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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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We can create a fair and prosperous nation

John Downie believes the third sector will have a major role in creating a fair and prosperous nation,whatever the outcome of the referendum

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-can-create-a-fair-and-prosperous-nation

Digital evolution – a longer view

As William Gibson said, ‘the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed’.,After a year where everything changed so dramatically, it feels hard to make predictions about where,Identify and spell out ‘best in class’ digital tools and practice so that organisations who are at an,Leader’s Programme)Continue to run a digital checkup, and run real-time analysis of results to identify new,advice and support that takes account of the unique context of the voluntary sector butavoiding ‘not invented

https://scvo.scot/p/43592/2021/05/11/digital-evolution-a-longer-view

Changing work, changing society

It is that timescale that this Futures paper endeavours to address.,This is SCVO’s second Futures paper of 2014 and it is best read in conjunction with the first paper from,March The best way to predict the future is to change it. 

https://scvo.scot/p/5273/2014/07/17/changing-work-changing-society

SCVO’s vision of a Scotland for all

who are vulnerable or who are finding it difficult to get by, and an adequate benefit level Poverty SCVO,a new Scotland with the ultimate aim of a country that benefits everyone not just the few.,Creating this new Scotland will significantly challenging but the best way to predict the future is to,invent it.,We can invent the future but only if the third sector, not government, have the will and shared ambition

https://scvo.scot/p/5095/2014/06/24/scvos-vision-of-a-scotland-for-all

The best way to predict the future is to invent it

will affect our sector and those we work with – demographic change, technology change, changes in the way,There were considerable threats for the sector, but also many opportunities: the use of new technology,asset-based approaches; a further role for the third sector in delivering public services in a creative way

https://scvo.scot/p/4235/2014/04/10/the-best-way-to-predict-the-future-is-to-invent-it