Loneliness and Isolation Strategy - SCVO response
Loneliness and Isolation Strategy - SCVO response to Scottish Government Download the PDF version of this document 02 May 2018 Our... Read more
70 years of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
Engagement Officer Allan Young says that despite good progress, human rights remain under threat - and we all need to protect them.  ... Read more
Let’s all meet up to make government more open
Feel you don’t have a say in important decisions? Do you despair at Trump, or flinch at the oncoming car-crash of Brexit, but don’t know... Read more
Time for us all to challenge poverty
Yesterday saw the start of Challenge Poverty Week, an annual campaign designed to raise awareness of anti-poverty work in Scotland. Bringing... Read more
Pushing for human rights at the heart of Social Security
Whilst our MSPs have been enjoying their recess, it’s been a typically busy Summer for our sector. Top of the agenda for many will have been... Read more
How can we make the development goals sustainable for everyone?
Reducing inequality, ending poverty and providing good quality education - no one argued that these weren’t the correct goals to aim for... Read more
Right Approach Campaign: July - December 2016
Introduction In 2016 the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) produced the Right Approach campaign to promote and encourage... Read more
Lobbying register looks set to fail
New regulations expect too much of charities, and offer little public benefit Read more
Bedroom Tax Two will make more people homeless
Proposed housing changes mark new low in UK Government’s savage approach to welfare cuts Read more
Briefing: Scottish Government Budget Proposals
Scottish Government Budget Proposals Living Wage Social Care Sector Additional investment of £107 million from NHS Boards to Integration... Read more