Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Call for charities and social enterprises to do more to tackle climate change

NEWS 2 September 2021 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

A new report has revealed the progress in organisations taking action to become carbon neutral

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-charities-and-social-enterprises-to-do-more-to-tackle-climate-change

SCVO response to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee's low income and debt problems inquiry

David McNeill

5 April 2022

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Digital
Policy reports

We lobby government on policy issues, create jobs for young people and support organisations to embrace,Research carried out before the pandemic showed that 8 out of 10 people used the internet on a daily,The evidence clearly shows digital exclusion exacerbates existing deep routed inequalities.,Ofcom research this year states that 2 million households in the UK struggle to afford their internet,Safety nets to provide access to devices and connectivity – such devices in libraries and other public

https://scvo.scot/p/49734/2022/04/05/scvo-response-to-the-social-justice-and-social-security-committees-low-income-and-debt-problems-inquiry

Half of charities fear running out of cash within months

NEWS 3 June 2020 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

A new study has shown the extent to which charities face a fight for their future, with demand surging but income falling rapidly

https://tfn.scot/news/half-of-charities-fear-running-out-of-cash-within-months

Funding will help charities tackle the climate crisis

NEWS 20 June 2022 by Graham Martin

Management

Environment & International

SCVO will use the cash to host a programme of free education and awareness raising activities

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-will-help-charities-tackle-the-climate-crisis

How council cuts are devastating the poorest communities

NEWS 1 November 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

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The poorest Scots who are most dependent on the voluntary sector are being disproportionately hit by council cuts, a new report has revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/how-council-cuts-devastate-poorest-communities

NetZero by 2045

Pauline Hinchion

2 September 2021

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Policy

My first community development job was in Drumchapel so seeing the devastation wrought by the recent flooding to people living there was deeply saddening. With a spate of wildfires across the world forming the backdrop to the pandemic it sometimes felt over the last year that the...

https://scvo.scot/p/44972/2021/09/02/netzero-by-2045

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

Paul Bradley

10 May 2021

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Consultation responses

Economy

About our submission SCVO welcomes the Law Family Commission's call for evidence on the future of civil,Anecdotal evidence also suggests that authorities are returning to a ‘business as usual’ command and,The latest primary research conducted by SCVO is the Third Sector Forecast, 2019.,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector,Contact Paul Bradley - Policy and Public Affairs Officer

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

Equalities & Human Rights Committee Debate - Valuing the Third Sector

Craig Wilson

30 November 2020

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Policy reports

Committee, who have proactively sought the views of Scotland’s voluntary sector and interrogated the evidence,its comprehensive and probing submissions to the Scottish Government – following its collection of evidence,light was shone on the financial vulnerability of the sector: SCVO has published an overview of our research,Partnership of equals Anecdotal evidence suggests that, while independent funders are contemplating the

https://scvo.scot/p/41307/2020/11/30/equalities-human-rights-committee-debate-valuing-the-third-sector