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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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Chief encounters: Charities need to build better connections with people

Richard Meade, Marie Curie's head of policy and public affairs in Scotland, says its important for charities to build good connections with people

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-richard-meade

Parents face emotional toll as they can't afford to give this Christmas

Cost of living is affecting relationships and mental health

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-face-emotional-toll-as-they-cant-afford-to-give-this-christmas

How to beat the charity funding squeeze

Susan Smith spoke to charities and finance experts to find out the best ways for Scottish organisations to keep their cash flowing

https://tfn.scot/features/how-to-beat-the-squeeze

How prepared is your organisation to defend against a cyber-attack?

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre is running free, non-technical workshops, to prepare voluntary organisations against possible cyber attacks

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-prepared-is-your-organisation-to-defend-a-cyber-attack

Scottish Budget, what’s next?

Alongside the Budget, the Cabinet Secretary also published a Spending Review Framework, the Scottish Government’s,With the support of the Scottish Greens, who are now in Government, this Budget will also have all the,Instead, the focus will be on Committees as MSPs weigh up Scottish Government plans during Stage 2 (1,first time in many years colleagues will also have the opportunity to engage with the Scottish Government’s,Following multi-year funding commitments for the sector during the Scottish Government Scottish Budget

https://scvo.scot/p/48580/2022/01/26/scottish-budget-whats-next

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

including relating to derelict land, and the deployment of a community wealth building lens to Scottish Government

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

Disabled facing increasing loneliness and isolation

​Research shows welfare cuts are making it harder for disabled people to socialise

https://tfn.scot/news/disabled-facing-increasing-loneliness-and-isolation

The economic power of a healthy organisational eco-system

How often do we expect government to solve all the complex challenges of health, education and society,One trend that brings me hope though is the convergence around governance, organisational purpose and,Whether it’s the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) expectations placed on large plcs, or charities

https://scvo.scot/p/49501/2022/03/21/the-economic-power-of-a-healthy-organisational-eco-system

Sector heroes feature heavily on New Year Honours List

Two thirds of those recognised in the annual list have undertaken outstanding work in their communities

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-heroes-feature-heavily-on-new-year-honours-list

The challenges of measuring the economic contribution of the third sector

The focus in many parts of the accounts in to define what is within government control and therefore,within the public sector boundary (for the purposes of defining government spending, deficit and debt,These are bodies outside of government which provide services to households free or at “economically,Throughout our research we refer to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Scottish Government’s,In addition, we hope to engage with the Scottish Government, to try and think through how the research

https://scvo.scot/p/49011/2022/02/28/the-challenges-of-measuring-the-economic-contribution-of-the-third-sector

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