Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

Our policy team were dedicated to building important relationships with key policy-makers to make sure,SCVO policy-driven interactions 20 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 7 committee appearances,and influencers. 1,000 articles published 1 million page views Research to shape the future SCVO’s Third,Scottish Government, The National Lottery Community Fund and The William Grant Foundation) comprises research,directly with the voluntary sector. 600 voluntary sector participants 187 new reports The findings of this research

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

The Development of Rural Policy - Research Briefing

This paper discusses the development of rural policy between 1996 and 2001.,It includes an overview of Scottish and European policies and programmes relevant at the time, and it

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/the-development-of-rural-policy-research-briefing

Volunteering ‘below the radar’? Informal volunteering in deprived urban Scotland

Research briefing looking volunteering in different areas and groups, looking at voluntary participation,in its broadest sense to help inform future research, policy and practice.,Key findings Current research in Scotland focuses on ‘formal volunteering’ (through a third party) rather,Recent policy documents rely – often implicitly – on voluntary participation in order to achieve their,Research shows rates of formal and informal volunteering differ between different populations and locations

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/volunteering-below-the-radar-informal-volunteering-in-deprived-urban-scotland

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish voluntary sector – what do we know so far? (May 2020)

This briefing gives a summary of some of the key issues that Coronavirus is having on voluntary organisations,All research and insights shared with us will be collated in our searchable Evidence Library: https:/,/scvo.org.uk/policy/evidence-library https://scvo.org.uk/policy/coronavirus The briefing covers: Funding

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may-2020

29th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement – State of the Art Briefings

Effectiveness and Improvement held in Glasgow in January 2016 to stimulate discussion about what educational research,Professor Ken Gibb spoke about the methodological and implications from housing research.,The four briefing papers are presented in as a collection within this document.,Session 3: Poverty, Marginalisation and Aspirations Failure: implications for the design of pro-poor policies,Session 4: Adding value to effectiveness and improvement – are there research, policy and practice lessons

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/29th-international-congress-for-school-effectiveness-and-improvement-state-of-the-art-briefings

Severe Child Poverty in Scotland

These findings from Save the Children, commissioned by the New Policy Institute, reveal that 90,000 children,The research reveals the local areas where severe child poverty is a major concern.,To read the full UK briefing, please refer to the link below: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/assets

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/severe-child-poverty-in-scotland

Gypsy Travellers and Public Sector Policies - Research Briefing

Inquiry into Gypsy Travellers and Public Policies? was published on 27 June 2001.,This Research Note summarises the recommendations contained in the report and the (then) Scottish Executive

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/gypsy-travellers-and-public-sector-policies-research-briefing

Public Service Reform (PSR) in Scotland and within the wider context of global challenges

Student paper submitted as part of the NTNU/SCVO Internship Research Project.,The paper is the product of a five month internship research project conducted at the Scottish Council,Scottish independence referendum in 2014, there has been an on-going debate over ways in which future policies,interviews with third sector, other non-governmental and governmental representatives as well as a brief

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/public-service-reform-psr-in-scotland-and-within-the-wider-context-of-global-challenges

Women ignored by housing policy, report finds

NEWS 4 March 2020 by Gavin Stuart

Regeneration & Housing

Charity calls for gender equality to be enshrined in decision-making.

https://tfn.scot/news/women-ignored-by-housing-policy-report-finds

Live Music and Mental Health 2021 Workshops summary

We formed an Emerging Minds Special Interest Research Group and delivered four workshops over the summer,to explore this topic with other young people, policy makers, musicians, children’s organisations and,This briefing provides an overview of the four workshops, which took place online in between May and

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/live-music-and-mental-health-2021-workshops-summary

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