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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.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO news blog

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Cyber resilience can help to keep your charity safe
Kyle Usher
21 September 2017
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Being cyber resilient is both the prevention of cyber breaches and also making sure that if a breach occurs you are able to respond without losing business continuity. A cyber breach isn’t necessarily a ‘hack’, but it is any incident in which data is lost or stolen, including... Read more

Apply now for the Community Capacity and Resilience Fund!
Press release
20 September 2017
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Community organisations and groups which aim to help people mitigate the effects of welfare reform by providing them with the support and skills they need can now apply for the third phase of the Community Capacity and Resilience Fund (CCRF). On 22 February 2017 Cabinet Secretary... Read more

Flexible Workforce Development Fund means a race for funding
Ruth Boyle
12 September 2017
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One of the prominent themes of the Scottish Government’s recent decisions on employability has been the side-lining of the third sector. The Apprenticeship Levy is no different. Last week, The Scottish Government announced the details of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund... Read more

Third sector employers must act now to access new skills fund
Press release
7 September 2017
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Earlier today (7 September 2017), the Scottish Government announced details of the £10m Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF), one of the activities funded by the apprenticeship levy. The fund will be open for applications from 11 September 2017 and access will be on a first... Read more

SCVO calls out Scottish Government for side-lining third sector
Press release
7 September 2017
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Speaking after the launch of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund today, Martin Sime, Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations said: “This is a totally inadequate response to the UK Apprenticeship Levy which will have barely any impact in the third... Read more

SCVO response to the First Minister's Programme for Government 2017/18
Press release
5 September 2017
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First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon outlined her programme for government for the forthcoming year today (5 Sept 2017). Commenting on the announcement, Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Lucy McTernan said: “After a decade in office, the First... Read more

Finding young people jobs in Scotland
Margaret Wallace
30 August 2017
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It’s an exciting (and busy!) time for the CJS team. After six successful phases which have created 7,670 jobs, we're now into Phase 7 of Community Jobs Scotland, with the aim of creating and filling another 700 third sector jobs for unemployed, vulnerable young people by the end... Read more

What does the Barclay Review of Business Rates mean for charities in Scotland?
Ruth Boyle
22 August 2017
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Report out today calls for changes to non-domestic rates. Earlier today, the Barclay Review of Business Rates released the report of their findings and recommendations. This concludes the long process of evidence sessions, written submissions and Parliamentary scrutiny as the... Read more

SCVO welcomes Barclay Review recommendations
Press release
22 August 2017
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In the Barclay Review of Business Rates published today (22 August 2017) two key recommendations affecting the third sector in Scotland were put forward. First, the Group have recommended that arms-length external organisations (ALEOs) lose charitable rate tax relief (and sports... Read more

Digital exclusion exists for a fifth of Scotland’s most vulnerable
Press release
22 August 2017
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Those in need less likely to access vital services online, research finds. Around 21 per cent of adults in Scotland still do not have basic digital skills, according to research published today by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO). With the support of the... Read more