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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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Profile: meet Scotland’s Mr BIG

Susan Smith asked Martin Cawley, the new director of the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland, what it's like to have £70m a year to give away

https://tfn.scot/news/profile-meet-scotlands-mr-big

Survival mode: Scotland’s third sector fails to grow

Scotland's third sector is failing to grow and financial optimism is rock bottom

https://tfn.scot/news/survival-mode-scotlands-third-sector-fails-to-grow

Scottish Parliament Briefing: UK Shared Prosperity Fund (Levelling Up)

Finance and Public Administration Committee ahead of the committee's evidence session with the UK Government's,Our position The UK Government should set out clearly its plans to take forward timely and appropriate,The UK Government should swiftly get to work with the Scottish Government and local authorities to allocate,The UK Government released pre-launch guidance for the fund this month.,Unfortunately, dialogue between the UK Government and voluntary organisations is limited.

https://scvo.scot/p/48967/2022/02/18/scottish-parliament-briefing-uk-shared-prosperity-fund

Regulator slams trustees for exposing women to sexual abuse

​By not protecting staff, trustees breached their statutory obligations

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-slams-trustees-for-exposing-women-to-sexual-abuse

Brexit must be halted - before society is damaged for good

Leading figures from across Scottish civil society are demanding a halt to and a reversal of Brexit

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-must-be-be-halted-before-society-is-damaged-for-good

How funders can accelerate the journey to a wellbeing economy

But at the heart of our opportunity as a funder not tied to government resources or funding cycles is

https://scvo.scot/p/50280/2022/05/16/funders-can-accelerate-the-journey-to-a-wellbeing-economy

SCVO response to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee's low income and debt problems inquiry

We lobby government on policy issues, create jobs for young people and support organisations to embrace,When the pandemic hit, the £48m investment by the Scottish Government in tackling digital exclusion through,This case study is presented in the recently published Scottish Government’s “Tackling Child Poverty,emerged from the emergency response phase of the pandemic, we are working closely with the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49734/2022/04/05/scvo-response-to-the-social-justice-and-social-security-committees-low-income-and-debt-problems-inquiry

Words and intentions matter: Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation

others will be quite surprised to see that expertise in equality and human rights is centred in the government,The words in the strategy are not inclusive and the document shows no evidence of Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49067/2022/03/07/words-and-intentions-matter-scotlands-national-strategy-for-economic-transformation

Regulator rejects complaints against RSPB

English charity regulator fails to uphold complaints against RSPB

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-rejects-complaints-against-rspb

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