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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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Scottish Independence Referendum Bill

While there was a Government led Active Citizenship programme in the late 2000s, some of their most successful,recommends that communities be supported to undertake engagement activity, and that the Scottish and UK Governments

https://scvo.scot/p/2405/2013/05/20/scottish-independence-referendum-bill

SCVO welfare reform mapping report

Working in partnership with the Scottish Government, SCVO has gathered evidence from around 400 people,Finally, the report brings together a number of recommendations for the Scottish Government, local government

https://scvo.scot/p/2462/2013/05/05/scvo-welfare-reform-mapping-report

Welfare in Working Order: Points and Principles for the Scottish debate

It examines the impacts of the UK Government’s welfare cuts and reforms.,SCVO’s starting point is that the UK coalition Government’s welfare cuts are unmerited and unjust.

https://scvo.scot/p/2453/2013/01/05/welfare-in-working-order-points-and-principles-for-the-scottish-debate

Land Reform Review Group: Call for evidence

Objective 1 - Enable more people in rural and urban Scotland to have a stake in the ownership, governance,costly quango, but could involve the reallocation of existing resource and expertise in Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/2616/2013/01/11/land-reform-review-group-call-for-evidence

Taking on welfare reform | Conference report

You can also access resources out-with the reach of governments, you can tap into the assets already,Third sector organisations should come together more regularly to lobby the UK and Scottish Governments,in developing local plans Identify gaps, where potentially additional investment from Scottish Government,Ewan Gurr, Trussell Trust Responding to people in need is not just the role/responsibility of Government,Government needs to back the voluntary organisations doing this.”

https://scvo.scot/p/2622/2012/12/09/taking-on-welfare-reform-conference-report

It's the economy, stupid

and environment - or using Joseph Stiglitz 's work, despite him being an economic advisor to the government,talk of doing things differently, the budget and spend of the main departments at the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/3115/2012/09/22/its-the-economy-stupid

In-house: Good governance

In-person (TBC) 15 April In house training course

Waiting list places available

https://scvo.scot/events-training/calendar/a1vP100000ILeOIIA1/in-house-good-governance

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