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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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2020

1st, NSPCC Scotland) This Coalition of charities used over 20 years of combined experience to publish research,A special commendation was also made in this category to Euan MacDonald from Euan’s Guide.,employee applications have increased, and income has gone up by 300% despite having no fundraising posts,A special commendation was also made in this category to Moira Anderson Foundation.,My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has now committed more than £4 million to research projects to help find

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2020

Skills deficit leading to vacant roles in third sector

NEWS 1 March 2024 by Robert Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Organisations need to increase training if they are to fill vacancies

https://tfn.scot/news/skills-defecit-leading-to-vacant-roles-in-third-sector

Alcohol sales drop since minimum pricing

NEWS 28 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Sales in Scotland fell slightly, compared to an increase in England and Wales

https://tfn.scot/news/alcohol-sales-drop-since-minimum-pricing

Teen who raised thousands for cancer charity is named Young Scot of the Year

NEWS 1 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Jak Trueman, the teen who raised thousands for charity was posthumously named Young Scot of the Year

https://tfn.scot/news/teen-who-raised-thousands-for-cancer-charity-is-named-young-scot-of-the-yea

#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.

OPINION 28 July 2021 by Adam Lang
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-radical-scotland-not-yet-but-we-can-be-if-we-choose

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

Economic disruption is essential for social change

Professor Iain Black
28 March 2022
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to affect change, she describes taxes, regulations and standards as examples of the least effective category,When we do cure cancer for all, Cancer Research UK or Maggie’s will have to find a new mission, when

https://scvo.scot/p/49645/2022/03/28/economic-disruption-is-essential-for-social-disruption

SCVO Workforce Survey 2015

Julia Morrison
25 February 2015
Posted in
1 Methodology 1.1 Primary research This research briefing is based on a survey of the third sector workforce,Additional data and intelligence has been pulled in from a range of sources, including: SCVO research,Reasons given for increased workloads fell into 4 main categories: Staff who have left, were made redundant,The pay is certainly much lower than similar posts in the private or public sector (I have worked in,Every year we wait to find out if we've got the funding to keep my post.

https://scvo.scot/p/7977/2015/02/25/scvo-workforce-survey-2015

Reference briefing: Scotland’s Labour Market Strategy

Ruth Boyle
24 July 2016
Posted in
the space to realise how they can best contribute to society outside the traditional Beveridge-era categories,Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with almost,Research tells us that the people offline are more likely to be older, disabled and on low incomes. ,The social contract which has governed our welfare state in the post-war era appears out-dated in the,Moreover, research has found that UBI can have a particularly positive impact on women.

https://scvo.scot/p/13428/2016/07/24/reference-briefing-scotlands-labour-market-strategy-july-2016

The Taylor Report is a small step along the road to fair work

Ruth Boyle
14 July 2017
Posted in
Commission tasked with examining how a higher NMW rate might apply to non-guaranteed hours Recommends a new category,employment and will bring little comfort to those already fearing for our hard-won employment rights post-Brexit,For example, Oxfam’s research has found that the second biggest priority for Scotland in terms of ‘decent

https://scvo.scot/p/15799/2017/07/14/the-taylor-report-is-a-small-step-along-the-road-to-fair-work