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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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The Future of Social Care in Scotland

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

SCVO response - Long-Term Financial Sustainability of Local Government

Because of the success of this service, the Food Train was more recently contacted by the library service,By acting as an authoritative and trusted voice for the sector, SCVO’s policy and research output is,delivered through a strong evidence base and an engaged membership.,Further details about SCVO’s policy and research can be found at https://scvo.scot/policy-research Contact,Jenny Bloomfield Email: policy@scvo.scot / Tel: 0131 474 8000

https://scvo.scot/p/32146/2019/08/14/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliaments-local-government-and-communities-committee-long-term-financial-sustainability-of-local-government

Essential digital skills for Scotland - charter briefing part 2

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

Guide to working and volunteering in the voluntary sector (2019)

and volunteering opportunities available, along with useful information and links: https://scvo.scot/policy,/evidence-library/2019-guide-to-working-and-volunteering-in-the-voluntary-sector

https://scvo.scot/p/35580/2020/02/18/guide-to-working-and-volunteering-in-the-voluntary-sector-2019

Gender pay gap briefing (April 2019)

2017's 71%, but still large for a sector where women outnumber men more than 2:1: https://scvo.scot/policy,/evidence-library/2019-gender-pay-gap-briefing-scottish-third-sector-april-2019

https://scvo.scot/p/35582/2020/02/18/gender-pay-gap-briefing-april-2019

A perfect storm is coming

As the sun shone this weekend, many of us were pleased that lockdown restrictions were eased slightly as we entered Phase 1 in Scotland’s route map through and out of the coronavirus crisis. As we move into the next phase, it is important to understand the impacts of the initial...

https://scvo.scot/p/38735/2020/06/02/a-perfect-storm-is-coming

The voluntary sector & coronavirus - what we've learned from your experiences

colleagues have also been gathering more formal research from across the sector to add to the Third Sector Evidence,Library, and we’ll be publishing a short summary of that evidence in the coming weeks.

https://scvo.scot/p/38321/2020/05/19/the-voluntary-sectors-response-to-coronavirus-what-weve-learned-so-far

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

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

Coronavirus, next steps & communities

work tirelessly to ensure that human rights are protected, that the environment is front and centre in policy,The Scottish Government's commitment to a 'green recovery' must mean that any medium- and long-term policy,parliament should work with environmental voluntary organisations to embed green recovery principles and policies,Contact Paul Bradley, Policy Team – paul.bradley@scvo.scot

https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities

Voluntary sector finances pre-coronavirus - a complex landscape

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

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