Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface (TSI)

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ARGYLL AND BUTE THIRD SECTOR INTERFACE
Update to OLI ACPG 1st November 2023
The TSI national network has finalised work on a response to the cost-of-living crisis and
Takki Sulaiman, our CEO, is on a working group with the SCVO to embark on a joint campaign
to highlight the importance of our sector and to advocate for Fair Funding for our sector.
This campaign will launch shortly. 
The Scottish Cabinet restarted their programme of travelling cabinets and kicked off their
first meeting in Inveraray which the CEO attended. The CEO had the opportunity to lobby the
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care about the importance of working directly with
third sector organisations as well as highlighting the success of the CMHWB Fund and the
importance of three-year funding and full cost recovery. 
Local strategic partnerships 
Given the recent flooding, the TSI took part in Resilience Partnership planning meetings and
responded to calls over the weekend 6th -9th October to place volunteers on standby as
well as spread core messages to our sector. As reported in August, the TSI has commissioned
research from the Social Value Lab into the health of social enterprises in Argyll and Bute
which has not been done since 2017. This has been commissioned jointly with the Council
and Inspiralba. The census data will help with delivery of our duty to support the social
enterprise sector and ties in nicely with the research on Community Wealth Building. 
Climate Action Network 
We are supporting the financing of the Climate Change Programme Manager for Argyll and
Bute. There are some time implications for the TSI in providing governance and
communications support to this project, but the Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside
Trust (ACT) will be the lead partner so will host the proposed posts and will be responsible
for reporting to the Scottish Government. 
Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund – Year 3 
As previously reported Scottish government funding for year 3 of the Communities Mental
Health and Wellbeing Fund has been confirmed and will be the same as for year two, i.e.
£282,303.16. Three workshops were held in September 2023 with 50 attendees between
them. The fund opened for Expression of Interest applications on 29th September 2023 and
the last date for completed EOIs was 27th October, with full applications due by 24th
November 2023.