have a safe place to chat and we can refer them on to other agencies if they need professional support, such as help with food or help with emotional problems. 

REACH OUT is supported by funding from the National Lottery Community Fund For more information regarding REACH OUT contact Lisa Munro, Volunteer Coordinator : lisa.munro@dundeepride.com 01382 413143

 Parental Employment Support service in Dundee

Parental Employment Support (PES) is a new support service offered by Enable Scotland (Scotland largest member-led charity, supporting individuals with learning disabilities, difficulties, or autism). Enable Works is the Employability Department of Enable Scotland. We deliver end-to-end employability services for number of years, across most local areas in Scotland.

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Dagmara Awad, dagmara.awad@enable.org.uk Employment Coordinator | ENABLE Works  

 
Volunteering Newsletter 

Catch up with new volunteer opportunities and news of volunteer projects and successes by subscribing to the regular Volunteering Newsletter. Catch the latest issue here.
Do you have good IT skills that you would be willing to share?  This is an informal one off and remote volunteering opportunity using our Get Local Support project. Find out more here.

Recognising Young Volunteers
 
Young Volunteers aged 12 – 25 can get certificates signed by Scottish Government Ministers in recognition of their volunteering through the Saltire Awards. The certificates help young people demonstrate their achievements when applying for employment, further education or training.
 
With the Saltire Awards, young volunteers earn certificates when they undertake a Challenge Award or reach 10 hours, 25, 50, 100, 200 or 500 hours of volunteering.
 
As social restrictions ease, we expect more youth volunteering to take place. So, don’t miss out on the chance to get certificates: saltireawards.scot 
Let’s do net zero community buildings: CARES funding available
 
The latest round of funding from the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewables Energy Scheme (CARES) is now open.
Grant funding, advice and support is available to community organisations, charitable organisations and faith groups that want to decarbonise their community buildings by installing low carbon or renewable energy systems, such as heat pumps or solar panels.
Funding is available for many types of community buildings, including:
  • community cafes
  • community hubs
  • faith buildings
  • public halls
  • community halls and centres.
Through a combination of grants and loans, CARES can fund up to 100% of the eligible project costs. Funding operates on a first come basis, and early applications are encouraged.
Expressions of interest should be submitted in the first instance. The funding call will close to new applications on Thursday 30 September 2021, or earlier should the funding call budget be reached.
Visit localenergy.scot for full information and how to apply.
 
Local Energy Scotland and CARES
Local Energy Scotland is a consortium made up of Energy Saving Trust, Changeworks, The Energy Agency, SCARF and The Wise Group.  We administer and manage the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) with support for delivery from Ricardo Energy & Environment and QMPF.
We help communities and rural businesses with:
  • free advice and support to develop renewable energy schemes, or to secure and manage income from renewables
  • advice on funding streams
  • support to access CARES funding
  • support to access the Energy Investment Fund (post-consent loans).
CARES aims to accelerate progress towards the Scottish Government’s target of 2GW of renewable energy to be locally or community owned by 2030, and to assist with delivering the Scottish Government's Energy Strategy through the provision of loan finance, grant funding and specialist advice.


Volunteering Support Fund 2021-2024


The Scottish Government’s Volunteering Support Fund is now open for applications.  The £3.3 million Fund will be delivered on its behalf by Impact Funding Partners over the next 3 years.  Organisations can apply for up to £30,000 to March 2024.

The fund is geared towards organisations in Scotland with an annual income of under £250,000.  It will enable Scotland’s small to medium sized third sector organisations to recruit additional volunteers who will contribute towards delivering a new volunteering project, or extending/expanding an existing one, and improve how volunteers are supported in their role.

The fund will support organisations to deliver on four key outcomes:

-       Increase diversity in the third sector’s volunteer pool, to particularly include people who experience disadvantage or would traditionally experience barriers to volunteering

-       Improve governance, leadership and financial knowledge of organisations through the recruitment of skilled volunteers to enhance the third sector's capacity

-       Improve organisational capacity to provide opportunities for skills and personal development through volunteering

-       Enhance services delivered by organisations to better meet the needs of the communities they serve

 A full overview of the fund plus information on how to apply can be found on Impact Funding Partners website:  https://bit.ly/3AAqcaT


FESTIVE FUND 2021 – Round Two
 
Approximately two-thirds of the £50,000 fund to support activities over the Christmas and New Year Festive Season has been allocated in Round One, with six community organisations benefiting from decisions.
 
Applications for grants for festive events across the city are being invited from community groups and cultural organisations during Round Two of the fund, with a final deadline of the 9th August for applications.
 
Any organisation that is planning an installation that might require power from lighting columns should not wait for the deadline though, as this will need to be agreed as soon as possible. Groups in this position should urgently contact streetlighting@dundeecity.gov.uk to discuss.
 
Grants of between £500 and £8,000 are on offer with applicants expected to meet at least one third of the cost of the event in cash through other grants and / or entry fees. Activities should take place between Friday November 12 and Monday January 3, 2022.
 
