Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

How can the new First Minister support the voluntary sector in his first Programme for Government?

Sheghley Ogilvie

10 July 2023

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Policy

Each year at the beginning of September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government,(PfG), a set of actions that the government will take over the next year to progress its priorities.,Proposals should be shared with Scottish Government contacts over the next few weeks before the sign-off,Collect information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,SCVO’s policy proposals for the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government focus on supporting an

https://scvo.scot/p/60684/2023/07/10/how-can-the-new-first-minister-support-the-voluntary-sector-in-his-first-programme-for-government

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Peace and Security

Currently Closed

militarised and “securitised” responses towards a new approach based on participatory and accountable governance

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000NgAhEAK/joseph-rowntree-charitable-trust-peace-and-security

Survey: charity trustees tell TFN about your experience

NEWS 25 September 2018 by Sophie Bell

Management

Good charity governance is more important than ever before.

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

EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote

NEWS 22 November 2016 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

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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

CAF - Keystone Fund

Currently Closed

staff and volunteer training, operational challenges)- Bolster their core building blocks (e.g. governance

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000PV4ABEA1/caf-keystone-fund

Community Wealth Building, the road to where?

Kyrstie Brown

15 May 2024

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Policy

Community Wealth Building

Community Wealth Building (CWB) became a buzzword in 2021 when the Scottish Government revealed plans,The vision for Scotland’s future, set out in the Programme for Government 2021-22 and the National Strategy,However, if CWB is the roadmap to a better future for Scotland, the Scottish Government need to clarify,The Scottish Government have adopted a model of CWB known as the ‘Preston Model’, after the successful,SCVO met with the CWB team at Scottish Government before the change in leadership, who promised they

https://scvo.scot/p/91412/2024/05/15/community-wealth-building-the-road-to-where

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

Paul Bradley

1 May 2023

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Policy reports

submit evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee's inquiry into the Scottish Government’s,The Scottish Government’s commitment to public service reform can only be effective with the voluntary,in terms of delays in decision-making, inconsistency across government, and poor communication.,SCVO supports the Scottish Government's ambition to become a Fair Work nation.,fund and how the government communicated those decisions, follows other letters sent in 2022.

https://scvo.scot/p/59486/2023/05/01/inquiry-into-the-scottish-governments-public-service-reform-programme-scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee

SCVO Letter to Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister

Anna Fowlie

17 May 2024

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Policy

with digital inclusion that you have seen the voluntary sector’s ability to delivery on Scottish Government,As Deputy First Minister, taking forward the government’s priorities on eradicating child poverty, investing,working with you to ensure that the sector’s role continues to be recognised and developed by this government,As a key member of the Cabinet, your support for the existing Scottish Government commitments on timely,dilution of these commitments would be a significant blow and damage the sector’s relationships with government

https://scvo.scot/p/91466/2024/05/17/scvo-letter-to-kate-forbes-msp-deputy-first-minister

CivTech

Currently Closed

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.The Round 11 Challenges are focused across a wide range of areas including education, the natural environments (land and marine), the economy and health, core government functions, the Gaelic language, and more. 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

The Civil Effect: Bringing efficiency, innovation and community capability to our framework of public services commissioning

favour exclusive state provision arguing that services can only be public if delivered by central government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-civil-effect-bringing-efficiency-innovation-and-community-capability-to-our-framework-of-public-services-commissioning

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How can the new First Minister support the voluntary sector in his first Programme for Government?

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Peace and Security

Survey: charity trustees tell TFN about your experience

EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote

CAF - Keystone Fund

Community Wealth Building, the road to where?

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

SCVO Letter to Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister

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