DATE	NEWS ITEM	ORGANISATION
14 Oct 08	Conference Evaluation 2008 Form can be accessed from online library in the Conference 2008 section.	SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
30 Jul 08	‘Meeting the Shared Challenge’ National Support Programme for Community Led Health - Update	SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
01 Feb 08	Compact Development in South Lanarkshire Under the auspices of the South Lanarkshire Community Planning Partnership, with the support of the three local CVS, a wide range of voluntary and community sector representatives met last week to consider the need for and benefits of developing a compact with the CPP ‘s public sector partners. Following presentations from Martin Sime, Luska Jerdin of the Third Sector Unit, and Liz McEntee from GCVS the participants broke into workshops to explore what was wanted from a compact and how the process to develop and implement such an agreement might proceed. The outcomes of the workshops, a cautious agreement that development work and associated research should continue - resourced by the public sector partners, will be reported to the March meeting of the CPP.
24 Jan 08	OSCR Aiming to Work with CVS Scotland's charity regulator is looking to reinforce its working relationship with the CVS network in 2008, starting with a major mailing in the next month. OSCR is to issue new guidance on the ‘Charities References in Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2007’ to every Scottish charity. Supplies of material will be sent to each CVS for reference and to allow further hard copies to be available to any local charities that require them. This move follows feedback given to OSCR by CVS members at the Regulator's roadshows in 2007; and a commitment given by OSCR on this matter at its conference in September 2007.
14 Jan 08	OSCR Consults on Charity Test Scotland’s charity regulator has invited comment on its guidance for meeting the charity test. The consultation will last until 7th April 2008 and will see the Regulator’s current guidance updated in light of its experience over the past two years since taking up its powers under the Charities and Trustee Investment Scotland Act 2005.
29 Oct 07	Defaulting Charities Listed - Regulator publishes details of charities failing to submit Annual Returns and accounts. Scotland’s charity regulator has begun to publish details of charities that have failed to provide it with Annual Returns and accounts. The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, OSCR, has made the move in order to encourage compliance with the legislation and to highlight the importance of reporting to the Regulator.
12 Oct 07	The Cattanach Charitable Trust Pioneers Online Funding The Cattanach Charitable Trust is one of Scotland’s smaller grant-making trusts but has made the leap into the 21st century ahead of many of its larger sister trusts, by launching an online application form today. Many trusts have websites and application forms which can be downloaded and e-mailed by organisations seeking funding. Cattanach has gone one better in enabling applications to be made and stored online, with applicants having their own secure account and being able to make changes to their application up to the point at which they send it electronically to the Trust. While the application can still be filled in by conventional methods, the Trustees very much hope that organisations will use the online facility and will let the part-time Assessor, Alison Campbell, know how they find the experience....
10 Sep 07	Scottish Government Corporate Identity Agreed by Ministers Scottish Ministers have formally adopted the title Scottish Government to replace the term Scottish Executive as an expression of corporate identity. The change is intended to help the public more clearly understand the role and functions of the devolved Government in Scotland. The rebranding has immediate effect.
06 Sep 07	EVOC Short-listed for Third Sector Excellence Awards Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) has been short-listed for a national award from London-based Third Sector magazine, proving that as well as being caring and responsive, the Capital’s Council for Voluntary Service also delivers tangible benefits, punching well above its weight. Third Sector, ‘the UK’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector’ is now running the third round of Third Sector Excellence Awards, and EVOC is one of just three groups nationwide short-listed under the ‘Best Use of a Compact’ category.
22 Aug 07	Excellence in Education – promoting the Third Sector to schools SCVO along with Careers Scotland is piloting a teacher placement programme this autumn across Scotland. We are looking for organisations to offer to host a teacher for only one day, and to help them to understand more about our work. The teachers would spend the inside of a working day with an organisation, finding out about its work, and then write up a “case study” which will be posted on the Good Moves recruitment site. Before the placement day, SCVO will organise a half day seminar for the teachers to give them an introduction and background to the sector and after the placement day, they will all come together with SCVO again, to share their experiences and round up the programme. Organisations would be welcome to join us for either or both of these half day seminars. This is a brilliant opportunity to showcase what your organisation is doing, and to spread the word to a whole new audience.
17 Aug 07	Voluntary Action Orkney and Voluntary Action Barra Welcome Ministers Voluntary Action Orkney and Voluntary Action Barra recently welcomed John Swinney MSP and Michael Russell MSP respectively to their islands.
26 Jul 07	SVA Website Goes Live SCVO are happy to announce that the Supporting Voluntary Action website has now gone live and can be viewed at www.scvo.org.uk/supportingva. The site has been designed to help SVA partners, contributors and beneficiaries stay informed of programme proposals, developments and opportunities. It contains full programme details, further information on the 10 project strands, news and updates relevant to the programme, links to useful publications and toolkits, details of the SVA Management Group and Programme Team, and of course a tenders resource area where all opportunities will be posted for download. The Resources information section will expand and diversify in line with the SVA projects as they go live; if you would like to suggest other publications/resources which you feel will be of use, of if you have any general queries regarding the site, please contact Beverley Prentice.
