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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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

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Antiracism & integration

. © SHAWN Against this backdrop, the Scottish Government has made efforts to turn the tide.,Following the publication of the Race Equality Framework 2016-30 in 2016, the government has more recently,acknowledges the key role of voluntary organisations, setting out the need for partnership working across government,providing better support for integration, is reliant on partnership working between the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/antiracism-integration

Growing the economy

Funding] would allow us to build on projects that have proven impact" In recent years, the Scottish Government,In the Programme for Government 2024 to 2025, the government laid out its view that “businesses, large,At a time when the Scottish Government and local authorities are prioritising economic growth, backing

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/growing-the-economy

Useful contacts

people working from home Job Finding Support Job Finding Support - Understanding Universal Credit Government,information on mental health during coronavirus, including a list of organisations offering help Scottish Government,Coronavirus in Scotland Latest information from Scottish Government on restrictions, safety and public

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/useful-contacts

Tackling the climate emergency

[Fair Funding would ensure] better planning, better partnerships" Like most of us, the Scottish Government,crisis that we should all strive to combat, and it has been encouraging to note that the Scottish Government,It is this aspect that is crucially important to the Scottish Government’s approach to tackling both

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/tackling-the-climate-emergency

Children & young people

© Walk Wheel Cycle Trust The Scottish Government has been clear that eradicating child poverty is its,striving to ensure that children have the best possible start in life, both national and local government,to reduce the very services relied upon by both those children and young people and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/children-young-people

Better regulation

We work with colleagues in the voluntary sector, in government and across parliament, and with other,We’re currently engaging with the Scottish Government and OSCR on the implementation of the Charities,We’ll be assisting with the Scottish Government’s Third Sector Unit (TSU) event at this year’s Gathering,We’re engaging across the Scottish Parliament on both the Scottish Government’s consideration of FoI

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation

Lobbying

inform and influence decisions made by our elected representatives and policy development by our government,regulated lobbying: I have communicated orally and face to face with an MSP, Member of the Scottish Government,, Permanent Secretary or Special Adviser.I have communicated about Scottish Government or Scottish Parliamentary,purposes of journalismWhere your organisation has been asked to meet with an MSP or the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/guidance-and-templates/lobbying

Towards a new understanding of organisational culture in the UK voluntary sector: a case study of faith-based organisations

This paper, rooted in Scottish practitioner experiences from within a major UK voluntary organisation, explores organisational culture within faith-based UK voluntary organisations recognising voluntary sector-specific distinctiveness in the light of academic and practitioner...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/towards-a-new-understanding-of-organisational-culture-in-the-uk-voluntary-sector-a-case-study-of-faith-based-organisations

OSCR Scottish Charity & Public Surveys 2022

(OSCR) regularly commissions surveys on Scottish charities to give us further knowledge of charity life and public trust and confidence. The 2022 research was carried out on OSCR's behalf by DJS Research, an independent market research organisation and member of the Market...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/oscr-scottish-charity-public-surveys-2022

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