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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Young disabled people voice their vision for an inclusive Scotland

NEWS 13 November 2018 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

Inclusion Scotland is launching the #OurInclusiveScotland campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/young-disabled-people-voice-their-vision-for-an-inclusive-scotland

New chief executive for umbrella body

NEWS 12 September 2019 by Robert Armour

Management

1 comment

New head takes over helm on 30 September

https://tfn.scot/news/new-chief-executive-for-umbrella-body

Charity tells YouTubers they have a responsibility to young fans

NEWS 10 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Families & Young People

Young people should avoid sharing private information with their favourite YouTube stars, a charity has warned

https://tfn.scot/news/youtubers-told-they-have-a-responsibility-to-young-fans

Chief Encounters: Katie Rafferty

FEATURE 12 July 2017 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Katie Rafferty, just three months in post as director of Respect Me, loves getting on a bike and heading out of town

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-katie-rafferty

George Wyllie Foundation 2019

Membership number 7650
Charity registered in Scotland SC049369

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/7650/george-wyllie-foundation-2019

Careful now! Your emerging AI strategy

John Fitzgerald

19 October 2023

Posted in

Support & learning
Digital

Digital Evolution

The core of your strategy should be about improvements that will deliver value even if AI turns out to,This curiosity is about being engaged and hands-on with new tools.,Your team shouldn’t be afraid about being replaced by AI.,might be able to use AI tools to help produce routine and straightforward content such as social media posts,It’s important to be transparent about your use of AI, and any limitations it might have.

https://scvo.scot/p/84589/2023/10/19/careful-now-your-emerging-ai-strategy

Fair work in the voluntary sector: what’s working?

Ilse Mackinnon

23 August 2023

Posted in

Policy
Research

Back in 2015, SCVO and TFN surveyed around 1,000 sector workers about their experiences working in the,concern There seems to have been a slight improvement in terms of contract types, with more permanent posts,usually as a direct result of short-term funding arrangements and late confirmation of funding for posts,One GCVS respondent, talking about the lack of long-term funding, states “I was saying this 44 years,Let’s hope we’re not still talking about below Living Wage pay, unequal treatment of workers, and high

https://scvo.scot/p/61695/2023/08/23/fair-work-in-the-voluntary-sector-whats-working

Individual Giving in Scotland

Individual Giving - Donations, legacies and fundraising This paper pulls together key facts about the,Here we highlight some headline figures, with a focus on key trends post COVID-19.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/individual-giving-in-scotland

Facebook pays less tax than me – dislike

NEWS 13 October 2015 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

1 comment

A campaign aims to shame Facebook from within by sharing a post that highlights the social media site pays less tax than the average UK worker

https://tfn.scot/news/facebook-pays-less-tax-than-me-dislike

Disabled People demand more inclusive future after covid

NEWS 8 February 2021 by Rab Armour

Manifesto call by leading rights group

https://tfn.scot/news/disabled-people-demand-more-inclusive-future-after-covid