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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the national body representing the voluntary sector. SCVO seeks to advance the values and shared interests of the voluntary sector.
There are 45,000 voluntary organisations in Scotland involving up to 130,000 paid staff and over 1.2 million volunteers. The sector manages an income of £3.2billion.

How is the economic crisis affecting your organisation?
While much of the focus of the current financial crisis has been on the effects on banks and mortgages, many Scottish charities and voluntary organisations also face potentially severe problems.
In order to fully asses the extent of the problems we face here in Scotland we need your help.

Do you have any accounts with Icelandic Banks? If you do, how much money is in the accounts?
Have your levels of reserves or investment fallen significantly due to the financial crisis? If so, what kind of losses have you seen?
Have you been affected by the financial crisis in other ways - i.e. loss of sponsorship or private sector support?
Have you any other issues that we need to be aware of?

Please contact us at sarah.beattie-smith@scvo.org.uk to let us know your situation.
To see the latest SCVO press release on the subject click here

SCVO Information Service: 0800 169 0022
Email: enquiries@scvo.org.uk

Introduction to Managing Health and Safety
A one-day course for those new to managing Health and Safety, covering: principles behind H & S in Britain; rights and responsibilities flowing from legislation; issues for the voluntary sector; `5 steps' to risk assessment; requirements of a H & S policy and fostering an appropriate H & S culture.
For more information on this course, click here

COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills Module 1
This module, run over six days, is part of an accredited counselling skills certificate and is aimed at anyone who wishes to become more effective and competent in using a counselling approach. Each module contains elements of general skills, knowledge and self awareness required when using a counselling skills approach.
For more information on this course, click here
To view the full SCVO training programme, click here

Thanks to a new partnership SCVO can offer our members free Yahoo! internet search-boxes that your organisation can use to generate unrestricted income when you or your supporters search the internet. By changing the way your employees, supporters and beneficiaries search the internet, they can generate additional income for your organisation. To benefit from this new service click here, for more details on it click here.
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SCVO has launched its Trustee Database on its Governance Project Website. The 'Be A Trustee' channel of the website was made possible thanks to the kind generosity of MacRoberts Solicitors, a firm which specialises in corporate and commercial law and offers advice on a wide range of legal areas, including charity law. The ‘Be a Trustee’ Channel is the place where you can find out everything you need to know about being a trustee of a charity or voluntary organisation.

E-Learning: SCVO runs a number of programmes and courses through E-Learning and several are free to users of the SCVO website. Courses currently on offer cover Branding, Coaching, Governance, Project Management and Web Accessibility.

TFN is the weekly newspaper for the voluntary sector in Scotland. It provides its 25,000 readers with news, features, opinion, information on funding and events and job advertisements.

This Weeks Top Story:

21 Nov 08

OLYMPICS DENTS LOTTO CASH BY 70%

SCOTLAND’S biggest lottery distributor will have less than £25m to give to good causes next year, 70 per cent less than it had this year.

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SCVO runs an information service to help and inform voluntary and community groups on crucial areas of interest such as how to achieve charitable status; issues of governance; writing constitutions; the role of trustees; and funding.

Pay - 17 Nov 08 Updated!
An explanation of terms and some of the rules regarding payment of employees as well as a note on salary levels in the voluntary sector and the SJC scales 2006 - 2008. Please note that the cost of living increase to be applied from 1st April 2008 is still under negotiation. We will update the table of SJC salary scales on this page as soon as we have received a copy.

Insurance - 06 Nov 08 Updated!
An overview of the types of insurance that may be required by voluntary organisations with a note of which are compulsory, which recommended and which discretionary as well as details of the package aimed at voluntary organisations which is endorsed by SCVO.

How to Raise Funds - a Guide for Scottish Voluntary Organisations - 03 Nov 08 Updated!
How to Raise Funds - a Guide for Scottish Voluntary Organisations

The Financial Crisis, the Economic Downturn and the Scottish Voluntary Sector - 24 Oct 08 Updated!
The Global Financial Crisis has potentially severe implications for the sustainability of the Scottish voluntary sector which is already facing serious financial difficulties. This briefing outlines key issues for considerations and SCVO's asks of UK Government.

Setting and Overseeing Budgets - 21 Oct 08 Updated!
This page provides information on the strategic importance to the organisation of planning, setting and overseeing a budget or budgets.

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Voluntary Sector Database

SCVO’s policy team works closely with members of SCVO and its elected Voluntary Sector Policy Committee to campaign on issues of key importance to the sector.

Essential Holyrood Frid 21st November 08 - 21 Nov 08 New!
A summary of yesterday's debate on looked after children, a quick look at the results of the debates on aquaculture and Gaelic language development, and a summary of some discussions of interest during First Minister's Question Time (children, health, knife crime, organ donation, small businesses)and Scottish Government Question Time (government finances, local income tax, land, healthy living centres, palliative care, prisons, right to die, and small businesses).

Essential Holyrood Wednesday 19th November - 19 Nov 08 New!
New consultations, motions and amendments for today's debate on ID cards and PQs and motions.

Procedures of the Scottish Parliament - 12 Nov 08 Updated!
Consultative Steering Group;Procedures Committee recommendations;Standing Orders; meeting times;Parliamentary Bureau; Bills; Bill Stages; votes.

The Make-Up of the Scottish Parliament - 12 Nov 08 Updated!
The two votes; break-down of numbers in the parties of the Scottish Parliament; the role of Presiding Officers, First Minister and Law Officers.

SCVO submission to the Commission on Scottish Devolution November 2008 - 11 Nov 08 New!
Report submitted by SCVO to the Commission on Scottish Devolution, known as the Calman Commission, 11th November 2008.

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Press Release Archive

23 Nov 08 Orton
Federation of halls AGM
Annual General Meeting

26 Nov 08 Edinburgh
SCVO Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting

26 Nov 08 Edinburgh
An Evening with Kevin Dunion, Scottish Information Commissioner
Lecture

26 Nov 08 Edinburgh
Financial Sustainability in the Third Sector - Surviving the Financial Crisis
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08 Jan 09 Edinburgh
COSCA Counselling Skills Module 1 COSCA Accredited
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13 Jan 09 Glasgow
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13 Jan 09 Edinburgh
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