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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Citizens Advice Scotland slammed in damning report

The report into the independent review into the governance of Citizens Advice Scotland has been published

https://tfn.scot/news/citizens-advice-scotland-slammed-in-damning-report

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

to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary,The Scottish Government cannot continue to rely on voluntary organisations in receipt of static government,to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary

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

Fair work in the voluntary sector: what’s working?

However, despite all the sector’s lobbying and the Scottish Government’s commitment to becoming a Fair,this exact call: to enable third sector organisations to become Fair Work employers, the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/61695/2023/08/23/fair-work-in-the-voluntary-sector-whats-working

EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote

Four Glasgow Citizens Advice Bureaux have put a stop to a vote on a new governance structure for Citizens

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-legal-challenge-halts-cas-reform-vote

Survey: charity trustees tell TFN about your experience

Good charity governance is more important than ever before.

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-survey

CivTech

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CivTech is a Scottish Government programme that brings people from the public, private and third sectors together to build things that make the world a better place.CivTech 10 includes nine Challenges across a range of themes including the natural world, the emergency services, the circular economy and core government services. Each is an Open Challenge, and they're looking for truly inventive and ambitious approaches coupled with the kind of knowledge, expertise and knowhow needed to bring the idea to fruition. Individuals, teams, pre-starts, start-ups, early stage or established SMEs, and large companies are all welcome to apply. For more details on the process and to view all of the current challenges, visit the CivTech website.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000ODHwAEAX/civtech

Letter to Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy

welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how we collectively ensure that the Scottish Government's,As well as encouraging the UK Government to adopt a longer-term investment approach with Levelling Up,Alignment between the UK Government and the Scottish Government's priorities still needs to be improved,The sector is integral to the labour market and the Scottish Government's focus on workplace equality,can better harness the voluntary sector to build the wellbeing economy I know you and the Government

https://scvo.scot/p/59195/2023/04/06/letter-to-neil-gray-msp-cabinet-secretary-for-wellbeing-economy-fair-work-and-energy

The Foundation supports civic voices to share their stories, learn and act together and influence the institutions that shape people’s lives. They support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision makers, including civil society participation in policy development and decision-making. Applications must address one or more of their three priority themes:1. Health justice2. Climate justice3. Freedom of expression All applications are required to demonstrate how they intend to integrate considerations of gender into their project design and implementation.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003il86EAA/commonwealth-foundation-open-grants-call

SCVO Letter to Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy

forward to meeting with you on 10 May to discuss how we collectively ensure that the Scottish Government's,That is the Scottish Government’s recently released Fair Work First Guidance, which includes new criteria,1 July 2023, which is just over two months away, yet we still need clarity on how the Scottish Government,Please be assured that SCVO supports the Scottish Government’s aspirations for Scotland to become a Fair

https://scvo.scot/p/59321/2023/04/24/scvo-letter-to-neil-gray-msp-cabinet-secretary-for-wellbeing-economy-fair-work-and-energy

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