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About Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO)

ABERDEEN THIRD SECTOR INTERFACE DELIVERY FRAMEWORK

Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO) is the single agency  Aberdeen Third Sector Interface.
The Delivery Framework for the Aberdeen Third Sector is responsive to the Strategic Objectives laid out in the ACVO Strategic and Business Plan for the period to April 2014 as agreed by the ACVO Board on 16th September 2010.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (2011 – 2014):
  1. Further build on our impact in supporting third sector and volunteer engaging organisations operating in the area to thrive, grow, develop and connect with the wider community, private and public sectors.
  2. More actively use our independent status and integrated CVS/Volunteer Centre services and capacity to introduce, cultivate, support and develop social enterprise and entrepeneurism in the Third Sector, its opportunity, growth, profile, and status and galvanise buying/trading power, in partnership with others.
  3. Sustain and develop our recognition by Community Planning partners, the Third Sector and others as the primary conduit connecting the Third Sector with Community Planning by supporting the community and the spectrum of Third Sector organisations to have a strong voice in the City, Region and Scotland’s development.
  4. Further resource, raise the profile of, support and develop the widest possible range of volunteering, voluntary action and active citizenship by providing an accessible, sustainable and flexible one‐stop shop at the heart of the region.
  5. Put members and membership at the heart of our business in order to ensure the relevance of our services to members’ needs and strengthen their voices and our voice in all spheres.
  6. Through increased promotion and repackaging of our services in crosscutting Business Units, development of membership value and excellence in quality management, generate a diverse range of income streams and sustain our independent, expert and flexible response to the needs of the Third Sector and its stakeholders.
  7. Increase diversification of income and increase profitability by moving towards a significant percentage of income from primary and secondary purpose trading while limiting fees/charges to the sector and developing reserves.
  8. Recognise the severe public sector financial constraints for the foreseeable future and ensure we proactively seek investment opportunities which may become available to the third sector as a result.