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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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Shumpeter comes to Whitehall - a discussion paper

To address the perilous state of our public finances, the UK Government has begun the task of significantly,to consider how Government should approach the cuts in ways that prompt innovation.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/shumpeter-comes-to-whitehall-a-discussion-paper

Policies towards poverty, inequality and exclusion since 1997

associates of the LSE's Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, surveys the impact of the Labour Government's,policy areas and draws on more than 500 separate sources from evaluations of policy initiatives, government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/policies-towards-poverty-inequality-and-exclusion-since-1997

It’s not just about the cash: Why people matter in Scottish Government grant-making

The Scottish Government gives out millions of pounds in grants to voluntary organisations.,Those of us lucky enough to get Scottish Government grant funding are very grateful but exactly how grateful,Scottish Government grant managers can also find managing grant relationships with us challenging.,This is guidance on effective grant management relationships between Scottish Government and third sector,Steven’s previous jobs include the Community Fund lottery fund and Scottish Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/56696/2023/01/11/its-not-just-about-the-cash-why-people-matter-in-scottish-government-grant-making

British Social Attitudes Survey: Welfare

But as the coalition government begins to apply extensive reforms to the benefit system, is that still,behaving in a far from uniform way, they are generally moving in line with the current direction of government,We see that the public is becoming less supportive of the government taking a leading role in providing

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/british-social-attitudes-survey-welfare

The Local Wellbeing Project

The Local Wellbeing Project is a three-year initiative to explore how local government in England and,the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), which supports improvement and innovation in local government,The project is supported by a number of key central government departments who will provide financial

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-local-wellbeing-project

For the Public Good: How people want their public services to change

The views revealed in this research present some strong challenges to the government?s ?,Some of the main findings were: - Only a minority support the government?,agencies. 62 per cent of people thought that public services should be provided mainly or only be government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/for-the-public-good-how-people-want-their-public-services-to-change

Grants are available for projects that will help to mitigate the impact of long or frequent involuntary separation for families, spouses, and serving personnel, including reservists and their families.The programme will need to address one or more following outcomes:- Families feel more able to manage the impact of loneliness or isolation during periods of separation.- Families experience fewer challenges during reintegration after deployment or extended separation.- Improved mental health and wellbeing for serving families.- Improved understanding of effective models of support for serving families.Please visit the Trust website for full guidance notes.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000004zCLKMA2/armed-forces-covenant-fund-trust-apart-not-alone-support-for-serving-families

Projects requiring funding from the Local Community Planning Budget should meet some of the priorities of your local area’s community plan Local Community Plans.The types of projects that can be supported are: - Take a pride in your community- Improvements to community facilities- Community Events; Employability Initiatives- Vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in a community- Links to Fairer Fife Commission Initiatives

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000FExl7EAD/fife-council-local-community-planning

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