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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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Let’s talk about private renting

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.

#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

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

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

Dyslexia Scotland, a small Scottish charity, has just been ranked 130th most awarded advertiser in The

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

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

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

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

Governments 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

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

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

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

Gaining an accurate picture of fundraising in Scotland is challenging.,However, research carried out a year earlier found that more than nine out of ten people had not heard,is no indication of a dramatic increase in regular giving supporters cancelling their donations last month,totalled less than 50, equivalent to 0.01%.In the second, a Scottish charity told us how, over the past 15 months,(blog) [8] From OSCR’s Scottish Charity Surveys 2014 [9] As above [10] Rapidata (2015) Rapidata announces

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review