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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 Participation

Learning by doing – our experiences of Strengthening Collaboration
Kirsten Hogg
23 November 2022
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In 2020, as part of its response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery, Scottish Government sought to address the barriers facing the third sector by bringing together SCVO, the TSI Scotland Network, COSLA and the Scottish Government Third Sector Unit in the Strengthening... Read more

Are election results an opportunity for more participative governance?
Martin Sime
9 June 2017
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As the dust settles on another extraordinary election result there are more questions than answers about what happens next. Will the PM hang on? Is an accord with the Ulster Unionists viable? Just what are the implications of this result for the kind of Brexit and the kind of... Read more

‘Nothing About Us, Without Us, is For Us!’
Elaine Downie
5 September 2016
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Social and economic justice campaigners have long used the title of this blog as a slogan to campaign on a range of human rights issues. It means simply you cannot make fair and just decisions which significantly impact people’s lives without first listening to those people... Read more

Playing catch up
Susan Murray
26 June 2015
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At the moment the SCVO labs team is small but we have big ambitions, put simply, a participation revolution. We're building a place for people to share their stories about charities and good causes in Scotland. I'm passionate about the project and excited about our approach... Read more

A new hope
Chris Yiu
10 June 2015
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One month in, and things are starting to get exciting. In the very near future we'll be launching a work-in-progress product for you to start exploring. We'll post an online sign-up form for pilot users in due course, but if you want to register interest early then drop us a line... Read more