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About Skye and Lochalsh CVO

Aims and Objectives

To provide support and guidance to third sector organisations and community groups in their set-up, development and volunteering best practice
To activity encourage and support volunteering in Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross
To be a point of information and intelligence about third sector organisations in Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross and how how they contribute to local outcomes and national strategies
To build third sector influence and participation in community planning and the development of policy and legislation
To support the sharing of knowledge and co-production between third sector organisations and statutory bodies
To work in collaboration with the third, public and private sector to meet the needs of communities
To support the health, safety and well-being of SLCVO staff and volunteers

Charitable Purposes

The advancement of citizenship and community development within Highland including:

The promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness of efficiency of charities
Rural and urban development and regeneration
Such other similar charitable purposes and the company from time to time determines

Principal Office

Tigh Lisigarry
Bridge Road
Portree
Isle Of Skye

IV51 9ER

Staff and Trustees

Jo-Anne Ford, Chief Officer - Jo.Ford@slcvo.org.uk
Samantha-Jo McArthur, Community Development Officer - thirdsectorsupport@slcvo.org.uk
Claire Nairn, Befrienders Co-ordinator - befrienders@slcvo.org.uk
Peter Urquhart, Chair - Peter joined SLCVO's board in September 1997
Clive Pearson, Vice Chair - Clive joined SLCVO's board in November 2006.
Jryna Batters, Treasurer - Jryna joined SLCVO's board in December 2017
Dr Di Van Ruitenbeck - Di joined SLCVO's board in November 2017
Gordon Higgins Gordon joined SLCVO's board in April 2016
Julie Mace - Julie joined SLCVO's board in January 2020
Jim Towers - Jim joined SLCVO's board in April 2014
Councillor Calum Munro - Calum joined SLCVO's board in December 2020
Siobhan Barket - Siobhan joined SLCVO's board in November 2021

Governing Documents and Reports

Memorandum and Articles of Association download here
Privacy Notice download here
Annual Accounts 2019/20
Annual Report 2019/20
Annual Accounts 2018/19
Annual Report 2018/19
Annual Accounts 2017/2018
Annual Report 2017/2018

Contact info@slcvo.org.uk for other policies and more information

SLCVO's 2021/22 work plan supports the delivery of the Highland Third Sector Interface core outcomes and development improvements identified by our service users

Download our work plan here

To ensure the services we deliver meet the needs of the local third sector we have carried out two service review/engagement activities. The first was a Covid-19 Community Response and Resilience Survey in October 2020, the second Skye and Lochalsh Service Review Survey in March 2021

Download our 2020/21 review here

SLCVO's year-end case studies illustrate how we have met the HTSI core outcomes for 2020/2021

Celebrating and Promoting Volunteering here
Understanding the Impact of the Third Sector here
Influencing the Design of TSI Services here
Influence and Impact on Community Planning here
Development, Learning and Good Practice here

In 2020/2021 SLCVO worked with Skye For All to deliver an Advancing Active Travel Project for Skye and Lochalsh, funded by Paths for All and the Highland Green Health Partnership

You can read our project case study here

Skye and Lochalsh Befrienders Befrienders have used Evaluation Support Scotland's evaluation resource “Recognising our rich tapestry: measuring the contribution of third sector organisations to tackling health inequalities” to explain and prove we contribute to tackling health inequalities.

You can download our report here

Scottish Government website

About Skye and Lochalsh CVO