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6 ingredients of change
LIST
6 April 2017
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Regeneration & Housing
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Wonder why your charity’s campaign hasn’t worked? Susan Smith examines the six elements you need for a successful campaign
"Overlooked”: Voluntary sector body reacts to Scottish Government’s four-year spending plans for public services.
The national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland believes the Scottish Government’s,SCVO, which has a community of over 3,000 members, has criticised the Scottish Government for what it,calls a half-hearted spending review that makes no mention of how the Scottish Government will invest,In its original response to the Scottish Government consultation on the Spending Review earlier this,“This four-year plan was the Scottish Government’s opportunity to make good on repeated commitments to
Early signs of recovery in volunteering participation in Scotland
OPINION
19 September 2025
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Management
Culture & Leisure
With today’s news about volunteer participation increasing, Debbie Maltman and Bethany Sikes dig into the numbers.
https://tfn.scot/opinion/early-signs-of-recovery-in-volunteering-participation-in-scotland
SCVO UK Autumn Statement Summary 2022
21 November 2022
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SCVO Summary: UK Government Autumn Statement November 2022 Following the UK Government Autumn Statement,The Scottish Government will consider the implications of the Statement. ,This comprises around £1.5 billion for the Scottish Government, £1.2 billion for the Welsh Government,Despite economic pressures, government are committed to COP 2026 commitments.,As a result, the Government will proceed with new nuclear plant.
https://scvo.scot/p/55631/2022/11/21/scvo-uk-autumn-statement-summary-2022
Cost of living crisis: SCVO and Volunteer Scotland briefing for MPs
29 November 2022
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As Scottish organisations, we recognise that the fiscal approach taken by the UK Government has a significant,Our specific calls on the Scottish Government to act to support voluntary organisations through this,Our calls include: reassurance that the government will raise benefits in line with inflation, as usual,The real prospect of further cuts to public spending will hit voluntary organisations, and governments,If, as suggested, changes are to be made to the type of support available, we hope the UK Government
It's time to make the real Living Wage a reality for Scotland's voluntary sector workforce
14 November 2022
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SCVO support the Scottish Government’s plans for Scotland to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025, plans,To support organisations to pay the Living Wage we need the Scottish Government to lead by example and,Over the last few months and in both Emergency Budget Responses, the Scottish Government has recognised,Scottish Government, local government, and funders across Scotland need to do more to ensure that voluntary,The upcoming publication of the Scottish Government's refreshed Fair Work Action Plan and the Scottish
The tragedy of rough sleeping: will there ever be a solution?
FEATURE
22 January 2018
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Regeneration & Housing
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
Extending freedom of information - could voluntary organisations be affected?
9 December 2022
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Campaigners say the Scottish Government has been too slow to act on the committee's recommendations,,The Scottish Government has since published its own consultation, which closes the following month on
Learning by doing – our experiences of Strengthening Collaboration
23 November 2022
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In 2020, as part of its response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery, Scottish Government sought,facing the third sector by bringing together SCVO, the TSI Scotland Network, COSLA and the Scottish Government
A new hope which banishes despair
NEWS
20 December 2019
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Families & Young People
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How a grassroots charity moved from despair to hope and is transforming a community