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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.

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Situation report, Sprint 2
Chris Yiu
21 July 2015
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A big (the biggest?) part of running an agile project is a commitment to ship working code on a regular basis. We're now through the very early set-up phase for the project and have settled into a cadence that feels right for us: a fortnightly sprint cycle with major versions... Read more

Truth is out: it's not about the deficit, it's a war on the poor
Press release
8 July 2015
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SCVO media release 8 July 2015 For immediate release Following George Osborne’s summer budget today, John Downie, Director of Public Affairs, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), said: “For the first time the Chancellor has finally admitted that his attack on the... Read more

Using the wisdom of crowds
Susan Murray
2 July 2015
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The wisdom of the crowds - the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than that of a single expert – is not a new concept. It’s been around since Aristotle. In recent years, technology has changed our ability to aggregate collective opinions, and this in turn has... Read more

Playing catch up
Susan Murray
26 June 2015
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At the moment the SCVO labs team is small but we have big ambitions, put simply, a participation revolution. We're building a place for people to share their stories about charities and good causes in Scotland. I'm passionate about the project and excited about our approach... Read more

Researching websites and platforms
Hoyam Mahmoud
24 June 2015
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Hello! My name is Hoyam and I am a Digital Research Intern for the digital participation team and SCVO Labs. My role involves researching the digital activities of charities and non-profit organisations, not just in Scotland and the UK but internationally as well. Currently I am... Read more

Developing the SCVO Labs project
Alex Nuttgens
22 June 2015
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Hi, this is Alex, lead developer on SCVO Labs. Nice to meet you! For the last few weeks I've been building a prototype of the underlying system which the SCVO Labs app will be running on.I'm a Java developer by history, and this is my first time doing full-stack development (i.e... Read more

A new hope
Chris Yiu
10 June 2015
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One month in, and things are starting to get exciting. In the very near future we'll be launching a work-in-progress product for you to start exploring. We'll post an online sign-up form for pilot users in due course, but if you want to register interest early then drop us a line... Read more

Winners of the 2015 Scottish Charity Awards revealed
Press release
5 June 2015
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SCVO media release 5 June 2015 For immediate release Charities and people right across the country have been recognised for the contribution they make to life in Scotland at the 2015 Scottish Charity Awards which took place at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh tonight (4 June... Read more

Why charity status of private schools should be reviewed
Felix Spittal
1 June 2015
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It’s been ten years since the Charity Act was introduced in Scotland and while it has been a largely successful piece of legislation there are areas which could do with some attention. One of the main reasons the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is calling for a... Read more

Welcome to the scrum
Chris Yiu
22 May 2015
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The driving ambition for SCVO Labs is to bring platform thinking to bear on people's engagement with civil society and good causes in Scotland. But on the way there we're also testing out new ways of working for an organisation like SCVO. In particular, we're embracing an agile... Read more