Milo is the new ICT platform for for Third Sector Interfaces (TSI’s) and national intermediaries in Scotland. The initiative has been developed by Supporting Voluntary Action with input from all partners across the national sector with particular input from the three Managing Intelligence Pilot TSI’s: Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh and Orkney. This document is intended to answer [...]
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As part of the development of training and support for Milo, the SVA team is currently looking for staff from within the TSI network to act as Milo trainers. This will involve a 3-day Train the Trainer course, followed by committing to deliver at least 2 Milo training sessions to other TSIs, and provide peer [...]
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The Community Toolkit resource puts a wide range of essential information and development guidelines for Third Sector success at your fingertips.  Thanks to the SVA Developing Organisations strand, 25 Third Sector Interface organizations now feature the Community Toolkit as part of their own online service provision. Originally launched in 2004, the networks’ chosen ‘shared resource’ [...]
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The Milo core fields sample form and accompanying guidance notes are now available and can be downloaded on the Managing Intelligence page. The core minimum fields outline the basic information your TSI must attempt to capture in order to take part in the Managing Intelligence common approach and use Milo. The fields were agreed to [...]
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The Big Lottery Funded Supporting Voluntary Action (SVA) Programme is celebrating another milestone this week, with Arran Council for Voluntary Service becoming the 50th organisation to achieve the EFQM Committed to Excellence award as a result of participating in the SVA Quality Matters Project. Organisations participating in the project have reported a wide range of [...]
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The SVA programme was incepted to support a step change in the third sector support infrastructure in Scotland.  The formation of an effective, sustainable network consultancy service is essential. Without it, there will be structural inequality of services and development support, potentially hampering the sustainability and development of the grassroots third sector just at the [...]
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The Skye and Lochalsh CVO Community Toolkit team will soon be taking the wraps off the exciting new developments on the Community Toolkit resource…. Responding to the Third Sector Interface network and user feedback, the resource will feature A to Z topic search, funding database and Simple Step Guides. All the information will still be [...]
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