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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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English football clubs could learn from Scots teams on how to improve disability access at matches

Scottish disability campaigner Euan MacDonald issues his top tips as pressure on English clubs to improve their facilities heats up

https://tfn.scot/news/english-football-clubs-could-learn-from-scots-teams-on-how-to-improve-disab

Talking about a revolution: global civil society aims to save the planet

World's biggest civil society movement aims to save the planet

https://tfn.scot/news/talking-about-a-revolution-global-civil-society-aims-to-save-the-planet

New Prince’s Trust centre offers new hope to unemployed young people

​Paul Cardwell visited the Wolfson Cente, the Prince's Trust's first ever permanent home in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/new-princes-trust-centre-offers-new-hope-to-unemployed-young-people

Street Soccer Scotland shows it’s in a league of its own

Jolene Campbell uncovers the secret of the success of this year's Charity of the Year winner

https://tfn.scot/features/street-soccer-scotland-shows-its-in-a-league-of-its-own

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

Playlist For Life trustees all singing the same tune

Ahead of Trustees Week, Paul Cardwell met Sally Magnusson, founder of Playlist For Life, which has been developed by its tight-knit group of six trustees

https://tfn.scot/news/playlist-for-life-trustees-all-singing-the-same-tune

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

EXCLUSIVE: Kiltwalk admits it’s looking to cut costs but denies any wrongdoing

In an interview with TFN, Mhairi Pearson, head of marketing and fundraising at The Kiltwalk, told TFN the charity is conducting a full review of its procedures

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-kiltwalk-admits-its-looking-to-cut-its-costs-but-denies-any-wrong

The best volunteer holidays in Scotland and abroad

Paul Cardwell has selected some of the best long and short term volunteering opportunities in Scotland and further afield and they are all provided by charities

https://tfn.scot/lists/volunteering-experiences

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