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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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Funding

Funding Scotland Policy & influencing We recognise that funding is one of the key priorities across the,Other funding policy and influencing More information Running Costs #EssentialSector Guide to finding,Information Service Latest news & opinion The latest funding news from SCVO. Read more

https://scvo.scot/funding

Membership

The resources, training and opportunities available to members, together with the wealth of news and,honoured not only to be part of the Scottish Charity Awards this year, but to win two of the categories (Campaign

https://scvo.scot/membership

Make Renting Right

Over the past 10 years, the charity has campaigned for and worked towards positive changes across the,Graeme Brown, director at Shelter Scotland, said: “We have always engaged with private renting policy,Brown continued: “We built a well-evidenced case for reform, through research, policy papers, public,Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force on 1 December 2017 and introduced the new,The new tenancy is open-ended and lasts until the tenant wishes to leave the property or the landlord

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/making-renting-right

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

On 24 December 2020, EU and UK negotiators reached an “agreement in principle” on the text of a new “,Through our #EUareValued campaign we are encouraging organisations to ensure their staff, volunteers,The campaign includes regularly updated guides for employers and EU citizens, factsheets, posters and,You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.,More information and policy analysis can be found at the Scottish Centre on European Relations, an independent

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Free Personal Care for Older People

Age Concern Scotland led a lengthy campaign to introduce free personal care for older people in Scotland,for change when the new Scottish Parliament was set up.,The campaign received widespread media coverage.,Free personal care was engrained in Scottish policy, the result of the combined power of democracy, devolution,A Scottish Parliament Health Committee inquiry in 2005 concluded that the policy enabled more people

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/free-personal-care-for-older-people

Abolition of Tuition Fees

manifesto, and secured the pledge as part of their negotiations to join the Labour-led coalition in the new,The GE was scrapped by the SNP government in 2008, following a campaign by NUS Scotland, who are committed,border gave up their commitment to abolishing tuition fees but their Scottish counterparts supported the policy,In 2011, more than 4,000 students marched on Holyrood, combined with an NUS-led letter writing campaign,Parliament elections found retaining free tuition for Scottish students was the third most popular policy

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/abolition-of-tuition-fees

Social Security

rebuilding of welfare offered unprecedented opportunities for third sector organisations to help create a new,The Scottish system will include new forms of assistance and a language that is distinct from that of,Rob Gowans, policy officer at Citizens Advice Scotland, said sector involvement was key from the early,between Marie Curie and MND Scotland – backed by 20 other organisations - was one of the most effective campaign,We worked together on all aspects of the campaign and across our different departments.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/social-security

Policy network

About SCVO’s policy network connects voluntary sector professionals in Scotland with an interest in policy,Policy network community SCVO’s policy network has been around for over twenty years to offer the sector,and campaigns work.,Latest news & opinion The latest Policy network news and blogs.,Next policy network event Join the SCVO policy network Joining the network is an exclusive benefit we

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/policy

Social Enterprise Scotland and Edinburgh Social Enterprise

We have championed the sector for more than 15 years to help create a supportive policy environment for,represent Scotland’s social enterprises as the national membership-led body.We support our members with news,, information and advice.We campaign and influence on the issues and policies that matter.We build lasting

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/exhibitors/social-enterprise-scotland

Introduction

Partnership is a key theme emanating from the 20 campaigns highlighted in this book.,The 20 campaigns featured in this book – drawn from a list that could have filled volumes – demonstrate,and, since then, voluntary organisations have provided invaluable input and a unique perspective on policy,that the creation of the Scottish Parliament has in turn made it easier for the third sector to access policy,From UK-wide charities to local tenants’ and residents’ groups, anti-poverty campaigners to environmental

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/introduction