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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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The Scottish Third Sector Tracker

Steve Grozier
23 November 2021
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Wave one - Summer 2021 The Scottish Third Sector Tracker is a community of third sector organisations based in Scotland. This large and inclusive community of organisations share their experiences and challenges in a quarterly survey. The information gathered from the community...

https://scvo.scot/p/46981/2021/11/23/the-scottish-third-sector-tracker

The Future of Social Care in Scotland

Ruth Boyle
23 May 2017
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accompanying discussion paper to Jo Armstrong’s analysis ‘Scotland’s social care sector: The financial evidence,from other policy and social concerns.,self-directed support, due for publication in the summer, which will assess outcomes through seeking evidence,Research by Eccles and Cunningham, commissioned by CCPS, found some evidence of work intensification,,sense of representing carers’ interests more broadly, rather than individual experience and anecdotal evidence

https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland

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

Digital Inclusion Briefing

David McNeill
29 October 2018
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The evidence clearly shows digital exclusion exacerbates existing deep routed inequalities and affordability,A more comprehensive library of reading and resources is available on the website for Scotland’s Digital,sizesour governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy

https://scvo.scot/p/27369/2018/10/29/digital-inclusion-briefing

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

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

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

Latest figures show giving has fallen – should we be worrying?

Ilse Mackinnon
11 June 2019
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CAF’s third report on giving in Scotland 2019 has just been published offering us another fine slice of insight into how the Scottish public supports good causes. First up, money. For the third year in a row, the number of people in Scotland giving money to charities dropped. The...

https://scvo.scot/p/31492/2019/06/11/latest-figures-show-giving-has-fallen-should-we-be-worrying

Essential digital skills for Scotland - charter briefing part 2

Claire Sharp
1 July 2019
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wide range of activities taking place throughout the country; including establishing digital lending libraries,By using digital devices to look up recipes, as well as access budgeting apps and free library resources,Diane Webb, Digital Policy Lead at Renfrewshire Council (and member of DigiRen) said: “While it was brilliant,Senior Management Support Evidence from SCVO’s “Creating a Digitally Confident Third Sector in Scotland,users in libraries throughout the city.

https://scvo.scot/p/31661/2019/07/01/essential-digital-skills-for-scotland-charter-briefing-part-2

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