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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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25 questions charities are asking about AI in 2025

around 40 questions during the live session, and have grouped and de-duplicated them into five main categories,questions We’ve covered audience questions about the Caddy tool from Citizen’s Advice in a separate blog

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/25-questions-charities-are-asking-about-ai-in-2025

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

David Livey
23 January 2025
Posted in
This is our response to the Scottish Labour Party's Scottish Policy Forum's initial consultation - part,of its policy development process, ahead of the election.,The consultation document is comprehensive, covering a range of policy spheres.,and charity number Include all spending in the Scottish Government’s monthly reports and improve categories,contribution to Scotland’s economy: in 2024 the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) published a blog

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

#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 Commission.

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

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

Paul Bradley
29 November 2022
Posted in
In the first instance, the publication online of a clear policy statement relating to the impact on Work,A high proportion of organisations experienced rising costs across the following key cost categories:,The DWP have produced a policy statement on this issue but have not permitted its publication online.,impact made by volunteersdevelop skills through training and useful volunteer development tools, policies,for voluntary organisationspromote and grow volunteering through partners, funders, Government, and policy

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

Economic disruption is essential for social change

Professor Iain Black
28 March 2022
Posted in
In this guest blog, I have been asked to set out some answers to how we can contribute to changing the,affect change, she describes taxes, regulations and standards as examples of the least effective category,Our role can be internal such as changing organisational purchasing or travel policy.

https://scvo.scot/p/49645/2022/03/28/economic-disruption-is-essential-for-social-disruption

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

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Alison Cairns
13 April 2018
Posted in
Both big policy areas that the third sector in Scotland lead the way on.,A blog entitled Future of the Funds was set up by the Managing Authority (MA) to inform people but it,This is common throughout all categories of delivery with expenditure achieved to date in the Transition,Government would match at source based on their domestic policy programmes.,Contacts Alison Cairns, Head of European Affairs or Ruchir Shah, Head of Policy.

https://scvo.scot/p/25068/2018/04/13/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliament-economy-jobs-and-fair-work-committee

AI and the third sector

Rhodri Davies
19 January 2018
Posted in
To my mind, these fall into three broad categories: new ways for charities to achieve their mission changing,Kendra Briken (University of Strathclyde), Tom Cheesewright (https://bookofthefuture.co.uk) and SCVO’s Policy

https://scvo.scot/p/23628/2018/01/19/ai-and-the-third-sector

Developing this website

Calum MacÙisdean
31 January 2018
Posted in
More positively; it was well-used - by people sharing posts by our policy team, reading pages about how,- should be to promote what the organisation does, provide a platform to allow press releases and blog,Relevant to the sector, media, MSPs and activists - campaigning, news, policy.,Existing blog posts would be ported over to keep a history of what has been published and to allow for,The facility to show blog posts, press releases, authors, related posts, and post categories was pulled

https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website

Right Approach Campaign: July - December 2016

Allan Young
28 February 2017
Posted in
application of human rights-based approaches and the sector can be divided up into three broad categories,identified the need for a campaign to promote the human rights work of organisations in the first category,generate greater shared ownership, with an embedded link to a blog or podcast.,and their carers to help shape policy and practice.,Our policy officer’s blog for the campaign gained tremendous traction in dementia circles too – a concerted

https://scvo.scot/p/14613/2017/02/28/right-approach-campaign-july-december-2016

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