Exclusive membership benefits and support networks A strong community of voluntary organisations of all,not only to be part of the Scottish Charity Awards this year, but to win two of the categories (Campaign

Through our #EUareValued campaign we are encouraging organisations to ensure their staff, volunteers,The Home Office have an email alert system for people and organisations to receive updates about the,SCVO campaigned against a no deal Brexit If you are an SCVO member our Professional Networks can help,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

Watch Jason Henderson, SCVO’s Policy and Public Affairs Officer, giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament,Fair funding In 2022/2023, we hosted three hundred SCVO members at nine SCVO Policy Network events.,at nine SCVO Policy Network events.,Why it matters Our Policy Network gave policy professionals and enthusiasts from across the sector the,Learn more about our Policy Network Our #EssentialSector https://youtu.be/uXvxkSWl7yI?

We continued to support our shared office space tenants and our managed IT clients and we launched a,An overview of partnership projects and campaigns SCVO has been involved with in 2020/21.,Policy Insights into our policy work and how we have worked to support and advocate for the sector We,Our Policy team identified six key areas of focus for our policy work: CoronavirusEconomic actorEuropeEmployerPartnershipsRegulation,include: Intermediaries NetworkPolicy Officers NetworkThird Sector ForumComms NetworkTrustees Network

organisations across the UK, co-ordinating support to the sector across the UK Launched the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign,We: harnessed our Funding Scotland portal and networks to share news of funding opportunities claimed,magazine in an e-reader format and opened up the TFN archive online supported tenants from our shared office

, the Scottish Community Alliance campaigns collectively for a stronger and more cohesive community sector,in Scotland, promoting the work of local people in their communities and influencing national policy,speaking up for and supporting rural communities in England, including Village Halls Week, a national campaign,Heritage Trust Network: networking and support for the Heritage community in England, Scotland, Wales,HSE: Information about health and safety at work Office of Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR) The Scottish

2025/26 will see the new UK government bed in, and preparations begin for Scottish Parliament elections in 2026 and local government elections in 2027. Heading into 2025/26, there are some signs of strain in relationships between the voluntary sector and governments at all levels...

Governments and local government, other intermediary bodies and the third sector interface network.,and in SCVO's office with a responsive IT helpdesk.,Our policy team were dedicated to building important relationships with key policy-makers to make sure,SCVO policy-driven interactions 20 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 7 committee appearances,Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP, we organised this well-attended event in partnership with the TSI Scotland Network

Conference report from the Third Sector Policy Officers Network seminar on the 23rd February 2004.,speech and a number of case studies illustrating some of the many ways in which research can support campaigning,work and influence policy.

community groups and social enterprises in Scotland care about the climate crisis… the majority have no policies,we use also vary - the plan for a village hall will look different to the plan for a home-based campaigning,“We scored badly on all these assessments because we do not own our offices so cannot reduce our use”,Learning together We’re glad to have the chance to work alongside the Environmental Funders Network,,Resources like our draft environmental policy, or the results from a net zero scorecard can help with