Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Something to believe in: a report on recruitment problems and opportunities in the Scottish Voluntary Sector.

review of academic, government and commercial literature and data sets ?

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/something-to-believe-in-a-report-on-recruitment-problems-and-opportunities-in-the-scottish-voluntary-sector

Who are the Capacity Builders? A study of provision for strengthening the role of local communities

Government policy increasingly relies on people being active in their local communities.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/who-are-the-capacity-builders-a-study-of-provision-for-strengthening-the-role-of-local-communities

The Economy and Older People

Current Government policies for supporting older people make economic contributions include: forthcoming

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-economy-and-older-people

Social Power: How civil society can ‘Play Big’ and truly create change

The report concludes with recommendations for sector leaders, for government/regulators, and for funders

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/social-power-how-civil-society-can-play-big-and-truly-create-change

'Advocacy makes you feel brave': Advocacy support for children and young people in Scotland

The research was commissioned by the Scottish Government in order to find what advocacy services are

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/advocacy-makes-you-feel-brave-advocacy-support-for-children-and-young-people-in-scotland

New civil society coalition created to condemn Tory repeal of Human Rights Act

NEWS 18 May 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Unprecedented coalition of groups form to campaign against Tory government plans to ditch Human Rights Act

https://tfn.scot/news/new-civil-society-coalition-created-to-condemn-tory-repeal-of-human-rights

Dysfunction between governments is hurting Scotland’s poorest

NEWS 12 June 2026 by Graham Martin

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Regeneration & Housing

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JRF report calls for all tiers of government in Scotland to “put aside differences and get serious” about investing in regeneration

https://tfn.scot/news/dysfunction-between-governments-is-hurting-scotlands-poorest

Senscot faces closure as it loses core funding

NEWS 9 March 2022 by Rab Armour

Management

Funding & Finance

Social Enterprise Scotland will be funded instead

https://tfn.scot/news/senscot-faces-closure-as-it-loses-core-funding

Loneliness minister post created as part of Jo Cox legacy

NEWS 17 January 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A UK strategy to tackle loneliness and isolation has been unveiled

https://tfn.scot/news/loneliness-minister-post-created-as-part-of-jo-cox-legacy

Covid-19 Impact on the Cultural Sector: Snap Survey Results

to be repurposed for core activity to secure resilience where needed; and we would ask Scottish Government,Ask Scottish Government to ask all banks to support people who need to take a mortgage holiday or temporarily

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/covid-19-impact-on-the-cultural-sector-snap-survey-results

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