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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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Best practice for funders

Collaboration Take a look at our briefing paper on funding, the voluntary sector and coronavirus for,Please email the title, author, date published, web link or attachment, and a short description to research,Sharing this information will allow SCVO to produce research on coronavirus and its impact on the voluntary

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/best-practice-for-funders

Policy

Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest briefings, consultation responses and policy positions,Read more Policy network SCVO’s Policy Network connects voluntary sector professionals in Scotland with,an interest in policy and public affairs.,Policy network Meet the team Kyrstie Brown Leads our Policy Network and has responsibility for banking,and research work and is responsible for procurement Contact Rachel Le Noan Leads our work on the economy

https://scvo.scot/policy

Transforming the economy

opinion The latest news, comment, and opinion from SCVO relating to transforming the economy Related briefings,& policy papers The latest briefings, consultation responses, and policies from SCVO relating to transforming,New research to be published this autumn on the sector’s workforce and its role as an employer.

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy

Fair funding & procurement

Latest briefings & policy papers The latest Fair Funding & procurement briefings, policy papers, and,consultation responses from the policy team.,Fairer Funding principles align with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement

Make Renting Right

Graeme Brown, director at Shelter Scotland, said: “We have always engaged with private renting policy,Brown continued: “We built a well-evidenced case for reform, through research, policy papers, public,Staff held meetings with MSPs, had campaign days across Scotland, provided briefings, and gave evidence

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/making-renting-right

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

downloaded here: Self-assessment checklistDownload (PDF) NCVO has produced a Key points to consider briefing,You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.,More information and policy analysis can be found at the Scottish Centre on European Relations, an independent

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

of your funding, and find new sources How to look after your staff Contact the Information Service Policy,We continue to brief MSPs in Holyrood and MPs in Westminster on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis,We briefed MSPs ahead of the Scottish Budget.,Last year MSPs used our briefings to secure commitments to multi-year funding from the Cabinet Secretary,Fundraising has collected guidance and information about generating income, good fundraising practice and research

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Minimum Alcohol Pricing

police and health professionals have argued that increasing the price is one of the most cost-effective policy,Focus Scotland and others helped rebut these claims and built political and public support by providing briefings,on the evidence, undertaking research, meeting with decision makers, and by keeping the issue in the

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/minimum-alcohol-pricing

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

Our policy team were dedicated to building important relationships with key policy-makers to make sure,SCVO policy-driven interactions 19 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 5 committee appearances,prospectus Strengthened partnerships with Volunteer Scotland and the TSI Scotland Network through joint briefings,In the last year, we worked with partner organisations to carry out research and develop thinking around,and influencers. 1,000 articles published 1 million page views Research to shape the future In 2022/

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

Our policy team were dedicated to building important relationships with key policy-makers to make sure,SCVO policy-driven interactions 20 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 7 committee appearances,and influencers. 1,000 articles published 1 million page views Research to shape the future SCVO’s Third,Scottish Government, The National Lottery Community Fund and The William Grant Foundation) comprises research,directly with the voluntary sector. 600 voluntary sector participants 187 new reports The findings of this research

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

Get involved

Collaborate with us and our members to develop and promote voluntary sector policy perspectives for Scotland