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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

Posts tagged Positive Partnerships

Coronavirus, next steps & communities
Paul Bradley
8 June 2020
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SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament - Debate: COVID-19 Next Steps (Communities) SCVO briefing - coronavirus, next steps & communities - June 2020Download About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the... Read more
A perfect storm is coming
David McNeill
2 June 2020
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As the sun shone this weekend, many of us were pleased that lockdown restrictions were eased slightly as we entered Phase 1 in Scotland’s route map through and out of the coronavirus crisis. As we move into the next phase, it is important to understand the impacts of the initial... Read more
Covid-19 - a framework for decision making
Kirsten Hogg
18 May 2020
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COVID-19-Framework-for-Decision-MakingDownload Summary The voluntary sector’s contribution during the coronavirus outbreak in Scotland is recognised in the First Minister’s introduction to the Framework for Decision Making, and that is to be welcomed. The collective response of... Read more
'Joined-up’ thinking and cross sector collaboration can make Scotland a leader in Sustainable Development
Lewis Ryder-Jones
4 May 2020
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What is ‘sustainable development’? Not as simple a question as it may seem – the emphasis on what needs to develop and what needs to be sustainable often shifts depending on who or where you ask... Rarely do you get an answer which doesn’t give precedence to one economic, social... Read more
National organisations team up to improve employability in Scotland
Press release
28 April 2020
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The Third Sector Employability Forum (TSEF) and Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) have joined forces to provide a platform and collective voice for voluntary sector organisations in Scotland, in relation to policy and practice in employability services. Through... Read more
Social Care Inquiry - SCVO response to the Health and Sport Committee
Allan Young
3 March 2020
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February 2020 The Future Delivery of Social Care in Scotland Our Position SCVO believes that the contribution of the voluntary sector to health and social care is significantly undervalued and that this is holding back progress on improving people’s outcomes and experiences. In... Read more
Stage One Debate on the Scottish Budget 2020-21
Paul Bradley
26 February 2020
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View the PDF version of this document Our position For many of Scotland’s charities and community groups delivering essential services, the outlook for 2020 remains ‘unsettled’. Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey are concerned about the overall financial picture – for... Read more
Principles for Positive Partnership
Christie McAlpine
3 February 2020
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Evaluation Support Scotland have just published Principles for Positive Partnership; guidance on relationships between Scottish Government grant makers and third sector grantholders. They were developed by a facilitated working group that brought together expert representatives... Read more
Looking forward to 2019/20
Anna Fowlie
12 December 2019
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At our recent AGM we shared a lot of the great stuff we've been doing over the past 12 months and I'm excited to say there’s more to come! I’m particularly looking forward to the membership review. Our new team have been busy laying the foundations and now they’re getting ready... Read more
My reflections on 2018/19
Andrew Burns
12 December 2019
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It's been a busy year since our last AGM. We've had changes at a senior level, moving from five directors to two – Tim Hencher, Strategic Director of Delivery, and David McNeill, Strategic Director of Development - with a new management structure below that. In April, we launched... Read more