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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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Charities failing to embrace digital

NEWS 13 June 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
The pace of digital change within the charity sector is slow, an annual report on digital skills has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-failing-to-embrace-digital

A buzzing social business

FEATURE 22 May 2014 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Kelvin Valley Honey is a buzzing social enterprise set to take off across the country

https://tfn.scot/features/a-buzzing-social-business

We must stand up to hate crime

OPINION 22 June 2020 Guest post
Culture & Leisure
Mike Findlay says its vital to think about how we can support the LGBT+ community as Pride Month draws to a close

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-must-stand-up-to-hate-crime

Scots penalised in workplace because of their ethnicity

NEWS 28 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
A damning Scottish Parliament committee report finds Scotland’s ethnic minorities are on average more likely to be unemployed or in low-paid work

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-penalised-in-work-place-because-of-their-ethnicity

Scottish society delivers big climate solutions

NEWS 27 October 2021 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Cooperation is key to ensuring we address the climate emergency, a report has recommended

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-society-delivers-big-climate-solutions

Let’s unleash the power of people and build community wealth

Neil McInroy
25 April 2022
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maximise community benefits through the action of large public sector anchor organisations as regards procurement,there is desire to grow inclusive ownership models as part of the public sector supply chain in the procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/50170/2022/04/25/lets-unleash-the-power-of-people-and-build-community-wealth

SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review

Allan Young
22 March 2022
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We welcome the Scottish Government’s new prompt payment guidance on procurement contracts and believe,Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,Procurement Another important aspect of voluntary sector funding is ensuring a procurement system which,In social care in particular, workforce costs are a significant part of procured services.,On procurement, SCVO conducted member surveys in 2013 and 2019.

https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review

Playing fair

FEATURE 1 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones visits a small Scottish social enterprise which is aiming to spread the use of fairtrade footballs, and hears about the challenges of taking on the biggest sporting brands in the world

https://tfn.scot/features/playing-fair

Surplus food or the right to food?

OPINION 15 July 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Graham Riches warns the UK is treading a dangerous path following in the footsteps of the North American foodbank culture

https://tfn.scot/opinion/surplus-food-or-the-right-to-food

Funding cuts and volunteering: you can only take out so much before there's a collapse

OPINION 9 February 2023 by Sarah Latto
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The resilience of volunteers is under strain like never before

https://tfn.scot/opinion/funding-cuts-and-volunteering

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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.