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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 tragedy of rough sleeping: will there ever be a solution?

​TFN speaks to Glasgow's rough sleepers and discovers many have no hope of ever leaving their lives on the streets

https://tfn.scot/features/why-rough-sleeping-can-never-be-cured

A new hope which banishes despair

How a grassroots charity moved from despair to hope and is transforming a community

https://tfn.scot/news/a-new-hope-which-banishes-despair

Small charities: cementing the bedrock of our communities

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

SCVO policy and public affairs: A busy three months to kick off 2022

Partnership with the public sector – to ensure governments, parliaments, and other public bodies recognise,SCVO responded to the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s inquiry on Scottish Government’s,SCVO submitted a consultation response to the Scottish Government's spending review framework, drawing,part of the Government’s wider “levelling up” agenda.,Identifying procurement priorities for the Scottish Government’s 2022/2023 Budget and Programme for Government

https://scvo.scot/p/50183/2022/04/28/scvo-policy-and-public-affairs-a-busy-three-months-to-kick-off-2022

SCVO, good governance and leadership

As part of our ongoing commitment to good governance, the SCVO board met last week to continue to explore,how, in line with the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector, trustees can demonstrate the five,Purpose This time they moved on to a closer look at the principle of Leadership where the Scottish Governance,To ensure good governance and provide effective leadership, trustees, both individually and collectively,you can use SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup.

https://scvo.scot/p/42933/2021/04/01/scvo-good-governance-and-leadership

SCVO response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee's National Performance Framework inquiry

The committee could seek evidence from the Scottish Government on its use of specific methodologies and,The committee could ask the Scottish Government how it will use the Wellbeing & Sustainable Development,We agree that it is often unclear which of the Scottish Government's frameworks, strategies, or plans,The Scottish Government's Advisory Group on Economic Recovery (AGER) chose to sidestep the NPF.,the Scottish Government on the NPF and whether similar tools are deployed.

https://scvo.scot/p/49998/2022/04/14/scvo-response-to-the-finance-committee-inquiry-national-performance-framework-ambitions-into-action

Growing the economic impact of Scotland’s social enterprise

The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly reframed the priorities facing governments worldwide, including,The Scottish Government’s recently published National Strategy for Economic Transformation sets out the,If we are to achieve the Scottish Government’s vision of creating and sustaining an economy that works,investment into social enterprises in part because of the significant investment that the Scottish Government,Yes, investment must continue to come from both the UK Government and Scottish Governments, but we must

https://scvo.scot/p/50162/2022/05/03/growing-the-economic-impact-of-scotlands-social-enterprise

Working in partnership across sectors should be the backbone of Levelling Up

previous blog, I noted how we would welcome greater engagement between the voluntary sector and the UK government,At the time, SCVO had three main concerns: The UK Government should set out how they plan to take forward,timely and appropriate decision-making in partnership with the Scottish Government and local authorities,The UK Government should swiftly get to work with the Scottish Government and local authorities to allocate,The UK Government should meaningfully engage with Scotland's voluntary sector as part of engagement activities

https://scvo.scot/p/49810/2022/04/08/working-in-partnership-across-sectors-should-be-the-backbone-of-levelling-up

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