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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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SCVO responds to UK Government's Energy Bill Relief Scheme

Press release
12 January 2023
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In response to the UK Government’s Energy Bills Discount Scheme, SCVO Chief Executive Anna Fowlie said,“We are calling on Scottish Government to reopen their Electricity and Natural Gas framework agreements,“Together with our partners in NCVO, we are also calling on the UK government to recognise the particular,voluntary organisations such as hospices, refuges, social care and community leisure providers, and for government

https://scvo.scot/p/56703/2023/01/12/scvo-responds-to-uk-governments-energy-bill-relief-scheme

What next for Levelling Up?

Rachel Le Noan
28 November 2023
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That same week the UK Government also announced the latest round of the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) with,At the Gathering, SCVO hosted a session with the UK Government to discuss Levelling Up, and the funds,The UK Government acknowledged that this is an issue, and we hope that more will be done in the coming,We need greater transparency from government at all levels to improve partnership working.

https://scvo.scot/p/86806/2023/11/28/what-next-for-levelling-up

Open Government to be extended in Scotland

NEWS 7 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
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Scotland's Second Action Plan on Open Government has been published, as work to improve transparency in Scotland continues

https://tfn.scot/news/open-government-to-be-extended-in-scotland

CAF UK Giving Coronavirus Briefing: How charities and donors are reacting to COVID-19 (March/April 2020)

The majority of people (56%) agree that the Government should provide financial support to charities,This was followed by just under two-fifths saying Government mandating that other funders must relax

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/caf-uk-giving-coronavirus-briefing-how-charities-and-donors-are-reacting-to-covid-19-march-april-2020

Public procurement - views and experiences: research

In September 2021, Scottish Government commissioned Blake Stevenson Ltd. to undertake research with third,They take account of the fact that while Scottish Government has a role to play in improving access to

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-procurement-views-and-experiences-research

How to be an effective trustee during a cost-of-living crisis

Stephen Cahill
19 August 2022
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The skills of 'practical governance' are learned and not ingrained.

https://scvo.scot/p/52655/2022/08/19/how-to-be-an-effective-trustee-during-a-cost-of-living-crisis

Help to turn up the heat: The impact of rapidly rising energy bills on older people in Scotland

55s surveyed in Age Scotland’s National Housing Survey 2020 were unaware of the three Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/help-to-turn-up-the-heat-the-impact-of-rapidly-rising-energy-bills-on-older-people-in-scotland

Close the Gap pay gap statistics (2019)

While women are more likely to work in the public sector (67% local government and 81% NHS), only a third

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/close-the-gap-pay-gap-statistics-2019

The Third Sector Workforce in Scotland: a review of publications

In Scotland, the Scottish Government published in 2007 its Skills for Scotland: a Lifelong Skills Strategy

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-third-sector-workforce-in-scotland-a-review-of-publications

Voices from Rural Scotland: what really matters to the people who live and work in Scotland's rural communities

management, access to services, volunteering and the voluntary sector and (finally) democracy and local governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/voices-from-rural-scotland-what-really-matters-to-the-people-who-live-and-work-in-scotlands-rural-communities

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.