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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.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
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Posts tagged Economy

We work with partners including the Fraser of Allander Institute and the Royal Society of Edinburgh to better understand and articulate the voluntary sector’s role in the economy.  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

Why the voluntary sector is a key asset in our communities
Sheghley Ogilvie
15 March 2022
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Our sector is an employer, a partner, and a vital social and economic actor.  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

Stepping in when markets fail
Margaret McSporran
10 February 2022
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Social businesses are stepping in when markets fail bringing £165m and more than 7000 full time jobs to the Highlands and Islands Read more

SCVO response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee Resource Spending Review Framework
Allan Young
2 February 2022
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Download a PDF version of this paper. Overview The Scottish Government has published a ‘consultative framework document’ on its forthcoming Scottish Resource Spending Review. Resource Spending is the spending on day-to-day running costs of government programmes and administration... Read more

Great partnerships create resilient and impactful organisations
Siobhan Jordan
1 February 2022
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Bringing together the innovative thinking and ethos of Scotland’s incredible charities and social enterprises with the innovation ecosystem in our universities and colleges can help to spark a new wave of third sector services Read more

Scottish Budget, what’s next?
Sheghley Ogilvie
26 January 2022
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The policy cycle, like everything else, has been somewhat uncertain over the last couple of years. First Brexit and then the coronavirus pandemic have delayed the UK Budget, having a knock-on effect here in Scotland. Before the Christmas break, however, the Scottish policy-cycle... Read more

Scottish Budget 2022/23
Sheghley Ogilvie
25 January 2022
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Scottish Budget 2022/23 Summary The third sector fiscal resource budget will receive an £800,000 (3.5%) cut to its funding This budget line funds support across the whole voluntary sector including many recent Scottish Government commitments welcomed by organisations across the... Read more

SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2021
Sheghley Ogilvie
18 January 2022
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SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2021 Following the Scottish Budget on the 9th of December 2021 (2022-2023) SCVO produced this summary of commitments impacting the voluntary sector and analysis of these commitments. SCVO also held webinar on 14th December 2021 to help voluntary... Read more

The tools of economic impact
Ian Marr
12 January 2022
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Ian Marr explains how Social Impact Investment brings together the skills, experience and strengths of the public, private and social sectors to work together for the common good. Read more