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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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I Love Charity campaign - next steps!
Ann Rowe
3 July 2018
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At this start of 2018, the third sector was rocked by a fall in public trust and damning headlines of unacceptable charity failures. In reality, public trust in charities is still high in Scotland - 73% of those questioned in an SCVO survey in November 2017 strongly or tended to... Read more

Third Sector Cyber Resilience Action Plan launches
David McNeill
25 June 2018
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Cyber security. Maybe that term conjures up an image in your mind of a hacker in a hoodie attempting to break into government systems, just like we see in films. However, the reality is that cyber crime is big business, perpetrated by organised crime groups, nation states and... Read more

Workplace Equality Fund can help improve digital participation in charities
Victoria Beattie
18 June 2018
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The Workplace Equality Fund is a £750,000 fund to support third sector organisations and private businesses, with a base in Scotland, in reducing employment inequalities, discrimination and barriers in the workplace. The fund is managed by the Voluntary Action Fund and grants of... Read more

Research with One Digital & UWS - what I'm reading
Irene Mackintosh
8 June 2018
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It’s been a couple of months now since I started my research with One Digital and the University of the West of Scotland and I already feel that to pick out some highlights from my reading is a tall order. So, grab a coffee (and apologies if there are some articles you need an... Read more

Launching Tech4Good Scotland
Beth Mukushi
30 May 2018
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I like meetups. I like that they are informal. I like that I can learn new things. And most of all I like that I meet people who care about the same things that I do - it inspires me to be better. We identified a gap in Scotland a few years ago for people who also like meetups... Read more

A new adventure called volunteering
Iulia-Victoria Margineanu
30 May 2018
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If you had asked me a couple of years ago why I would volunteer, I would have said curiosity. If you were to ask me now, I would say because it is fun. My adventure with volunteering started in my second year of university, when I found out about Girlguiding volunteers... Read more

Robots and AI – an opportunity or a threat to volunteering?
Morven MacLean
30 May 2018
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In recent weeks I’ve been pondering developments in technology – in particular robots and artificial intelligence (AI). I’m thoughtful of how these advances might impact on the future of volunteering. A common narrative on this theme is people versus technology. It’s one or the... Read more

Tackling exclusion through digital participation
Claire Sharp
29 May 2018
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Last Monday I was delighted to join the SCVO Digital team in a new role as Digital Participation Officer. I received a warm welcome from my new team members and have been enjoying getting to know everyone over the last week. I have joined the team following six years in... Read more

Being the busiest person in the room
Catriona Arends
23 May 2018
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“If you want something finished quickly, hand it to the busiest person in the room” – Jenny Craig (my Mum). I never thought I’d be the person who people came to for help. Since I discovered the joys of volunteering, I have always wanted to be busy, signing up for new projects and... Read more

Raising awareness through Good HQ
Neil Logan
22 May 2018
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Street Assist (SCIO) was founded in April 2016 by myself and a group of volunteers who wanted to make a difference at the same time as supporting and assisting people who had become vulnerable through circumstance. The project delivers a non-judgemental, safe environment for... Read more