SCVO has responded to the call from the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee’s for views on the post-legislative,scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.,In addition, it has long championed improving social, environmental and economic wellbeing and tackling,Partnership for Procurement (p4p) programme has enabled some smaller voluntary sector organisations to form,This type of approach is in direct opposition to the ‘wellbeing economy’ future proposed by the recent
https://scvo.scot/p/42096/2021/01/22/economy-energy-and-fair-work-committee-procurement-reform
The Scottish Household Survey reveals that 28% of adults in Scotland volunteer.,of the sector's income comes from the public sector, with more than half (59%) of this earned in the form,We need to make every effort to future-proof newfound social action in communities across Scotland to,Over half (51%) of charities surveyed by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator in May 2020 had,These are long-term issues for the voluntary sector – we need consistent, core investment for the long
https://scvo.scot/p/39501/2020/07/10/scvo-submission-to-the-house-of-lords-lessons-from-coronavirus
Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against a,several fronts, from empowering communities and being an essential voice in shaping Scotland's future,activities.Increased demand: There is a need for funding to meet the expected increased demand on the sector post-lockdown,Time is required to form new social partnerships between the government and different sectors.Lessons,The voluntary sector’s role A crucial voice in Scotland’s future: Decisions made about Scotland’s future
https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities
About the survey The survey was open from 21 November 2018 to 9 January 2019,
and distributed through,The survey was completed by
318 respondents. 2.,Again, figures show no improvement on 2016 survey responses.,see cuts as a key challenge and 27% as a secondary challenge 88% of respondents currently access some form,and no signs of improvement” “Recruitment
and retention as the rise in the Living Wage devalues our posts
https://scvo.scot/p/30032/2019/02/20/third-sector-forecast-2019
satisfy internal stakeholders, have a modern design, and be highly flexible for future changes in requirements,SCVO has a long history with an online presence - over 19 years.,Getting young people and people in vulnerable groups into jobs with charities via the Community Jobs Scotland,At the Gathering in 2017, we ran a number of surveys for each of our websites where we asked delegates,We had in the previous year refreshed a number of our other services such as Goodmoves and Funding Scotland
https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website
conference on funding (Corra being the relaunched Lloyds TSB Foundation and a large funder here in Scotland,speech from Julia Unwin, who discussed a whole range of issues affecting the sector as we look to the future,exactly, one can find out about available funding (on that one, it’s worth checking out SCVO’s Funding Scotland's,recognise that there is a problem between what funders require in terms of the funding process (application forms,Next month I’m off to another funded/funder conference, Funding for the Future, put together by Scotland
https://scvo.scot/p/16321/2017/10/17/greater-collaboration-needed-to-improve-funding-process
release 11 February 2016 Charities are being urged to take part in a consultation to decide upon the future,of fundraising regulation in Scotland.,John Downie, commented: “This is a unique opportunity for the sector to take ownership over its own future,can contribute to the consultation by visiting the SCVO website and following the links to an online survey,SCVO see scvo.scot People can respond to the consultation until 31 March 2016 by: Completing an online survey
https://scvo.scot/p/11610/2016/02/11/time-for-charities-to-shape-future-of-scottish-fundraising-regulatio