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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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Posts tagged Economic Actor

Purpose, profit and the voluntary sector
David McNeill
28 June 2022
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Today the SCDI published the report and recommendations from the The Business Purpose Commission for Scotland. As a member of the Commission, I found the discussion fascinating in exploring the role of the public, private and voluntary sectors in delivering economic, social and... Read more

SCVO response to SCDI Business with Purpose Commission
David McNeill
28 June 2022
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What’s your view of how purposeful business practices generally are in Scotland now? SCVO has supported voluntary organisations to make Scotland a better place since 1944. The past few decades have seen a significant shift to the ways the public, private and voluntary sectors... Read more

How funders can accelerate the journey to a wellbeing economy
Giles Ruck
16 May 2022
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Foundation Scotland has been exploring the role of funders in tackling the root cause of problems rather than paying for lots of sticking plasters Read more

The third sector is a major social and economic actor
Shona Robison
6 May 2022
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Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary Shona Robison argues for a broader view of what it means to be a prosperous economy and advocates for the role of the third sector in supporting that. Read more

Growing the economic impact of Scotland’s social enterprise
Alastair Davis
3 May 2022
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Alastair Davis argues that the social enterprise sector can only achieve exponential growth in economic impact through mainstream its products and services within consumer and B2B markets. Read more

Let’s unleash the power of people and build community wealth
Neil McInroy
25 April 2022
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Neil McInroy explains how Community Wealth Building could provide the practical answer to transforming Scotland's economic system Read more

SCVO response to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee's low income and debt problems inquiry
David McNeill
5 April 2022
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About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership body for Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector. We champion the sector, provide services and debate big issues. We’re passionate about what the voluntary sector can achieve. Along with our... Read more

Economic disruption is essential for social change
Professor Iain Black
28 March 2022
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Professor Iain Black argues the third sector must help disrupt the existing growth focused economic goal to ensure social and environmental goals are achieved. Read more

The economic power of a healthy organisational eco-system
Sandy MacDonald
21 March 2022
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Sandy Macdonald on some of the ways the third sector is helping the business sector achieve economic success Read more

The challenges of measuring the economic contribution of the third sector
Professor Mairi Spowage
28 February 2022
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We have never attempted to estimate the overall economic contribution of the third sector. Professor Mairi Spowage of the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) explains what it's doing to change that Read more