19 Jul 07	Scottish Executive - Departmental Changes Following the May elections to the Scottish Parliament and the appointment of a new First Minister and Cabinet Secretaries, there have been a number of changes within the Executive’s former Social Justice Group in general, and the former Social Inclusion and Voluntary Issues Division in particular. The Executive’s Departments have been replaced by groups of Directorates. There are 5 Directors General, each with responsibility for the delivery of a strategic objective and for management of a number of Directorates. Within this new structure the responsibilities of the Social Inclusion and Voluntary Issues Division have been realigned as follows....
16 Jul 07	Great Resources Available for Charities and Community Groups The headquarters of BBC Scotland in Glasgow is shortly moving from its long-time home at Queen Margaret Drive to a new site at Pacific Quay. As a result there is existing office furniture, electrical items and catering equipment which will not be required in the new premises. BBC Scotland would like to see charities and community groups benefit wherever possible from these available resources. The e-catalogues detailing the resources available can be accessed through the Online Library in the newly created category of BBC Resources for Charities and Community Groups. Ideally the agents helping clear the building would like to work in allocating larger numbers of items and groups who only require one or two items can come together with others to make requests. This will be very beneficial when it comes to the fact that recipients would be expected to collect items as banding together can help on covering relevant transport costs including meeting health & safety requirements. All requests for items must be received by Friday 17th August 2007. All requested items must be removed from the BBC site no later than 24th August 2007. (....read on)
12 Jul 07	People Bereaved by Suicide – Angus This Angus based steering committee, set up to help people bereaved by suicide, hosted two initial meetings in Arbroath during May. The aim of the initiative is to help develop support for people affected by the loss of a loved one through suicide. As a result of the interest shown by those who attended the recent meetings in Arbroath, the Samaritans are hosting a follow-up meeting on July 19th at 7 pm in the Volunteer Centre, Guthrie Port, Arbroath. Representatives from AAVO, The Samaritans, CRUSE Bereavement Care Scotland, NHS Tayside and Choose Life make up the steering committee and they have welcomed the high level of interest in this initiative.
12 Jul 07	Islay & Jura CVS Welcome First Minister to Islay John Davidson, Executive Officer of Islay & Jura CVS was delighted to welcome the First Minister Alex Salmond to Islay recently and, along with Islay resident Rebecca Brown, presented the First Minister with the Halls for All petition. The Halls for All campaign urges the Scottish Executive to tackle the slow-burning crisis in village halls by increasing financial support and cutting red tape. The campaign continues to gather momentum, with nearly 1000 signatures on the e-petition and hundreds of signatures being collected on paper. John explained that the First Minister had expressed an interest in the campaign and asked for further information to be sent directly to him. In his follow up letter to Alex Salmond, John Davidson explains the situation further...
29 Jun 07	Showcase Your Work at the PQASSO 10th Anniversary Celebration Event As part of the celebrations to recognise 10 years of PQASSO, and the launch of the PQASSO Quality Mark, the PQASSO Team would like to invite you to showcase your work with your service users. The prestigious celebration event will be held at the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London on 13th November 2007 with 250 representatives from the voluntary and community sector. As part of the event the Team would like to showcase organisations or projects which use PQASSO, demonstrating that PQASSO has been instrumental in what they do and the services they provide to their users. This presentation will be in the form of images and text displayed on plasma screens during the evening for guests to watch and enjoy. This will be a great opportunity for you to demonstrate your achievements at a high profile event. A number of PQASSO-using organisations will be selected to promote the value of their work with their users, and how PQASSO has helped in this.
21 Jun 07	BURA Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration 2007 - Open for entries The BURA Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration celebrate outstanding grass roots regeneration projects throughout the United Kingdom; inspired by local people, addressing local issues for the benefit of the wider community and as a result are contributing to raising community spirit and improving quality of life. Almost 100 projects have been recognised since 1994, ranging from small support groups to large physical build schemes such as multi-use community centres. Environmental, social, educational or physically regenerative (buildings) projects, among others, are equally encouraged to enter.
11 Jun 07	THE QUEEN’S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 2008 The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2008 is to recognise outstanding voluntary activities by groups in the community. The Scottish Executive has asked SCVO to promote The Queen’s Award via the CVS network and we would therefore encourage you to bring this opportunity to the attention of the groups you work with via your newsletters, e-bulletins and websites. A group (two or more people) can be nominated for an award if it has been working in the UK for a minimum of three years and has a majority of volunteers as its members. Groups solely concerned with fundraising for charitable purposes are not eligible, while the closing date for nominations is 30 September 2007. You can find out more about The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, including details of the organisations in Scotland which received awards last year, online.
07 Jun 07	Community Transport on the Right Track! CREATE (CVS for Cambuslang and Rutherglen) and CVS Hamilton/East Kilbride are delighted to announce receipt of a successful funding application to the Coalfield Regeneration Trust worth approximately £63,000. This award was submitted in the name of the Rural Development Trust in South Lanarkshire as part of a wider bid to the Lottery to develop a successful pilot to provide Community Transport for isolated residents in Cambuslang and Rutherglen. Congratulations to all involved; partnership working at its best!

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