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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Review of Charity Regulation: Scottish Government consultation

This has never been more evident than over the course of the last few years, but we can’t forget that,In 2019, when the Scottish Government launched the original consultation on potential changes to charity,Reorganisation of statutory and Royal Charter charities In 2019, SCVO responded to the consultation on,workforce, support people to be economically active, and undertake vital environmental and medical research,About us The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national body representing the

https://scvo.scot/p/92967/2024/07/23/review-of-charity-regulation-scottish-government-consultation

Programme for Government proposal: Transparent voluntary sector funding

bringing fundraised income into vital areas, from service provision to environmental and medical research,income and volunteer time that is not be available to other actors.,As an interim measure, include all significant spend, not just amounts over £25,000, in the monthly reports,Performance Framework (NPF), equalities, and human rights themes to both reveal trends and account for,Evidence that this policy will lead to change As the Open Government Action Plan, Scottish Exchequer,

https://scvo.scot/p/60307/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-transparent-voluntary-sector-funding

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the sector's role in reducing inequalities & alleviating poverty

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence in advance of the oral evidence,National Performance Framework (NPF).,Funding In the Spending Review Framework, the Scottish Government recognised that rising inflation and,In SCVO’s research, many organisations have reported having had no increases in local or national government,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019, which aimed to capture experiences of procurement processes, highlighted

https://scvo.scot/p/53665/2022/09/14/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-sectors-role-in-reducing-inequalities-alleviating-poverty

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 21-22. ,In SCVO’s research, many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019 that focused on voluntary organisations’ experiences of procurement,in the National Performance Framework?,A recent research report into net zero provision for voluntary organisations in Scotland by CEiS highlighted

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the impact of human rights budgeting

National Performance Framework (NPF), underpinned by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and,A recent research report into net zero provision for voluntary organisations in Scotland by CEiS highlighted,The Scottish Government recognised in the Spending Review Framework that, in the current climate of rising,In recent research, organisations shared a concern that funders of all types do not recognise the importance,Many organisations have reported no increases in local or national government funding for over 10 years

https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

Volunteering for all Volunteering should be accessible to all, regardless of background or perceived,The Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee’s 2019 Valuing the Third Sector report,The latest primary research conducted by SCVO is the Third Sector Forecast, 2019.,In many cases, the pandemic shone a light on and exacerbated the challenges within the 2019 report.,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

Coronavirus, next steps & communities

Together, they employ over 100,000 paid staff, work with over 1.4 million volunteers, and have a combined,Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against a,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary,organisations and half of charities reporting they may run out of cash within six months.,National A framework for recovery: Scotland's National Performance Framework is sitting ready to be put

https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities

Latest figures show giving has fallen – should we be worrying?

CAF’s third report on giving in Scotland 2019 has just been published offering us another fine slice,One area where we perhaps should be concerned is the report suggests that the number of people volunteering,into volunteering see this research summary.,outcomes framework for volunteering, Volunteering for All which will help champion volunteering and,research.

https://scvo.scot/p/31492/2019/06/11/latest-figures-show-giving-has-fallen-should-we-be-worrying

SCVO response - Long-Term Financial Sustainability of Local Government

14 August 2019 Local Governmentt Funding - SCVO response to local government committee - August 2019Download,book delivery service, adding to it the option of volunteer readers, who come and read to the older,About us The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership body supporting,delivered through a strong evidence base and an engaged membership.,Further details about SCVO’s policy and research can be found at https://scvo.scot/policy-research Contact

https://scvo.scot/p/32146/2019/08/14/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliaments-local-government-and-communities-committee-long-term-financial-sustainability-of-local-government