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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
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

Finances proving biggest challenge to charities as rising costs bite 

Press release
4 January 2024
of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker’s First Phase of research can be found here:https://scvo.scot/policy,/research/evidence-library/2023-scottish-third-sector-tracker-waves-1-to-6-executive-summary The Tracker

https://scvo.scot/p/87687/2024/01/04/finances-proving-biggest-challenge-to-charities-as-rising-costs-bite

Charities face staff and volunteer crisis 

Press release
4 January 2024
that can be undertaken by volunteer involving organisations include ensuring that volunteer expense policies,Scottish Third Sector Tracker’s First Phase of research can be found here: https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library

https://scvo.scot/p/87690/2024/01/04/charities-face-staff-and-volunteer-crisis

SCVO response: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill - Welfare Reform Committee Stage 1 Call for Evidence

Julia Morrison
28 August 2014
Posted in
In reviewing the evidence and performance of the fund, our main point is this: the scheme is not quite,The sector can face additional resource constraints when a new policy/scheme is introduced.,Contact Lynn Williams, Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members Further details about SCVO can

https://scvo.scot/p/5638/2014/08/28/scvo-response-welfare-funds-scotland-bill-welfare-funds-scotland-bill

The Future of Social Care in Scotland

Ruth Boyle
23 May 2017
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accompanying discussion paper to Jo Armstrong’s analysis ‘Scotland’s social care sector: The financial evidence,from other policy and social concerns.,self-directed support, due for publication in the summer, which will assess outcomes through seeking evidence,Research by Eccles and Cunningham, commissioned by CCPS, found some evidence of work intensification,,sense of representing carers’ interests more broadly, rather than individual experience and anecdotal evidence

https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland

A perfect storm is coming

David McNeill
2 June 2020
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As the sun shone this weekend, many of us were pleased that lockdown restrictions were eased slightly as we entered Phase 1 in Scotland’s route map through and out of the coronavirus crisis. As we move into the next phase, it is important to understand the impacts of the initial...

https://scvo.scot/p/38735/2020/06/02/a-perfect-storm-is-coming

Voluntary sector finances pre-coronavirus - a complex landscape

Kirsten Hogg
29 June 2020
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Our analysis of the voluntary sector’s pre-COVID finances, published today, highlights a complex patchwork funding landscape of fundraising, trading, contracts, grants and reserves, all of which have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in different ways. The complexity of...

https://scvo.scot/p/39292/2020/06/29/voluntary-sector-finances-pre-coronavirus-a-complex-landscape

State of the Sector: pre-Coronavirus

Ilse Mackinnon
30 June 2020
Posted in
View the research briefing in our Evidence Library. Download a PDF version of the briefing.

https://scvo.scot/p/39315/2020/06/30/state-of-the-sector-pre-coronavirus

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish voluntary sector – what do we know so far?

Ilse Mackinnon
8 June 2020
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the people and communities we serve is key to the sector’s longer-term planning. https://scvo.scot/policy,/evidence-library/2020-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may

https://scvo.scot/p/38967/2020/06/08/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far

Coronavirus, next steps & communities

Paul Bradley
8 June 2020
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work tirelessly to ensure that human rights are protected, that the environment is front and centre in policy,The Scottish Government's commitment to a 'green recovery' must mean that any medium- and long-term policy,parliament should work with environmental voluntary organisations to embed green recovery principles and policies,Contact Paul Bradley, Policy Team – paul.bradley@scvo.scot

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

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