Change Champion projects allow good practice which exists within local interface organisations to be shared with and rolled out to colleagues throughout the network.

 In 2008 the SVA Management Group invited all CVS who could evidence successful practice in particular areas of business to submit proposals to roll out this practice across the network. This first round of applications resulted in an investment of 1,348,306 being approved across seven projects.

In Spring 2009 a call for proposals for Round 2 Change Champion projects was made and this resulted in an investment of 199,842 being approved in one project.

In Autumn 2009 a call for proposals for the third and final round of Change Champion projects was made, and to take account of the development of Third Sector Interfaces, the changing operating environment for local infrastructure organisations and the economic downturn it was agreed that broadening the criteria for Round 3 was a useful and appropriate way of strengthening Volunteer Centre participation. Round 3 therefore invited proposals from CVS, Volunteer Centres and interface organisations and this resulted in an investment of 691,549 being approved across five projects.

This total investment of 2.24 million across thirteen Change Champion projects will make a significant contribution to enabling the Supporting Voluntary Action (SVA) programme achieve its aim of strengthening the voluntary sector infrastructure in Scotland

Current Change Champion Projects

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Enabling CVS to better share expertise and capacity in delivering quality assured short course training to voluntary organisations.

STEP		Workforce Development
This project supported and enabled TSI /CVS organisations to initiate and develop a local Compact where one was not in place , or optimise an existing Compact as a key resource .		This project delivered a development and support programme for CVS in South East Scotland to enable them to provide effective support for social care organisations.
SVQ		Community Regeneration
This project offered a range of SVQ’s to TSI staff enabling them to gain a recognised accredited qualification in their field of expertise.		This project tested sand developed the local community led planning process in rural South Lanarkshire, the Borders and North Lanarkshire.
Building up Boards		Be SMARTer
The project enabled TSIs to improve the development support they can provide to boards and and management committees around involvement and service users.		The project developed the social enterprise support provided by TSIs to voluntary organisations through developing resources and shared learning events
Volunteer Friendly Award		Planning Mentoring Scheme
This project is rolled out Dundee Volunter Centre’s Volunteer Friendly Award providing a benchmark in good practice and a quality mark for organisations working with volunteers to Interface staff.		This project aimed to increase the knowledge, skills and understanding of rural TSI’s in the planning system (land use planning) through working with community organisations.
Developing Quality		Independent Examination
This project delivered PQASSO Mentoring & PQASSO Assessor training to TSI staff across Scotland & developed a matching tool for PQASSO and Investing in Volunteers.		The Independent Examination Chanage Champion project increased the availability of professional, quality assured independent examination (IE) to charities
Applying Good Equalities Practice		Charity Law for Advisors Training
This project rolled out Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)’s Mainstreaming Good Equalities Practice training to TSIs and National Intermediaries acrosss Scotland.		This project rolled out the Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council (EVOC)’s Train the Advisor course to advisors of small charities across Scotland from TSI and National Intermediary organisations.