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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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Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
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#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

In the driving seat: inspiring women of the third sector

LIST 20 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
To mark International Women’s Day – which took place on Friday 8 March – Third Force News spoke to some of the Scottish third sector’s most inspiring women.

https://tfn.scot/lists/in-the-driving-seat-inspiring-women-of-the-third-sector

Scottish Budget Scrutiny: Evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee

Kirsten Hogg
10 January 2024
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contracts as part of expanding the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First criteria to ensure that the policy,working week in the run up to Christmas between the budget announcement and the submission of this briefing

https://scvo.scot/p/87705/2024/01/10/scottish-budget-scrutiny-evidence-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee

The First Minister promised action, not warm words, the Budget delivered neither.

Sheghley Ogilvie
20 December 2023
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of a buzzword over the last year, with commitments in last year’s budget, the Scottish Government’s policy,Read our Budget response here and our briefing here.

https://scvo.scot/p/87667/2023/12/20/the-first-minister-promised-action-not-warm-words-the-budget-delivered-neither

As the real Living Wage rate increases, how can the sector be supported to pay staff fairly?

Sheghley Ogilvie
1 November 2023
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Last week the Living Wage Foundation announced the real Living Wage rate would increase by 10% to £12 an hour (£13.15 in London), as inflation and cost-of-living pressure continue to have the biggest impact on low paid workers. Scotland’s voluntary sector is a major employer...

https://scvo.scot/p/85390/2023/11/01/as-the-real-living-wage-rate-increases-how-can-the-sector-be-supported-to-pay-staff-fairly

We can’t challenge poverty without Fair Funding for the voluntary sector

Jason Henderson
10 October 2023
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was pleased to be able to speak on SCVO’s Fair Funding calls at the beginning of Monday’s breakfast briefing,has not just vocally supported our Fair Funding calls but has incorporated them within their chosen policy

https://scvo.scot/p/62876/2023/10/10/we-cant-challenge-poverty-without-fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

SCVO's policy and influencing progress in 2023

Paul Bradley
7 July 2023
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SCVO's policy and public affairs team braced ourselves for a busy start to the year – you may recall ,Alongside these issues, we've had to respond to various regulatory policies; the Charities Bill and proposals,We have briefed the Scottish Parliament and worked closely with the government, OSCR, the Law Society,We've organised webinars, workshops, and meetings to develop alternative policy proposals to enhance,Finally, we've held a number of events with SCVO's Policy Network, including with the Scotland Office

https://scvo.scot/p/60640/2023/07/07/scvos-policy-and-influencing-progress-in-2023

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

Rachel Le Noan
16 February 2023
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On many occasions, it is unclear whether a contribution to policy development in the form of a policy,The benefits of delivering any public policy result in financial and other costs elsewhere.,development around a particular policy area.,policy teams.,Contact Rachel Le Noan Policy & Public Affairs Officer rachel.lenoan@scvo.scot

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

Voluntary sector resilience in the wake of Covid-19

Paul Bradley
1 December 2021
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SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament's Social Justice and Social Security Committee ahead of appearing,the pandemic to help us do better and go further than before, from the sector's involvement in public policy,Yet, details on how they will interact with Scottish policies and implications for voluntary organisations,What we have covered in this briefing is not an exhaustive list of all the forces at play on the voluntary,Contact Paul Bradley Policy & Public Affairs Manager paul.bradley@scvo.scot About SCVO The Scottish Council

https://scvo.scot/p/47280/2021/12/01/voluntary-sector-resilience-in-the-wake-of-covid-19

Why the voluntary sector is a key asset in our communities

Sheghley Ogilvie
15 March 2022
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s book, Charities, Scotland & Holyrood: Twenty Years Delivering Change or the many voluntary sector policy,The policy team at SCVO have been working with the TSI Scotland Network to develop an introduction to

https://scvo.scot/p/49311/2022/03/15/why-the-voluntary-sector-is-a-key-asset-in-our-communities

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