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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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Put climate change on the agenda this Trustees' Week

Susan Smith
2 November 2021
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enterprises that engaged in SCVO and SenScot research on this topic said they didn’t have environmental policies,and 89% didn’t have a carbon reduction policy in place.

https://scvo.scot/p/46155/2021/11/02/put-climate-change-on-the-agenda-this-trustees-week

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Survey - Findings

Steve Grozier
5 August 2021
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You can find the full report in our Evidence Library.

https://scvo.scot/p/44665/2021/08/05/the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-survey-findings

Equalities & Human Rights Committee Debate - Valuing the Third Sector

Craig Wilson
30 November 2020
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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,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

NetZero by 2045

Pauline Hinchion
2 September 2021
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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

Charities and social enterprises can do more to tackle climate change

Press release
2 September 2021
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The majority are not measuring their carbon footprint, they don’t have environmental policies, and few

https://scvo.scot/p/44974/2021/09/02/charities-and-social-enterprises-can-do-more-to-tackle-climate-change

Free professional advice in Small Charity Week, and every week for SCVO members

Tracey Bird
14 June 2021
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In Scotland, most charities are small. SCVO’s State of the Sector research shows that 75% of Scottish charities have incomes under £100k. But whilst they may be small, they have a huge impact on the lives of individuals, communities and causes across the country. This week it’s...

https://scvo.scot/p/44057/2021/06/14/free-professional-advice-in-small-charity-week-and-every-week-for-scvo-members

How to align your charity goals with like-minded corporates

Susan Smith
23 June 2022
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Purpose is key to work-place satisfaction and the reason why people chose to work in the charity sector. Charities don’t have a monopoly on purpose though, staff across all sectors are motivated by the idea they are making the world a better place. In fact 83% of Millennial...

https://scvo.scot/p/51035/2022/06/23/how-to-align-your-charity-goals-with-like-minded-corporates

Voluntary sector finances pre-coronavirus - a complex landscape

Kirsten Hogg
29 June 2020
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Our analysis of the voluntary sector’s pre-COVID finances, published today, highlights a complex patchwork funding landscape of fundraising, trading, contracts, grants and reserves, all of which have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in different ways. The complexity of...

https://scvo.scot/p/39292/2020/06/29/voluntary-sector-finances-pre-coronavirus-a-complex-landscape

State of the Sector: pre-Coronavirus

Ilse Mackinnon
30 June 2020
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View the research briefing in our Evidence Library. Download a PDF version of the briefing.

https://scvo.scot/p/39315/2020/06/30/state-of-the-sector-pre-coronavirus

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish voluntary sector – what do we know so far?

Ilse Mackinnon
8 June 2020
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the people and communities we serve is key to the sector’s longer-term planning. https://scvo.scot/policy,/evidence-library/2020-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may

https://scvo.scot/p/38967/2020/06/08/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far

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