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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

SCVO news blog

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Open for business
Chris Yiu
8 May 2015
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After a few months getting things lined up, the SCVO Labs show is now well and truly on the road. Over the last week we've put the initial team together, upgraded this website and started to prepare our workspace. We'll be running an agile, user-centred design process, and doing... Read more

Hello world!
Chris Yiu
23 April 2015
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SCVO Labs is about more than just building great products. We ❤ open, so we want to involve people in what we're doing and talk about what we're learning. Over the weeks and months ahead we'll be using this blog to share our stories with our friends, colleagues and the wider... Read more

Podcast with Robin Parker, WWF Scotland
Jenny Bloomfield
22 April 2015
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Election predictions, environmental policy and social justice with Robin Parker, WWF Scotland In the latest SCVO Policy Podcast, Policy Officer Jenny Bloomfield talks to Robin Parker, Public Affairs Manager at WWF Scotland. Listen below to find out: What Robin thinks will happen... Read more

How do the manifestos measure up for the Scottish third sector?
Julia Morrison
21 April 2015
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SCVO has spent hours poring over election manifestos so you don't have to. Our comparison covers key areas affecting the sector and the people we support, including welfare, devolution, climate change and the economy. We outline a range of key messages from each parties... Read more

Community groups awarded funds to get people online
Press release
1 April 2015
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SCVO media release 1 April 2015 The Digital Participation Challenge fund, delivered by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations with Scottish Government support, today published its second round of funding offers to 33 organisations across Scotland to help them get people... Read more

Behind the scenes at The Gathering
Rachel Hopkins
4 March 2015
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What's it like being an exhibitor at The Gathering? Read more

Scottish Government must completely rethink how & where it invests to make Scotland a fairer place
Press release
26 February 2015
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SCVO media release 26 February 2015 Ditch rhetoric on social justice & focus on treating the causes not just the symptoms of poverty Hundreds of charity leaders from across Scotland will question Alex Neil MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities & Pensioners... Read more

More than 1,000 new jobs created for young unemployed people in Scotland's charities
Press release
25 February 2015
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SCVO Media Release 25 February 2015 As thousands of charities come together for The Gathering, the annual event for third sector organisations organised by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), today and tomorrow in the SECC, Glasgow, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon... Read more

Cuts, short-term funding & rising demand piling stress on charity workers
Press release
25 February 2015
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SCVO media release 25 February 2015 Despite loving working in third sector 1 in 2 charity workers are looking for a new job for better pay & more job security The findings of a survey of more than 1,000 people working in charities and third sector organisations, published today... Read more

Get your Twitter on at The Gathering | #G2015
Julia Morrison
16 February 2015
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Julia explains some of the benefits of going tweet-tastic at The Gathering. Read more