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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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This is for everyone

This week the UK Government published its Digital Inclusion Strategy and Digital Inclusion Charter, as,trailed in last year's Government Digital Strategy and Information Economy Strategy (PDF).,This is an important step forward - for the first time the UK Government has articulated, clearly and,in inclusion Making significant progress on digital inclusion is a shared responsibility across government

https://scvo.scot/p/4259/2014/04/16/this-is-for-everyone

The opportunity of technology for the third sector

Power is easier to get, harder to use and easier to lose: mass uprisings displacing governments around

https://scvo.scot/p/4594/2014/04/30/the-opportunity-of-technology-for-the-third-sector

Where was the third sector in Lamont's party speech?

Hers (and the Devo Commission's) key proposal is transferring more powers to local government.,by a centralising Scottish Government.,with Johann's vision is that local democracy and empowered communities is not the same as local government,This was all about local government.,with other party activists there appears to be a view that if more powers are devolved to local government

https://scvo.scot/p/3970/2014/03/24/where-was-the-third-sector-in-lamonts-party-speech

SCVO Scottish Voluntary Sector Statistics

have an unpaid board that acts purely in the interests of the organisation, are independent of government,High demand for affordable housing has been supported by investment from the Scottish Government to build,Government funding cuts have had a huge impact on the sector.,Social Enterprise has had a lot of publicity and government investment in recent years.,Many charities are accessing advice from support bodies such as Just Enterprise and government funding

https://scvo.scot/p/2091/2014/04/03/scvo-scottish-third-sector-statistics

Can land reform help Scotland become more equal?

see the work of Andy Wightman for the details) but ultimately it comes down to the fact that no government,land reform and emphasises the importance of people and communities being at the centre of land governance

https://scvo.scot/p/4126/2014/04/02/can-land-reform-help-scotland-become-more-equal

#SNP14: Will we find substance behind the rhetoric?

The rhetoric that only with the powers of independence can the Scottish Government solve Scotland’s problems

https://scvo.scot/p/4203/2014/04/10/snp14-will-we-find-substance-behind-the-rhetoric

Is Labour still a voice for people living in poverty?

Of course there is understandable and continuing fury at the Coalition Government.,After all, they took the previous Labour Government’s work on welfare reform, and evolved and shaped

https://scvo.scot/p/4054/2014/03/27/is-labour-still-a-voice-for-people-living-in-poverty

Sanctions briefing - SCVO appearance before Welfare Reform Committee

Approach to Helping People Find Work Managed by SCVO, Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) is a Scottish Government,Scotland through Advice projects (partly funded by reserved advice monies and added to by the Scottish Government,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance,www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/20/work-programme-success-creaming-parking [xxii] https://www.gov.uk/government

https://scvo.scot/p/5184/2014/04/01/sanctions-briefing-scvo-appearance-before-welfare-reform-committee

Getting it right: Scotland's democratic process

lots of the same things: employment rights, equality, climate change… But it seems that no non-Government,But since all new ideas presented by non-Government politicians were blocked, perhaps there is room for,Is scrutiny – in a majority government as is currently the case, or a minority government or a coalition

https://scvo.scot/p/3803/2014/03/13/getting-it-right-scotlands-democratic-process

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