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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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Small charities: cementing the bedrock of our communities

NEWS 25 June 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
For Small Charity Week, which runs till 28 June, TFN's Niall Christie spoke to two grassroots groups to explore the challenges they face

https://tfn.scot/news/small-charities-cementing-the-bedrock-of-our-communities

Scottish Government Debate: Economic Recovery

Paul Bradley
1 June 2021
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June 2021 SCVO Briefing Scottish Government Economic Recovery Debate June 2021Download Summary The voluntary,approach is required with cross-sector buy-in from organisations, funders, local authorities, and government,The Scottish and UK Governments’ financial support for the sector has been greatly appreciated, but this,The Advisory Group on Economic Recovery recommended that the Scottish Government should ‘take action,Addressing the implementation gap The Scottish Government and Parliament must not allow the calls to

https://scvo.scot/p/43812/2021/06/01/scottish-government-debate-economic-recovery

How funders can accelerate the journey to a wellbeing economy

Giles Ruck
16 May 2022
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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

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

Paul Bradley
18 February 2022
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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

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

David McNeill
5 April 2022
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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

Anna Fowlie
7 March 2022
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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

Asking some important questions: a collation of Scottish civil society questions for UK and Scottish Governments after UK withdrawal from the European Union

Rachel Le Noan
5 October 2021
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Contributors to this report are: • Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) • Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) • Inclusion Scotland • Human Rights Consortium Scotland • Engender • Scottish Environment LINK • Citizens’ Rights Project • Scottish...

https://scvo.scot/p/45299/2021/10/05/asking-some-important-questions-a-collation-of-scottish-civil-society-questions-for-uk-and-scottish-governments-after-uk-withdrawal-from-the-european-union

Economic disruption is essential for social change

Professor Iain Black
28 March 2022
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"Why is it so hard to implement a vision that every stakeholder, including governments supports and wants,Our economic system includes institutions, infrastructure, governance, people, stuff and finance.,It is the number governments worry about above all else and the one most regularly reported and scrutinised

https://scvo.scot/p/49645/2022/03/28/economic-disruption-is-essential-for-social-disruption

Levelling Up: Are We There Yet?

Rachel Le Noan
2 March 2022
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We also believe that policy alignment between the UK and Scottish Governments is essential.,this issue, we welcome the Secretary of State’s statement in parliament last Thursday that the UK Government,We also look forward to seeing greater engagement between the voluntary sector and the UK Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49046/2022/03/02/levelling-up-are-we-there-yet

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

Neil McInroy
25 April 2022
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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

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.