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Why the issue of dying, death & bereavement should be a priority for the next government

The next Scottish Government must make the issue of dying, death and bereavement a much higher priority,The next Scottish Government must look beyond a five-year term if it is to make the progress needed to,There must be continued financial support from the next Scottish Government for the hospice sector to,The importance of the Scottish Government’s Independent Review of Adult Social Care was discussed, and,But this must lead to action early in the next Parliament and in the first Programme for Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/42935/2021/04/01/why-the-issue-of-dying-death-bereavement-should-be-a-priority-for-the-next-government

Building a voluntary sector research community

Tracker will inform and direct the way SCVO, and many other organisations including the Scottish Government,2021). [1] Those stakeholders include organisations directly funding this project: The Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/44022/2021/06/10/building-a-voluntary-sector-research-community

Reflecting on the last 12 months of our policy work

with colleagues across the sector, we gathered views that enabled us to respond to the Scottish Government’s,the sector to speak to decision makers including the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government,from all of this work is that the sector is viewed much more as a social than an economic actor by government,business implications for some voluntary organisations, the eligibility criteria were extended by government,that in mind we have embarked on a year long process of tracking progress against the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/43980/2021/06/07/reflections-on-the-last-12-months-of-our-policy-work

SCVO’s Organisational Purpose

Last week the SCVO Board met and one of the items on the agenda was to look at the Scottish Governance,Code for the Third Sector and explore how SCVO trustees can evidence good governance, individually and,Over the course of this year the SCVO board will use SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup to examine each of,the five principles of the Governance Code, so we can demonstrate good governance in the Scotland’s,If you’d like to take your own Board on a journey to good governance you can use SCVO’s Good Governance

https://scvo.scot/p/42399/2021/02/22/scvos-organisational-purpose

Happy Volunteers' Week!

The popularity of this week’s Good Governance - Board Diversity & Young Trustees Webinar shows that there

https://scvo.scot/p/43869/2021/06/03/happy-volunteers-week

Parity of esteem?

An optimist might say that at long last government has recognised that the voluntary sector is present,It transpires that the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has the third,I’m optimistic that the incoming Government will make good the commitments that have been made, I look

https://scvo.scot/p/43671/2021/05/21/parity-of-esteem

SCVO response to new Scottish Cabinet announcement

welcome Shona Robison to her new role as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government,Scotland’s recovery, the sector as a whole doesn’t even get a mention on the face of the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/43640/2021/05/20/scvo-response-to-new-scottish-cabinet-announcement

Restarting services safely

this blog provides a summary of three main sources of support to help you develop plans: Scottish Government,Guidance The Scottish Government website is being regularly updated, with detailed guidance for different

https://scvo.scot/p/43621/2021/05/17/restarting-services-safely

Scottish election results 2021

Scottish Parliamentary election concluded with a predictable result, a historic fourth term in Government,As policy colleagues know, minority government can be an opportunity for influencers.

https://scvo.scot/p/43605/2021/05/13/election-results-2021

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

Promote the key levers that governments and funders can use to enable the transformative potential of,Governments should avoid funding that flows from ad-hoc short-termism.,Following the passage of the Internal Market Act, the UK Government will administer these funds.,What, if any, is the role of governments in supporting cross-sector partnerships?,The Scottish Government, local government, independent funders, and the sector itself all have a role

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

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