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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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SCVO Response to Devolution Committee call for written evidence on the Scotland Bill

Introduction As there have been no substantive changes made to the clauses from draft to Bill, the concerns SCVO,These fall broadly into three categories: the need for Gift Aid to be considered alongside the devolution,SCVO does not support any mandatory activity or conditionality within the Bill, including the notion,We believe the current conditionality regime should be devolved, at which point SCVO would then call,Further details about SCVO can be found at www.scvo.scot.

https://scvo.scot/p/9890/2015/08/14/scvo-response-to-devolution-committee-call-for-written-evidence-on-the-scotland-bill

Meet David!

I was delighted to join SCVO as Digital Director on 21st March, taking over the reins from Chris Yiu.,, I know not everyone is confident in using new technology, and I am excited to be part the team at SCVO,It’s been a busy couple of weeks since starting at SCVO, with a short intermission to overindulge in,SCVO which are widely used by the sector, including Goodmoves, Funding Scotland and the main SCVO website,Last year we also established SCVO Labs, a space for us to prototype and develop new digital services

https://scvo.scot/p/12032/2016/04/06/meet-david

SCVO Briefing – Creating a Fairer Scotland

Human Rights-Based Approach SCVO has concerns that there remains a human rights deficit in Scotland –,As such, SCVO supports efforts to reduce smoking rates, including the introduction of plain packaging,In terms of reducing poverty and improving diet, SCVO welcomes the introduction of free school meals,Households in this category are also more likely to consume higher levels of sugars than more affluent,SCVO and our members believe that many key indicators of fairness are intrinsically linked.

https://scvo.scot/p/12643/2016/06/22/scvo-briefing-creating-a-fairer-scotland

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament - Post-legislative Scrutiny of The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

SCVO Lobbying Act - Post-Legislative ScrutinyDownload About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,(SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector.,Our position When consultation on the Lobbying (Scotland) Bill was launched in October 2015 SCVO made,Five years on, SCVO’s position remains much the same.,that voluntary sector organisations and voluntary sector intermediary bodies have fallen in to this category

https://scvo.scot/p/39958/2020/08/17/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliament-post-legislative-scrutiny-the-lobbying-scotland-act-2016

Coronavirus, next steps & communities

SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament - Debate: COVID-19 Next Steps (Communities) SCVO briefing -,coronavirus, next steps & communities - June 2020Download About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary,Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector.,activities.Increased demand: There is a need for funding to meet the expected increased demand on the sector post-lockdown,We have divided our initial priorities for changes to the system into national and sector-specific categories

https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities

Fundraising in Scotland: survey report

SCVO fundraising review, August 2015: report on survey findings This report forms a part of the wider,Scotland: an informal review 1 Context This report presents an analysis of a survey carried out by SCVO,to inform SCVO’s review into fundraising regulation.,SCVO was asked by Scottish Government to carry out this informal review.,few charities/fundraisers that do not are the problem and seem either to fall into the "very large" category

https://scvo.scot/p/10195/2015/09/23/fundraising-in-scotland-survey-report

‘Contribution’ must not reinforce inequality and exclusion

SCVO’s discussion paper on employability, social justice and contribution raises fundamental questions,For example the inclusion of categories such as graduate interns and undergraduate placements (rather

https://scvo.scot/p/10307/2015/10/12/contribution-must-not-reinforce-inequality-and-exclusion

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee

For future funding, replacement of Structural Funds post-Brexit must advance on and not regress on the,This is common throughout all categories of delivery with expenditure achieved to date in the Transition,It is critical that these policy areas are not left bereft of investment post the end of this programme,SCVO would strongly disagree that this is necessary.,Further details about SCVO can be found at scvo.scot.

https://scvo.scot/p/25068/2018/04/13/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliament-economy-jobs-and-fair-work-committee

Developing this website

SCVO has a long history with an online presence - over 19 years.,This gave the impression that SCVO was lacking in coherence and focus.,Examples: As a non-member of SCVO I expect to find out about what SCVO is doing and see a snapshot of,interesting relevant older posts to be shown alongside newer posts.,The facility to show blog posts, press releases, authors, related posts, and post categories was pulled

https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website

AI and the third sector

To my mind, these fall into three broad categories: new ways for charities to achieve their mission changing,to many jobs becoming obsolete in the near future, large numbers of people will have to adapt to a post-work,Dr Kendra Briken (University of Strathclyde), Tom Cheesewright (https://bookofthefuture.co.uk) and SCVO,Hosted by SCVO Digital Director David McNeill, you can book your place here.

https://scvo.scot/p/23628/2018/01/19/ai-and-the-third-sector