Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The best volunteer holidays in Scotland and abroad

LIST 5 May 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

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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

The Lifecycle of a charity

Tracey Bird

25 July 2022

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Support & learning

There will be time to consider the best ways to fundraise, and how to ensure good governance, and that,We’ll consider what good governance looks like, how to separate board and executive functions, and how

https://scvo.scot/p/52381/2022/07/25/the-lifecycle-of-a-charity

Through the eyes of a fundraiser

FEATURE 2 July 2015 by Alex Turnbull

Management

Three charity fundraisers spoke to TFN about a world where profit is everything and you’re only as good as your last sign up

https://tfn.scot/features/through-the-eyes-of-a-fundraiser

In the driving seat: inspiring women of the third sector

LIST 20 March 2019 by Gareth Jones

Management

To mark International Women’s Day – which took place on Friday 8 March – Third Force News spoke to some of the Scottish third sector’s most inspiring women.

https://tfn.scot/lists/in-the-driving-seat-inspiring-women-of-the-third-sector

SCVO response to SCDI Business with Purpose Commission

David McNeill

28 June 2022

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SCVO news
Policy reports

Investment from government, funders or the public expects these organisations to achieve impact related,Publicly traded companies have had greater Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) expectations placed,(For example, through government policies.),Government planning at national and local levels should seek to more proactively engage whichever sector,Government and other stakeholders should celebrate examples of major societal and environmental impact

https://scvo.scot/p/51153/2022/06/28/scvo-response-to-scdi-business-with-purpose-commission

Love work again: take a career break with a charity abroad

FEATURE 12 February 2018 by Rab Armour

Management

If you want to give the best to your employer, taking unpaid leave to work for a charity will change your life and boost your career

https://tfn.scot/features/love-work-again-take-a-career-break-with-a-charity-abroad

It's time to prioritise reuse

Jonathan Mail

29 June 2022

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Policy

Climate conversation

The Scottish Government's proposed Circular Economy Bill and new route map to a circular economy represent,The Scottish Government's proposal to prioritise the circular economy are welcome as is the particular,Perhaps the most important point is that government at all levels needs to work in partnership with the

https://scvo.scot/p/51185/2022/06/29/its-time-to-prioritise-reuse