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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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A manifesto for people and planet

Scotland's leading green groups have challenged the parties in the general election, imploring them to put the planet at the heart of their policies

https://tfn.scot/news/a-manifesto-for-people-and-planet

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

Urgent plea to save nature now

Conservation charities have set out a series of demands they say are essential to halt the dramatic decline of Scotland's natural envrionment

https://tfn.scot/news/urgent-plea-to-save-nature-now

Third sector visions for a Scotland of the future

and services – now and in future.,The SCOWR manifesto calls for benefits rates to be set at a level where “no one is left in poverty and,This applies to the debate about the future of welfare in Scotland.,Forum, Judith Robertson [xix] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00424088.pdf [xx] http://www.scotland.gov.uk,scottishhumanrights.com/news/latestnews/article/welfarereformafterevidence [xxx] Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform – A Manifesto

https://scvo.scot/p/1364/2013/11/25/third-sector-visions-for-a-scotland-of-the-future

Reference briefing: Scotland’s Labour Market Strategy

Human Rights Beginning to think about Scottish public policy, and indeed societal issues, in human rights,The SNP manifesto pledged to deliver 30,000 apprenticeships and to target additional places on higher-level,Future skills needs The World Economic Forum recently reported that 65% of children entering primary,Digital and technological change Digital skills are a key aspect of future skills needs.,Contact: Ruth Boyle, Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Email: ruth.boyle@scvo.scot

https://scvo.scot/p/13428/2016/07/24/reference-briefing-scotlands-labour-market-strategy-july-2016

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

The World Economic Forum recently reported that 65% of children entering primary school today will end,The system is therefore tasked with meeting current and future demand for skills.,The SNP manifesto pledged to deliver 30,000 apprenticeships and to target additional places on higher-level,Contact Ruth Boyle Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation

Briefing: issues for the third sector beyond 2016

2016 Our vision A fairer Scotland is our vision for the future.,What some of our members say: Joint manifesto for Active Travel from CTC Scotland, Cycling Scotland,,Scottish Environment LINK: Establish a ‘civic forum’ through which all parts of the policy community,To provide security for our people we need to secure our services for the future.,Manifesto for Unpaid Carers in Scotland from Carers Scotland, the Coalition of Carers in Scotland, Minority

https://scvo.scot/p/12034/2016/04/11/scvo-briefing-issues-for-the-third-sector-beyond-2016

SCVO response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery

Before the coronavirus crisis hit Scotland, SCVO’s Policy Forum published a Manifesto for the Future.,pandemic will exacerbate the imminent environmental, political, and social challenges reflected in this manifesto,It should be present throughout the policy cycle.,It has also drawn on the Manifesto for the Future developed by SCVO’s Policy Forum and our engagement,Contact Paul Bradley, Policy Team – paul.bradley@scvo.scot

https://scvo.scot/p/38613/2020/05/29/scvo-response-to-the-advisory-group-on-economic-recovery

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Finance and Constitution Committee

Subsequent to this work, SCVO engaged our Policy Forum to produce SCVO Policy ForumManifesto for the,Future [2] which outlines a number of future-focused recommendations that aim to address some of the,and who believe their core causes could be damaged by new and unknown policy directions.,uploads/2017/02/Scotland%E2%80%99s-Place-in-Europe-third-sector-concerns-1.pdf [2] https://scvo.scot/policy,/forum/manifesto-for-the-future#:~:text=Introduction,environmental%20changes%20in%20living%20memory.

https://scvo.scot/p/39883/2020/08/07/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliament-finance-and-constitution-committee

A long term approach to recovery

It has now been eight months since The Gathering 2020, where SCVO launched its Manifesto for the Future,By way of a short reminder, the Manifesto was developed by SCVO’s Policy Forum, a group comprised of,The Forum collected evidence from innovative thinkers and key opinion leaders in Scotland who shared,The end result was SCVO’s Manifesto for the Future which outlined an aspirational but achievable long-term,Pushing forward the Manifesto’s vision for Scotland’s future was a key priority for SCVO pre-pandemic

https://scvo.scot/p/40834/2020/10/14/a-long-term-approach-to-recovery

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