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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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Background

Research and engagement underpin these efforts.,SCVO is carrying out a range of engagement and research initiatives connected to funding.,Our approach We invited SCVO's Intermediaries Network members to book a 30-minute meeting with our Policy,Combined, these intermediaries covered eight distinct policy areas.,policy issues, communicate the views of their members to policy makers, and provide a range of vital

https://scvo.scot/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/background

Researching the third sector role in public policy making: challenges and opportunities

makers and a raft of intermediary bodies at both national and local level act as a two-way conduit for,In doing so, VHS has identified a number of challenges and opportunities facing national intermediary,bodies in particular when engaging in research on behalf of their stakeholders.,In this presentation, VHS draws on its own work to explore the role of national intermediaries as researchers,in policy making.

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/researching-the-third-sector-role-in-public-policy-making-challenges-and-opportunities

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

Governments and local government, other intermediary bodies and the third sector interface network.,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

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

SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025 Stage 1 Debate

Summary SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026 in the Policy,Voluntary sector intermediary Conclusion Scotland’s voluntary sector is an employer, a partner, and a,The sector also undertakes vital medical and environmental research, runs most of Scotland’s theatres

https://scvo.scot/p/88172/2024/01/29/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2024-2025-stage-1-debate

Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

inform our position on procurement reform in Scotland, which includes: Reviewing and analysing existing research,Still, implementation of reform has lagged well-meaning policy.,SCVO’s engagement with voluntary organisations and research from other sector intermediaries show several,Q8: How can procurement policy in Scotland support the strengthening of local supply chains?,are not able to act on these policies and deliver, often caught up in bureaucracy.

https://scvo.scot/p/62600/2023/09/27/post-legislative-scrutiny-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014

SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review

The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary,As outlined in more detail in our response to question four, from our own research we have found many,Our recent research with the voluntary sector found that whilst a generally positive relationship between,From our own recent research with the sector, we have seen a combination of the need to constantly search,In our own research we came across many examples of problematic funding practices, with organisations

https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the impact of human rights budgeting

Government publications.SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and information).SCVO policy,funding of voluntary organisations: A case study of voluntary sector intermediaries.’,working in communities and public bodies to involve citizens in the design, delivery, and scrutiny of policy,Ensure that policies, action and spend necessary to mitigate and adapt to the global impacts of climate,Contact Sheghley Ogilvie - Policy and Public Affairs Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

Supporting collaboration between the third and public sectors: evidence review: The research review conducted,As pointed out in the Supporting Collaboration evidence review: ‘The research suggests that inadequate,On many occasions, it is unclear whether a contribution to policy development in the form of a policy,development around a particular policy area.,policy teams.

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

Voluntary sector resilience in the wake of Covid-19

the pandemic to help us do better and go further than before, from the sector's involvement in public policy,The Scottish Government worked closely with sector intermediaries at a national and local level to identify,SCVO is only one of these bodies, ranging from the 60 national intermediaries that represent organisations,Yet, details on how they will interact with Scottish policies and implications for voluntary organisations,Contact Paul Bradley Policy & Public Affairs Manager paul.bradley@scvo.scot About SCVO The Scottish Council

https://scvo.scot/p/47280/2021/12/01/voluntary-sector-resilience-in-the-wake-of-covid-19

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