organisations that are here are the ones who shone through.”Following his address, SCVO’s head of policy,and research led a Q&A with the First Minister addressing questions submitted by audience members.,for action and come together to show strong support for climate.,what needs to happen' Building a cash-first future: can we make food banks history in Scotland Campaigners,The #EssentialSector campaign is spearheaded by a group of organisations who believe more needs to be

SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and information).,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,priorities set out by the First Minister in the Policy Prospectus, “New leadership - A fresh start”:,Our sector supports people into work and helps them to stay there, campaigns against the root causes,The policy prospectus, ‘New Leadership - A fresh start’, stated that transparency must underpin delivery

Summary and Calls to Action The Covid-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis are the latest chapters in,In a letter to the Treasury the Civil Society Group have called for the Spring Statement to include:,However, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme offers significantly reduced support. £18.4bn over 6 months,Research from Volunteer Scotland exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on volunteers and,organisations employ over 135,000 paid staff – a third more than the 100,000 staff employed in the digital

support volunteers who helped with refuse collection duties during the council worker industrial action,New analysis also estimates that the £5.7 billion of total donations made to charities across the UK,was an oversupply of volunteers compared to demand, especially in response to the Scotland Cares campaign,In addition, we believe that the proliferation of negative news stories in recent months could be further,It is vital that we are able to realise the ambitions set out in the Volunteering Action Plan, published

essential to support organisations to meet the rising costs of staying open, uplift wages, meet and pay the new,Voluntary organisations: Provide good quality jobs and support into employment Tackle digital exclusion,support the most disadvantaged people and communities Undertake vital medical and environmental research,Run most of Scotland’s theatres, museums, galleries, and sports clubs Campaign for change, ensuring,, Policy and Public Affairs Officer jason.henderson@scvo.scot

University College London research from 2010, estimated the average time taken to complete an FoI request,above any potential threshold have the resources to absorb costs and already have the training and digital,avenues to access information to misrepresent and undermine the credibility of voluntary sector research,public sector bodies with information requests about their organisation’s work as part of targeted campaigns,the current vexatious reporting mechanisms would work in situations where there are co-ordinated campaigns

University College London research from 2010, estimated the average time taken to complete an FoI request,above any potential threshold have the resources to absorb costs and already have the training and digital,avenues to access information to misrepresent and undermine the credibility of voluntary sector research,public sector bodies with information requests about their organisation’s work as part of targeted campaigns,the current vexatious reporting mechanisms would work in situations where there are co-ordinated campaigns

While this report, amongst others, does not have all the answers, its numerous calls to action - on money,The 20 Calls to Action, if implemented in full, have the power to transform Scotland.,The Scottish Government have recognised the report’s 20 Calls to Action as ambitious.,The Advisory Group on Economic Recovery (AGER) called on the Scottish Government to 'take action to protect,In our response to the Committee’s call for views, we have shared clear actions that the Scottish Government

Scotland’s voluntary organisations play a crucial role in protecting our environment and campaigning,Explore actions that are needed to ensure that volunteering and the social capital it provides can flourish,The sector also provides digital devices and support to develop digital skills for digitally excluded,It contains 20 ‘calls to action’ in the wake of the pandemic from Board members across the voluntary,Contact Paul Bradley - Policy and Public Affairs Officer