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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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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

20 inspiring Scottish social entrepreneurs

Some of them have been around for decades, others are barely out of school, but TFN believes all 20 of these social entrepreneurs are truly inspiring

https://tfn.scot/lists/20-inspiring-social-entrepreneurs

Learning from history

Chris Martin believes we must look to the past to help society bounce back from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/opinion/learning-from-history

Unheard voices reshape health and care in pioneering arts research project

Research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh proposes a redesign of health and care services.

https://tfn.scot/news/unheard-voices-reshape-health-and-care-in-pioneering-arts-research-project

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

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

SCVO response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee Resource Spending Review Framework

Overview The Scottish Government has published a ‘consultative framework document’ on its forthcoming,Resource Spending is the spending on day-to-day running costs of government programmes and administration,How clearly does the framework set out the Scottish Government’s priorities for the resource spending,Both local and national government in Scotland have relied heavily on the voluntary sector to support,Ultimately this is hampering the Scottish Government’s ability to address its core priorities.

https://scvo.scot/p/48798/2022/02/02/scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee-resource-spending-review-framework

Just do it! From the dark ages to digital champion

Susan Smith talked to Jacqui Taylor about how she turned Lifelink into a digital pioneer

https://tfn.scot/features/just-do-it-from-the-dark-ages-to-digital-champion

Coronavirus roundup Tuesday 18 August

​News from across the sector as lockdown continues to lift #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/coronavirus-roundup-tuesday-18-august

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector, Thursday 9 July

The latest on how Scottish charities are responding to Covid-19 #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-thursday-9-july

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