Jordan Ogg
Former Communications Officer at SCVO
These data tables accompany the State of the Sector 2013 report. Figure 1 The increase/decrease in organisation size reported by respondents between 2007 and 2013. Over the last 12 months has your organisation: 2007 2008 2009 (estimate) 2010 (estimate) 2011 2012 2013 Grown in... Read more
Aim of the fund The Community Transport Vehicle Fund is a one-off Scottish Government initiative with £1m available for 2013/14. It aims to help community transport operators buy new vehicles either to replace older vehicles or to expand services. This initiative has arisen... Read more
General statement on composition of trustees Composition of Trustees 4A The Trustees shall exercise their powers under clause 5 with regard to appointment of Trustees in such a way as to ensure that, so far as reasonably possible, at any given time:- [insert appropriate material... Read more
The survey This survey was undertaken to discover what the third sector currently feels about the debate; whether it is having any impact on organisations; and what they hope to see come out of the debate in the coming year. As SCVO will be holding an event on referendum issues... Read more
Thursday 21 November saw SCVO’s 70th AGM at the John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh. Find out what happened: Changes to SCVO management board Standing down from the management board Andrew Jackson (Royal Voluntary Service) Elected to the management board Michelle McCrindle (Food... Read more
Dear Lord Wallace, Open letter on transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14 We write to express our opposition to parts of the above Bill and to call on you to withdraw these draft regulations which we believe will cause great... Read more
SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this enquiry. Economic growth As in our other budget submissions we question the focus on economic growth which persists throughout the Draft Budget. It is our view that a focus on ‘sustainable economic growth’ will not address the... Read more
Our response Long-term funding Many within the third sector do not receive funding from local authorities over more than one year. This is detrimental to their ability to plan for the future and provide the best service they can to what are often vulnerable groups. Long-term... Read more
Question 1: Do you agree with the general principles of the Bill and its provisions? By its very nature, the third sector will focus on ensuring that services are person-centred, asset based and sustainable. This focus is not well reflected in the Bill e.g. in terms of guiding... Read more
Introduction Scotland is in a privileged position as we debate our future as a nation. We have a unique opportunity to debate the kind of society we want to see, and the ways in which we might achieve this vision. The future of welfare and the possibility that Scotland could do... Read more