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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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Pilot project is launched to help prevent homelessness

The North Ayrshire Homelessness Prevention Partnership has been unveiled

https://tfn.scot/news/pilot-project-is-launched-to-help-prevent-homelessness

New partnership supports voluntary sector learning

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and the Charity Learning Consortium (CLC) are,The Charity Learning Consortium, a leading provider of online learning for the voluntary sector, will,Learning Consortium to support learning and development in the voluntary sector.,Martin Baker, CEO and founder, the Charity Learning Consortium said: “We are delighted to be partnering,To learn more about SCVO and CLC’s new partnership, visit: scvo.scot/services/partners/learning-and-development

https://scvo.scot/p/58423/2023/03/21/new-partnership-supports-voluntary-sector-learning

Scotland's social enterprise awards: find out all about the winners and nominees here

The annual awards Scotland saw nine social enterprises and social entrepreneurs from across the country

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-social-enterprise-awards-find-out-all-about-the-winners-and-nominees-here

Voluntary sector resilience in the wake of Covid-19

To truly build the sector's long-term resilience, we must develop a sustainable operating environment,In this wave, research partners asked organisations to reflect on the challenges of continuing to provide,If we have learned anything from the pandemic, it is that the resilience of public services and communities,funds available to a charity.,The National Third Sector Fund (NTSF), for which SCVO has acted as the consortium lead, is currently

https://scvo.scot/p/47280/2021/12/01/voluntary-sector-resilience-in-the-wake-of-covid-19

WCVA NICVA NCVO SCVO - Consultation Response - Civil Society Engagement on the TCA

Finance Group• Charities Aid Foundation• Cytûn Working Group on Europe• Human Rights Consortium Scotland,• The Human Rights Consortium (Northern Ireland) WCVA is the national membership organisation for the,the wider NI VCSE sector which comprises over 6,000 organisations providing a wide range of public services,from the EU and its trading partners’ use of these systems to engage civil society organisations (CSOs,This will be particularly helpful as the sector learns to operate within and around these new bodies

https://scvo.scot/p/45296/2021/10/05/wcva-nicva-ncvo-scvo-consultation-response-civil-society-engagement-on-the-tca

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Finance and Constitution Committee

We champion the sector, provide services, and debate big issues.,Along with our community of 2,000+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises, and voluntary,village hall committees to more than 6,000 social enterprises, nearly 25,000 registered national charities,delivered – encompassing rights, protections, health, standards, movement, solidarity, networks, shared learning,The Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) has developed a series of useful briefings covering a range

https://scvo.scot/p/39883/2020/08/07/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliament-finance-and-constitution-committee

Covid-19 - a framework for decision making

The voluntary sector must have a role with public sector partners in designing the services we need for,We must capture that learning now so that it is not lost, or a rationale retrofitted later.,We must truly understand their needs, and must take the opportunity to learn from their experiences of,other partners, including government.,Alliance Scotland, Befriending Networks, Built Environment Forum Scotland, CCPS, GCVS, Human Rights Consortium

https://scvo.scot/p/38236/2020/05/18/covid-19-a-framework-for-decision-making

Replacement of European Structural Funds post EU-Exit

response to this consultation was informed by two meetings, facilitated by SCVO and The Human Rights Consortium,Within these areas and beyond, the level of services local authorities are expected to provide has increased,The replacement fund must learn from the mistakes of the past and not follow the same process as its,Lessons to be learned It is unsurprising that the most successful projects, supported by the fund, have,SCVO has also learned of concerns relating to the current fund’s IT system.

https://scvo.scot/p/35640/2020/02/21/replacement-of-european-structural-funds-post-eu-exit

SCVO response - Long-Term Financial Sustainability of Local Government

Food Train has now developed further services in West Lothian, in partnership with the Seniors Forum,engaged as a key delivery partner in future work in the employability arena.,In the first instance Pegs’ role was to set up a consortium of voluntary sector employability providers,(Fife Employability and Training Consortium is now the largest local provider of employability services,significant improvements in outcomes because of this partnership, and they are happy to share the learning

https://scvo.scot/p/32146/2019/08/14/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliaments-local-government-and-communities-committee-long-term-financial-sustainability-of-local-government