Organisational Development Service The GCVS
Bespoke consultancy to save you worry, hassle and desk-time
The GCVS Organisational Development Service has been set up specifically to meet the needs of voluntary and community organisations.
For the cost of just a few hours consultancy, the GCVS Organisational Development Service will provide an expert who can save you worry, hassle and desk-time.
Bespoke Funding and Grant Finding Service
GCVS has over thirty years experience of helping voluntary and community organisations to grow. Our funding experts have worked with hundreds of groups, large ands small, to help them to source the funding that they need to survive and to grow. Our new Funding and Grant Finding service could potentially save you precious days that can be going into service delivery - and find funding streams that you were not even aware of. The service includes:
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A comprehensive search of all relevant funding sources – including government funding, lottery, trusts and local grants.
A list of all the suitable / appropriate funders that are worth approaching for your own needs.
Top tips for developing your specific application. Nine out of ten applications fail at the first hurdle. We can help you over that hurdle.
Tips from our expert on taking a strategic approach to funding. A full review of your applications before you send them.
Costs
Our bespoke Funding and Grant Finding service is available for £300 plus VAT. The service could easily save you five times that amount, in terms of the effort you put into finding potential funders– and in completing application forms that are simply a waste of your time, either because they are the wrong funders for you, or the fund is hopelessly oversubscribed, or because your application wasn’t as good as it might have been.
The specialists in
SCIO Registration
SCIO Conversions
Funding and Grant Finding
Talk to us today to find out how our SCIO and Funding and Grant Finding services can help you Organisational Development Service Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector 11 Queens Crescent, Glasgow G4 9AS
EMAIL: isobel.traynor@gcvs.org.uk bridgid.corr@gcvs.org.uk Tel: 0141 332 2444
Our new SCIO Registration and Conversion Service
The Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) is a new legal form for registered Scottish charities. It was developed to reduce the burden on charities who wish to incorporate. More and more charities are converting to a SCIO.
Although registering or converting to a SCIO is free, the process can be both daunting and time-consuming for many organisations. The GCVS Organisational Development Service team has specialist knowledge of SCIO inceptions and conversions, and can make the process easy for you!
New SCIO Registrations
For the cost of a few hours consultancy, we:
. Have an initial meeting with your organisation to ensure you are fully aware of the legislation, regulations and the duties and responsibilities of Trustees who manage a SCIO
. Draft your constitution, complete the application forms based on the information you have provided, and provide Trustee Declaration forms for you to give to your trustees for completion.
. We will then help you to manage any queries from OSCR, ensuring the process is simple and as hassle-free as possible.
Typically, from our initial meeting until your forms are sent to OSCR could potentially take one working week. This timescale is far, far less than most organisations that go through the process by themselves.
SCIO Conversions
The SCIO conversion process is more complex than simply registering, and depends on whether you are an existing charity or a Company limited. We will provide the services mentioned above, but in addition, will help you to:
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Identify where you need permission from OSCR before starting the process and guide you through the requirements. Draw up the required legal resolutions to present to your membership for conversion approval.
Prepare all the required forms and paperwork for submission to OSCR.
Help to prepare your organisation’s processes for managing the new entity.
The timescales for conversions will vary depending on the type of organisation you are and whether your constitution allows changes to be made. Our advisor can give you an indication of timescales when we meet with you to discuss your needs.
SCIO Costs
SCIO registration and conversion services are available elsewhere – but typically at almost double the GCVS charge, and some professional agencies charge up to £2000. The GCVS charges are:
SCIO First Registration £250 plus VAT
SCIO Conversions from £370 plus VAT
Both our SCIO services also offer the peace of mind that comes from knowing that you are contracting with GCVS – the membership organisation and advocate body for Glasgow community and voluntary sector, with over forty years of providing advice and support, and a membership base of 600 voluntary and community organisations.