Scottish Charity Awards 2017: Nominations Open

Posted on March 31, 2017

Nominations are now open for the 2017 Scottish Charity Awards.

The Awards give people the opportunity to celebrate a special person, organisation or project who have excelled, inspired, or show dedication to their cause. There are 8 different award categories:

Charity of the Year
Celebrating Communities
Pioneering Project
Cracking Campaign
Charity Champion
Demonstrating Digital
Leading Light
Terrific Trustee (the Awards’ newest category)

All finalists will be included in the People’s Choice public vote, giving organisations a chance to encourage their supporters to get involved in the awards.

The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Thursday 6^th April.

For further information, please visit the SCVO website. Alternatively, visit the #ScotCharityAwards hashtag.

P4P Introduction to Collaboration Workshop

Partnership for Procurement (P4P) has announced a new online “Introduction to Collaboration” workshop on Thursday 27th May, 10am – 12pm. The workshop aims to provide an opportunity to learn about the benefits and challenges of collaboration, joint tendering and consortium models. The workshop is free to attend, but spaces are limited and booking is essential.

Off the Bench Programme: Referrals Open

Off the Bench is a 16 week (one day per week) programme for young people aged 18 – 24 year olds who have committed or are likely to commit offences, or engage in anti-social behaviour. The programme begins on Wednesday 9th June, with a deadline for referrals of Wednesday 2nd June. Please note that all referrals must be submitted by an organisation (including public and third sector groups and organisations), as self-referral is not possible for the young person.

Discover Digital Engagement Grants

The ALLIANCE’s Digital Health and Care team is inviting third sector groups and organisations across Scotland to get involved in planning the next stages of Discover Digital. To help with this, they have reopened their small fund for grants of up to £1,750. The grant aims to enable the third sector to carry out engagement around the information and resources needed for wider awareness, understanding and uptake of digital wellbeing, health and care tools. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 24th May.

The Falkirk Plan: Engaging With People With Disabilities

After speaking with local communities and groups last month on the new 10 year Falkirk Plan, Falkirk CPP is now particularly looking for the views and perspectives of people who have a disability, along with their family members and support workers. They will host an online meeting on Monday 24th May, 7pm – 9pm, for this purpose.