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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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Stop the excuses: give sleepover staff equal pay

​Gail McLean is angry with Enable Scotland for not paying sleepover care staff the Living Wage

https://tfn.scot/opinion/stop-the-excuses-give-sleepover-staff-equal-pay

SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)

Recommendation: The Scottish Government should ensure public grants and contracts pay uplifts for voluntary,People want to know what it looks like, what are the benefits, what difference it has made, and what,To pay the Living Wage and realise Fair Work, public grant funding and procured contracts should build,The Scottish Government should ensure public grants and contracts: Pay uplifts for voluntary sector staff,We can’t achieve our wellbeing economy objectives if existing financial institutions and structures stay

https://scvo.scot/p/59630/2023/05/15/scvo-response-to-building-community-wealth-consultation-scottish-government

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

Our sector manages an annual income of over £8.5 billion, employs over 135,000 paid staff, and works,To support organisations to pay the Living Wage, public grant funding and procured contracts should build,The sector must be resourced and supported to pay our essential workforce the Living Wage and support,We focus our submission on securing and enhancing that contribution.,We know that the Committee shares our aspirations for the sector, and we hope it will urge the Scottish

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

Self-directed support marks a new dawn for social care

have the legal right to control their own social care budget, a move that impacts on clients and care staff

https://tfn.scot/features/a-new-dawn-for-social-care

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

Cyber Security - a how to guide

An example of a recent phishing attack on SCVO saw emails to staff, which looked to come from our chief,You should never pay a ransom.,We like NCSC’s quick 30 min cyber security e-learning course for staff, introducing why cyber security,What you should do right now to protect your organisation Derek highlighted repeatedly that if you can,What you should do next Derek advises organisations move beyond good security practice and start to consider

https://scvo.scot/p/38509/2020/05/27/cyber-security-a-how-to-guide

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish Voluntary Sector: a review of literature

do we know so far?,offer an early indication of future changes to the labour market around recruitment, redundancy and pay,/scvo.scot/policy/evidence-library/2020-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may,Along with our community of 2,000+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises and voluntary,We also help with day-to-day stuff, like affordable office space, discounted training courses, funding

https://scvo.scot/p/40369/2020/09/17/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-a-review-of-literature

SCVO Brief on UK Budget 2018: The unknown - Brexit and Spending Review

The Third sector should have the opportunity to play their parts to deliver the deals.,This will have an impact on Gift Aid, as the number of people paying the income tax that can be gifted,we want from the UKSPF.,Read Craig Wilson’s blog for more analysis.,There are over 45,000 voluntary organisations in Scotland involving around 138,000 paid staff and approximately

https://scvo.scot/p/27390/2018/10/30/27390

Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill - stage 1 debate

significantly reduce poverty in Scotland, given that large numbers of those in poverty in Scotland do not pay,poorest in our society.,This is because large numbers of those in poverty do not pay income tax in the current system – perhaps,by Government and Parliament, should be robust enough to have undertaken this kind of analysis itself,There are over 45,000 voluntary organisations in Scotland involving around 138,000 paid staff and approximately

https://scvo.scot/p/24092/2018/01/31/budget-scotland-no-2-bill-stage-1-debate

Engender’s call for evidence on CEDAW - SCVO response

We have been encouraging our members to also respond – through a blog that Engender’s Jill Wood wrote,for our website which we have shared with our policy networks, and via messages on our Basecamp pages,Our response 1. What is the current status of the above concerns?,We know from our own personal experience that this increases fear of speaking out for many women.,In all of this, there is also the issue of what is valued in our society.

https://scvo.scot/p/25001/2018/04/03/engenders-call-for-evidence-on-cedaw-scvo-response