The Festive Fund Panel are particularly keen to see a spread of events and installations across the city, and so far are yet to receive applications from Coldside, East End, or Strathmartine Wards – so if you are part of a community group in those areas, please do consider applying.
 
An application form can be found here. Anyone who needs support making an application should contact paul.davies@dundeecity.gov.uk in the first instance.
 

Common Good Fund

Applications are now open for this year's Common Good Fund. This funding is available for one-off awards that support 'the common good'. Further information and guidance can be found on the application form https://bit.ly/3aLEAlg

£600,000 funding for short breaks projects for carers and the people they care for: APPLY NOW!

The Creative Breaks programme provides 12 month grants to third sector organisations to develop and deliver short breaks projects and services for carers of adults (aged 21 years and over), and young carers (caring for children or adults), and the people that they care for. 

Short breaks activities can take many different forms – including breaks away (i.e. overnight stays, residential breaks), days out, and/or shorter sessions (i.e. regular activities). Activities must be designed to enable carers to have a life outside or alongside their caring role, and to support their health and wellbeing. Short breaks should also benefit the cared-for person and others (e.g. family members) and help sustain the caring relationship. 

Short break activities can be for the carers, for the people they care for, or for both the carers and the cared-for people to enjoy together. To be eligible for Creative Breaks funding, projects must be able to evidence how their activities will benefit both the carers and the people they care for, by providing a break from their normal routine. 

A total of £600,000 is available. Grants are for one year (October 2021 – September 2022). For full details, click here 


Parental Upskilling Fund

Dundee City Council's Youth Employability Service have recently secured Scottish Government funding for an 18-month project to support parents wishing to gain additional qualifications and upskill. 

The team are delighted to now be in a position to support working parent to enhance their skills and qualifications with the aim of supporting them to increase their working hours or gain promotion. 

Parents will be supported to develop a career development plan and a training plan will be established by their own key worker.  The key worker will support the parents to look at training options available to them as well as providing 1 to 1 support through the duration of the qualification. 

In order to be eligible for this fantastic opportunity, parents must be either: 

Lone Parents 

Family with a disabled parent or child 

Family with 3 or more children 

Minority Ethnic Family 

Family where the youngest child is under 1 year of age 

Family where the parents are under 25 

If you are interested in finding out more about the Parental Employability Support, please contact Gail Carrie, Key Worker, Parental Employability Fund by telephone 07901236933 or email at gail.carrie@dundeecity.gov.uk

Charities and good causes in Scotland will be able to apply for funding of up to £20,000 in the new year from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant giving charity funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

People’s Postcode Trust, which previously supported good causes around Britain, will now focus solely on helping organisations in Scotland and funding is available to cover core costs, as well as project-based initiatives. As a commitment to supporting smaller organisations, an income cap has been introduced of £1 million. Priority will be given to groups with an income of less than £500,000.

Applications will open on or around the 1st of each month from 1st February 2021 to 1st October 2021 and will close each month once the maximum number of bids are received. If an organisation misses a funding round, they’ll be encouraged to apply the following month.

Life Changes Trust: About Our Funding

Since the Trust began, we have funded work across five priority areas, so that people affected by dementia and young people with care experience can say:

  • I live in a place that suits me and my needs
  • I am able to be as independent as possible
  • I get the help I need when I need it
  • I feel safe, listened to, valued and respected
  • I am empowered to do the things that are important to me

We provide a range of funding opportunities for organisations that are committed to supporting the empowerment and rights of young people with care experience, people living with dementia, and the unpaid carers of those with dementia. Find out more

Community & Third Sector Recovery Programme

The Community & Third Sector Recovery Programme aims to support charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations that are supporting people and communities through the shift from lockdown to recovery. As well as providing ongoing crisis support, they will be planning and implementing changes to adapt and thrive in a very different social and economic climate.

For more information and to apply, visit the SCVO’s Coronavirus Third Sector Information Hub.

👉 You can search for funding on the Funding Scotland website

Get on board the Introduction to Good Governance

Interested charities can contact us for more information and to request a registration form. Your completed registration form and payment of fee due must be received prior to the induction date.

The Good Governance Award is the quality standard for Scottish charities.

The Award provides a clear, structured approach to assessing and improving a charity’s policies and procedures. Once completed, it provides proof that an organisation is actively engaging in excellent governance through our Award Certification.

The Introduction to Good Governance Programme has been developed to support small charities strengthen their core governance, and is a great precursor to the full Good Governance Award.

Support Across the Sector

👉 SCVO has helpful information available on its website to help you with running your organisation, from legislation and governance to managing volunteers and funding.

👉 Sign up to the OSCR Reporter to keep informed of the latest developments, news, consultations and forthcoming events for Scottish Charity Regulator updates.

👉 The Scottish Governance Code has been created for the third sector, by the third sector. It is a statement of best practice and has been developed by Scotland’s Third Sector Governance Forum following consultation with over 250 individuals and organisations.
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