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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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Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

[i] [ii] [iii] Evidence from across the third sector[iv] and work done by Dr David Webster[v] paints,There are opportunities to ensure that fulfilling this basic right is part of wider policy action in,It must mean something to people and communities affected by government policy.,It must drive economic policy – recognizing the need for our economy to work better for all.,/policy-library/response-to-carers-legislation-proposals [xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/

https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights

SCVO briefing: Scottish Government debate on welfare - 12 November 2014

Working with community organisations from Easter Ross to Dumfries, our findings build on the developing evidence,This means having no control over other areas of policy which affect poverty and inequality.,Contact Lynn Williams Policy Officer lynn.williams@scvo.scot Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.[1] Further details about SCVO,f=asc&rid=107 [1] SCVO’s Policy Committee has 24 members elected by SCVO’s member organisations who then

https://scvo.scot/p/6701/2014/11/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-welfare-12-november-2014

SCVO response: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill - Welfare Reform Committee Stage 1 Call for Evidence

In reviewing the evidence and performance of the fund, our main point is this: the scheme is not quite,The sector can face additional resource constraints when a new policy/scheme is introduced.,Contact Lynn Williams, Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members Further details about SCVO can

https://scvo.scot/p/5638/2014/08/28/scvo-response-welfare-funds-scotland-bill-welfare-funds-scotland-bill

SCVO launches ‘I Love Charity’ campaign to inspire trust in charities

“We were pretty sure through anecdotal evidence that our service was valued by the families that we worked,at a size where we were having to raise a sizeable income, and we wanted to be able to very clearly evidence,It also provided evidence of the positive effect that The Yard has on the families who attend, with them

https://scvo.scot/p/24352/2018/02/21/scvo-launches-i-love-charity-campaign-to-inspire-trust-in-charities

Trust me, I’m a charity?

Survey finds that the public’s trust in charities has dropped, but also highlights some positives, and areas for improvement OK, given that this week is The Gathering and a celebration of charities, let’s start with some good news! Trust and confidence in charities remains high...

https://scvo.scot/p/24358/2018/02/22/trust-me-im-a-charity

Developing this website

More positively; it was well-used - by people sharing posts by our policy team, reading pages about how,integrated but there were opportunities to retire both the standalone Digital team website and the SCVO Evidence,Library database if their content could be copied into a new SCVO website.,Relevant to the sector, media, MSPs and activists - campaigning, news, policy.,We exported the old Evidence Library database with the help of IT colleagues imported it into our Salesforce

https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website

NetZero by 2045

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

Put climate change on the agenda this Trustees' Week

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

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