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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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Policy

Our policy pages set out our work with the Scottish and UK governments, and other public bodies.,National and local governments must recognise the expertise of Scotland's voluntary sector in both the,Covenant and Third Sector Partnership Agreement) and is also responsible for the Programme for Government,He leads on Public Service Reform, Freedom of Information, procurement, AI/cyber, Local Government elections,work and is also responsible for our work on the sector as an employer, the UK budget and Local Government

https://scvo.scot/policy

Trustees for Impact: Today, tomorrow and beyond conference

On 12 November we’ll be bringing together over 100 trustees plus many charity and governance expert speakers,will be an opportunity for you to reflect and develop your knowledge and understanding of good governance,He is the author of Governing with Purpose: How to Build a Brilliant Board, published in 2022, and The,He has also worked on several high-profile governance cases involving the Scottish Charity Regulator.,Rhona advises on the incorporation of charities, legal structures, constitutions and governance.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/trustees-for-impact-today-tomorrow-and-beyond-conference

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

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

Eradicating child poverty

"Fair Funding would mean stability and security" © Alan Rennie The Scottish Government has made it clear,Simply put, the Scottish Government cannot expect to achieve its priority of eradicating child poverty,It is those very organisations, so crucial to the Scottish Government’s top priority of eradicating child

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/eradicating-child-poverty

Abolition of Tuition Fees

In 1998, university fees were reintroduced by the Labour government at a cost of £1,000 per year.,The GE was scrapped by the SNP government in 2008, following a campaign by NUS Scotland, who are committed,While we lost the tuition fee argument with the Westminster Government, it was instrumental in getting,First Minister Alex Salmond said that “rocks would melt under the sun” before an SNP government introduced

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/abolition-of-tuition-fees

Digital inclusion: the long wait for action

The 2021 Programme for Government promised £200 million to get 300,000 households online by 2026.,In response to the lack of progress from the Scottish Government, we published our own Digital Inclusion,Cross-sector leadership across government, local authorities and the voluntary sector.,The Audit Scotland report explicitly referenced the SCVO roadmap as the foundation for Government to

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/error-404-digital-inclusion-still-not-found/the-long-wait-for-action

Checkups

Find out more Good Governance Checkup How good is your organisation’s governance?

https://scvo.scot/support/checkups

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