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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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Part E: SCVO’s role in securing progress on funding - where do we go from here?

Our conversations with intermediaries were set up with the dual aim of working with them to improve their,disseminating Scottish Government funds to the funding challenges faced not only by voluntary sector intermediaries,We asked intermediaries what they considered to be SCVO’s role in addressing the funding issues and challenges,experienced by intermediaries.,While the comments below are about SCVO’s specific work with voluntary sector intermediaries, they will

https://scvo.scot/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-e-scvos-role-in-securing-progress-on-funding-where-do-we-go-from-here

Health organisation names new chairman

Rob Murray will take up the chair post at Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS)

https://tfn.scot/news/health-organisation-names-new-chairman

Former SENScot staff members to take up four key roles at Social Enterprise Scotland

Kim Wallace, previously deputy director of SENScot, has been appointed as the new director of membership for SES.

https://tfn.scot/news/former-senscot-staff-members-to-take-up-four-key-roles-at-social-enterprise-scotland

10 steps for charities and the independence referendum

Carnegie UK Trust have created a step-by-step guide to ensuring your board understands what it needs to do in relation to the independence referendum

https://tfn.scot/features/10-steps-for-charities-and-the-independence-referendum

Response to Welfare Reform Committee Inquiry on Women and Welfare

Yet, gender remains largely absent from policy responses to welfare reform.,outlined by Engender and others, we need to get better at building explicit gender impact analysis into policy,This includes policies and legislative developments which are currently devolved such as social care,,over 1300 members who range from individuals and grassroots groups, to Scotland-wide organisations and intermediary,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.

https://scvo.scot/p/8956/2015/04/30/response-to-welfare-reform-committee-inquiry-on-women-and-welfare

Commission on Local Government Tax Reform

Contact Jenny Bloomfield Policy Officer Email: jenny.bloomfield@scvo.scot Tel: 0131 474 8001 About us,1,600 members who range from individuals and grassroots groups, to Scotland-wide organisations and intermediary,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy,reidfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/The-Silent-Crisis1.pdf [v] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts

https://scvo.scot/p/9312/2015/06/10/commission-on-local-government-tax-reform

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

The sector can face additional resource constraints when a new policy/scheme is introduced.,It becomes more important in the light of the Smith review in a post referendum context.,Contact Lynn Williams, Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair,over 1300 members who range from individuals and grassroots groups, to Scotland-wide organisations and intermediary,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

The Programme for Government: Smoke and mirrors?

Specifically, the programme includes, legislation, spending, policy initiatives, consultations, and the,These social and economic contributions are essentials for Scotland’s post-covid recovery and resilience,Following these discussions, we arranged a packed out Policy Network session where our members could ,current and future societal and economic challenges, the Programme for Government should recognise intermediaries,approaches to partnership working and funding relationships between all government departments and intermediaries

https://scvo.scot/p/51935/2022/07/11/the-programme-for-government-smoke-and-mirrors

Fair funding: It's time to abandon the spin

both in terms of overcoming the fragilities caused by years of underfunding and unlocking the sector’s post-crisis,In interviews with leaders of voluntary sector intermediary bodies, we explored the wide-ranging impact,We present ten actions in the final case study, agreed with SCVO's Intermediaries Network.

https://scvo.scot/p/55084/2022/11/02/fair-funding-its-time-to-abandon-the-spin

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act Regulations and Guidance consultation

There are wider policy and funding issues here which the Fund is serving to highlight.,and submissions of members and partners – is that this changing dialogue is not filtering down into policy,Contact: Lynn Williams Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair,1,600 members who range from individuals and grassroots groups, to Scotland-wide organisations and intermediary,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy

https://scvo.scot/p/9929/2015/08/19/welfare-funds-scotland-act-regulations-and-guidance-consultation

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