SCVO's policy and public affairs team braced ourselves for a busy start to the year – you may recall my blog,Here's a glimpse into what we've been up to in the past six months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?,scheduled discussions with the Scottish Government to discuss expectations, timelines, and the next steps,We're also teaming up with UK-wide organisations to address banking issues.,In conclusion As we gear up for the rest of 2023, we're excited to continue our work.

mechanisms The Scottish Government, Parliament, COSLA and scrutiny organisations should indicate the next steps,Policy coherence is about joined-up thinking, but we are not seeing consistent links between strategy,In announcing the inquiry to the Scottish Parliament on 1 March, the Convenor mentioned that in his blog,services start with the NPF and, if other frameworks are also needed, link them to the NPF to join things up,We champion the sector, provide services, and debate big issues.

Many voluntary organisations struggle to attract funding for core costs, and freeing up staff time to,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,experiences felt by voluntary organisations is far superior in some areas compared with others and take steps,It is integral to their purpose to speak up and act to draw attention to the challenges those people,We celebrate the sector working with – while also being prepared to challenge, debate, persuade and influence

We champion our sector’s social and economic contribution, provide essential services, and debate big,sector representative on the National Strategy for Economic Transformation Advisory Board as a positive step,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,Small charities (income of under £100k) make up 78% of the charity sector in Scotland.,The same applies to the forecast increases to this budget line up to £27.2 million in 2027.

We champion the sector, provide services, and debate big issues.,Carnegie’s recent ‘Learning from lockdown: 12 steps for eliminating digital exclusion’ sets out a clear,Digital Checkup, giving them a holistic view of their digital strengths and weaknesses and suggested next steps,At their best, voluntary sector organisations can rival tech start-ups in their ambition, energy and,In the months to come, organisations will need to catch up and optimise bits of their back office or

understand gender imbalance within the social enterprise world – which will help shape future policy, open up,debate and ensure greater equality in the sector.,‘Cyber Security Centre Small Guide’ is a great starting point, looking at the importance of backing-up,Visit organisations who have made success of specific platforms before investing in them – this simple step,A version of this blog originally appeared on Charity Digital News.

Last month I blogged on the need for Scotland’s third sector to step up its role in Scotland’s publicly,the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee’s Stage One Report published, I consider how work to set up,its concern at the potential for confusion over the nature of the Advisory Group’s role, it’s make-up,Advisory Group, which the Committee has requested the Scottish Government share before the Stage One debate