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

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Response to Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Managing Scotland’s Public Finances – A Strategic Approach

Sheghley Ogilvie
12 August 2024
Posted in
support Scotland’s vital voluntary sector to adapt to current and future societal and economic challenges,Within the first 18 months of a pilot project The Cyrenians Hospital InReach service, for example, reported,It is widely understood that our sector is facing unprecedented challenges.,of year two, 2024-25, that funding was uncertain, and funds were temporarily provided on a rolling month-by-month,many organisations in receipt of local or national government funding have received no uplift in over ten

https://scvo.scot/p/93290/2024/08/12/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-managing-scotlands-public-finances-a-strategic-approach

Let’s talk about private renting

OPINION 8 July 2015 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Ellie Hutchinson discusses the need to establish a national forum for tenants living in rented private

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-to-like-about-renting

#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.

OPINION 28 July 2021 by Adam Lang
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-radical-scotland-not-yet-but-we-can-be-if-we-choose

The hidden side effect of cancer

OPINION 12 April 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Janice Preston says cancer patients face a dual challenge of fighting for their health and paying their

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-hidden-side-effect-of-cancer

Government told to find out why charities aren’t making best use of technology

NEWS 30 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Management
Senior executives from Google and Twitter tell House of Lords committee on charities digital technology

https://tfn.scot/news/government-told-to-find-out-why-charities-arent-making-best-use-of-technolo

How we designed change

OPINION 19 March 2024 by Katie Carmichael
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Dyslexia Scotland, a small Scottish charity, has just been ranked 130th most awarded advertiser in The

https://tfn.scot/opinion/designing-change

Cost of living crisis: SCVO and Volunteer Scotland briefing for MPs

Paul Bradley
29 November 2022
Posted in
staffincrease the maximum approved mileage allowance payment (AMAP) rate, which has remained static for ten,The increase in operating costs is likely to be particularly challenging for physical spaces that are,Respondents to SCVO’s 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against,estimates that the £5.7 billion of total donations made to charities across the UK in the first six months,In addition, we believe that the proliferation of negative news stories in recent months could be further

https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making

Rachel Le Noan
16 February 2023
Posted in
Summary Over the past 18 months SCVO has worked with its members, as well as partners across local and,In a recent article reviewing progress in the ten years since the Christie Report was published, Audit,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,Even when a decision is made, organisations are often left waiting months for the payment of funds to,However, it is also a role that some in the sector can find challenging.

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

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

Sheghley Ogilvie
19 August 2022
Posted in
must recognise the cost-of-living crisis as a long-term issue likely to be with us for years, not months,us for years, not months.,many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government funding for over ten,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,for the months and years ahead.

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

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.