There are lots of resources out there which can help you to manage your organisation and support your members; from background and policy documents, which can help you to illustrate how your activities add value to the big picture and support funding applications, to toolkits to help you assess your organisation’s need. We’ve tried to gather some resources here for your use. If you don’t see what you need here, please ask us. If you have a resource that you would like to contribute, please let us know.

CVO and Voluntary Action East Ayrshire Documents:

• CVO Membership Form
• TSI Building Better Communities

Statistics and Policy Documents:

• C&YP Service Plan 2017-20
• GIRFEC Guide to Evaluating Wellbeing

Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund:

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Application Form – Feb 22
• MHWF Guidance – Feb 22

Legal and Governance:

• OSCR Application for Charitable Status – Application Form and Guidance Notes
• OSCR Application for Incorporation as a Scottish Charitable Organisation – Application Form and Guidance Notes
• Simple Unincorporated Constitution
• SCIO Single Tier Model Constitution
• SCIO Two Tier Model Constitution
• Deciding on a Structure

Social Enterprise:

• Start Your Social Enterprise
• Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy

Funding and Fundraising:

• Code of Fundraising Practice

Other Information:

• Foodbank Referrers
• Here to Help – Winter 2021
• Here to Help Brochure – February 2021