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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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Taking Ownership: Community empowerment through crowdfunded investment

– and its five elements (project, community, investment model, sustainability business plan and governance,model), before giving an overview of the crowdfunding process and the main financial and governance,raising funds through crowdfunding community investment, with guidance on choosing a financial and governance,Chapter 4 shares examples of the roles that institutions such as local government, city authorities and,Local government, city authorities and institutional funders have a crucial role to play in supporting

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/taking-ownership-community-empowerment-through-crowdfunded-investment

Scottish Sports Association

  • Membership number 2663

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/2663/scottish-sports-association

Third Sector Unit - Scottish Government

  • Membership number 5731

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/5731/third-sector-unit-scottish-government

Scottish Women's Budget Group

  • Membership number 5846
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC050221

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/5846/scottish-womens-budget-group

Challenge Poverty Week: Key policy asks for 2023

Ruth Boyle
3 August 2023
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fundamentally about the lack of access to an adequate income, so we are calling on the Scottish Government,has dignified access to good quality, healthy and sustainable food, we’re calling on the Scottish Government,Putting action to tackle poverty at the heart of the Programme for the Government The Poverty Alliance,We need renewed commitment to tackle poverty in the forthcoming Programme for Government, with tangible,We urge the Scottish Government to embed these actions into their refreshed policy prospectus.

https://scvo.scot/p/61476/2023/08/03/challenge-poverty-week-key-policy-asks-for-2023

Careful now! Your emerging AI strategy 

John Fitzgerald
19 October 2023
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Can you have a strategy for an emerging, frothy technology like AI? Yes, you can, but it needs to be realistic and flexible. In this blog, I’ll highlight some of the areas you should cover. We’ll expand on this in our AI guide for the voluntary sector. 

https://scvo.scot/p/84589/2023/10/19/careful-now-your-emerging-ai-strategy

How well prepared is the UK for climate change?

Change was established under the Climate Change Act 2008 to provide independent advice to the UK Government,and the devolved administrations on the impacts of climate change on the UK and assess Government progress,assessment of progress on preparing for climate change, based primarily on analysis of central government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/how-well-prepared-is-the-uk-for-climate-change

Evaluation of the Working for Families Fund (2004-2008)

The Working for Families Fund (WFF) contributed to the Scottish Government?,streamlined into the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF), which replaced WFF and six previous funds as part of the Government,s budget concordat with local government.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/evaluation-of-the-working-for-families-fund-2004-2008

Social Change in Scottish Fishing Communities: a Brief Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography

The Scottish Government commissioned this lierature review in order to gain a better understanding of,internet research using general search engines (www.google.com) as well as those of the Scottish Government,, other Government and voluntary sector sites, and research organisations such as the UN Food and Agriculture

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/social-change-in-scottish-fishing-communities-a-brief-literature-review-and-annotated-bibliography

"Simply invisible": Scottish Government criticised for lack of support for voluntary sector

Press release
7 September 2022
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Responding to the Programme for Government, published by the Scottish Government on Tuesday, Anna Fowlie,Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), said: “There are elements in the Programme for Government,The Programme for Government and the imminent budget are opportunities to address the long-standing issues,“I would prefer to publish a detailed statement welcoming or challenging the Scottish Government’s programme

https://scvo.scot/p/53526/2022/09/07/simply-invisible-scottish-government-criticised-for-lack-of-support-for-voluntary-sector

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