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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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Will Kids Company saga put off new trustees?

OPINION 11 February 2016 Guest post
Management
Alastair Keatinge says we must not let media and politicians’ criticism of trustees deter others from supporting charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/will-kids-company-saga-put-off-new-trustees

Commissioning children?s services and the role of the voluntary and community sector

The report was produced by the Local Government Association, NCH, the Improvement and Development Agency

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/commissioning-childrens-services-and-the-role-of-the-voluntary-and-community-sector

Lonely and left behind: Tackling loneliness at a time of crisis. (October 2020)

Governments across the four nations should launch a plan to tackle loneliness this winter.,This should build on the best practice identified through the UK government's first plan to tackle loneliness,Governments should ensure those most at risk of loneliness are able to access the mental health and emotional,Governments should support local places to create and deliver multi-disciplinary recovery plans to tackle

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/lonely-and-left-behind-tackling-loneliness-at-a-time-of-crisis-october-2020

Single Mothers: Singled Out

Single women are hit harder than single men, couples and multifamily households by the current government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/single-mothers-singled-out

Public sector funding of the voluntary sector

Local authorities account for around half of all public sector funding, and Scottish Government accounts,The rest comes from NHS/Health & Social Care Partnerships, UK Government and European funds and Non-departmental

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-sector-funding-of-the-voluntary-sector

Volunteering for All: national framework

The Volunteering Outcomes Framework was developed over 2018 by the Scottish Government jointly with partners,from the volunteer and community sector, local government and NHS, with academics and social researchers

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/volunteering-for-all-national-framework

Food and beyond: exploring the foodbank experience

The researchers also caution that while the third sector and Scottish Government may not see foodbanks,The Scottish Government asked us to look at the implications for food policy, but what we found has a

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/food-and-beyond-exploring-the-foodbank-experience

Charity providers warn government fails “to grasp reality” of social care workforce

NEWS 11 September 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#CostOfLivingCrisis
CCPS and Carr Gomm called for more from Holyrood following the Programme for Government.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-providers-warn-government-fails-to-grasp-reality-of-social-care-workforce

Scottish private jet tax could help pay for peak rail fares removal 

NEWS 18 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
A proposal from Oxfam Scotland shows tens of millions could be raised annually. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-private-jet-tax-could-help-pay-for-peak-rail-fares-removal

Work and Pensions Inquiry Report on Pathways to Work - 3rd Report

Although broadly welcoming the Government's aim of reducing numbers of Incapacity Benefit recipients,

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/work-and-pensions-inquiry-report-on-pathways-to-work-3rd-report

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2025. 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.