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  • A year in the life of a Policy and Campaigns Officer
    Paul Bradley Paul Bradley
    4th December 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    Next month will mark three years since I joined the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. That itself is a record for me, the... Read more
  • Positive partnerships
    Jenny Bloomfield Jenny Bloomfield
    18th September 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    We have created a web resource to highlight real-life examples of positive working relationships between the voluntary and public... Read more
  • Programme for Government sets the tone – we must now focus on reality
    Paul Bradley Paul Bradley
    6th September 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    We’ve known that tackling the climate emergency would be the prime agenda item for this year’s Programme for Government, and rightly... Read more
  • Prorogues Gallery – Parliament Suspended Amidst Brexit Turmoil
    Craig Wilson Craig Wilson
    29th August 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    Prime Minister Johnson (I think we can ditch ‘Boris’ now?) prorogues Parliament… Prorogues? Isn’t that the Irish band with that... Read more
  • Reflecting on the sector’s journey after 18 years at SCVO
    Ruchir Shah Ruchir Shah
    26th August 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    Well, after almost a fifth of a century, I’ll be leaving SCVO – and what a ride it’s been! Welfare rights activists defending the... Read more
  • Challenge Poverty Week 2019
    Irene Tortajada Irene Tortajada
    20th August 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Challenge Poverty Week
    • Policy blog
    Challenge Poverty Week has been coordinated by the Poverty Alliance for the last seven years, and it is an opportunity for third... Read more
  • Full, direct and urgent: three key words for incorporating the UNCRC
    Diego Quiroz Diego Quiroz
    7th August 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    The UN Convention on the Rights of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most rapidly and widely ratified international human rights... Read more
  • A welcome Committee report on the National Investment Bank Bill
    Paul Bradley Paul Bradley
    16th July 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    Last month I blogged on the need for Scotland’s third sector to step up its role in Scotland’s publicly owned investment bank. Now... Read more
  • Bold reform of the law is needed if charities are to thrive
    Paul Bradley Paul Bradley
    12th July 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    Last week, the Scottish Government announced its next steps in the review of Scottish charity law following a consultation period on... Read more
  • Scotland smoothing the road for Agenda 2030
    Paul Bradley Paul Bradley
    10th July 2019
    Posted in
    • Policy
    • Policy blog
    Without the right culture, it’s easy to talk ourselves out of collaboration and simpler to avoid challenging the dynamics that come... Read more
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