The programme included sessions on the climate crisis, institutional racism, fair funding, digital wellbeing,speakers from the ICO, legal firms, funders and the media to share their tips, and our own digital and policy,Their blend of honesty and bravery blew delegates at the SEC away, discussing the disconnect between policy,makers and the people they make policy for.,We've just closed our Gathering evaluation surveys and are analysing your responses.
https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2022
OPINION
1 February 2024
by Sheghley Ogilvie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and communities as the cost-of-living crisis bites. This lifeline shouldn’t need to be extended to voluntary sector staff.
https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-about-time-funders-stepped-up-on-fair-work
Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,Procurement Another important aspect of voluntary sector funding is ensuring a procurement system which,As with other funding arrangements, voluntary organisations with procured contracts should be properly,On procurement, SCVO conducted member surveys in 2013 and 2019.
https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review
The Scottish Household Survey reveals that 28% of adults in Scotland volunteer.,Link in with ongoing efforts in Scotland to make progress on partnership working, funding and procurement,These timeframes and restrictions on funding limit the impact and fairness of these funds and their ability,This survey of voluntary sector organisations asked about their challenges before the pandemic.,Contact Paul Bradley - Policy and Public Affairs Officer
https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society
Rethinking procurement: There must be a significant shift to person-centred procurement models that put,Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against a,standards, scoring only 43/100 and 20/100 on these critical measures in the international Open Budget Survey,It should be present throughout the policy cycle.,Rethinking procurement There must be a significant shift to person-centred procurement models that put
https://scvo.scot/p/38613/2020/05/29/scvo-response-to-the-advisory-group-on-economic-recovery
economic and social value, as these apprenticeships are easier to recruit and the least-expensive to procure,At present, the SDS Corporate Plan and Scottish Funding Council’s Strategic Plan make no mention of the,At a recent Employment fair event in Glasgow, SCVO handed out surveys to young people asking about their,Contact
Ruth Boyle
Policy Officer
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,
Mansfield Traquair Centre,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy
https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation
from other policy and social concerns.,The Learning Disability Alliance Scotland surveyed people with learning disabilities and found that on,you abstained from or withdrawn from a procurement process in the past year?’,This is not to say that merely redesigning procurement processes will be enough to ensure sustainability,Funding for such initiatives must, however, reflect their value in being sustainable, fair and have longevity
https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland
