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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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.

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Part E: SCVO’s role in securing progress on funding - where do we go from here?

Our conversations with intermediaries were set up with the dual aim of working with them to improve their,disseminating Scottish Government funds to the funding challenges faced not only by voluntary sector intermediaries,We asked intermediaries what they considered to be SCVO’s role in addressing the funding issues and challenges,experienced by intermediaries.,While the comments below are about SCVO’s specific work with voluntary sector intermediaries, they will

https://scvo.scot/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-e-scvos-role-in-securing-progress-on-funding-where-do-we-go-from-here

Health organisation names new chairman

Rob Murray will take up the chair post at Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS)

https://tfn.scot/news/health-organisation-names-new-chairman

Former SENScot staff members to take up four key roles at Social Enterprise Scotland

Kim Wallace, previously deputy director of SENScot, has been appointed as the new director of membership for SES.

https://tfn.scot/news/former-senscot-staff-members-to-take-up-four-key-roles-at-social-enterprise-scotland

10 steps for charities and the independence referendum

Carnegie UK Trust have created a step-by-step guide to ensuring your board understands what it needs to do in relation to the independence referendum

https://tfn.scot/features/10-steps-for-charities-and-the-independence-referendum

Fair funding: It's time to abandon the spin

both in terms of overcoming the fragilities caused by years of underfunding and unlocking the sector’s post-crisis,In interviews with leaders of voluntary sector intermediary bodies, we explored the wide-ranging impact,We present ten actions in the final case study, agreed with SCVO's Intermediaries Network.

https://scvo.scot/p/55084/2022/11/02/fair-funding-its-time-to-abandon-the-spin

SCVO policy and public affairs: A busy three months to kick off 2022

This year has begun with a shift in focus for SCVO’s Policy and Public Affairs (PPA) team.,We have narrowed our scope from six active policy areas to three.,strategy and services on the ground – led by Rachel Le Noan The rest of this post gives a rundown of,launch in April 2022. https://twitter.com/scvotweet/status/1513471972444942337 An internal paper on intermediaries,, evaluating policy work, resource for the sector ahead of the local elections, and how the programme

https://scvo.scot/p/50183/2022/04/28/scvo-policy-and-public-affairs-a-busy-three-months-to-kick-off-2022

SCVO response to FoI Reform Bill consultation (Katy Clark MSP)

Our recommendations SCVO supports the public policy aim of maintaining and strengthening people's access,This response puts forward a proportionate and practical approach to policy development that would deliver,It is government policy to work towards eliminating barriers to participation in public procurements,,groups may be put off from applying for public funds, would require significant additional support from intermediary,Supposing that this public policy proposal aims to extend FoI to secure the continuity of rights, the

https://scvo.scot/p/58166/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-foi-reform-bill-consultation

The Programme for Government: Smoke and mirrors?

Specifically, the programme includes, legislation, spending, policy initiatives, consultations, and the,These social and economic contributions are essentials for Scotland’s post-covid recovery and resilience,Following these discussions, we arranged a packed out Policy Network session where our members could ,current and future societal and economic challenges, the Programme for Government should recognise intermediaries,approaches to partnership working and funding relationships between all government departments and intermediaries

https://scvo.scot/p/51935/2022/07/11/the-programme-for-government-smoke-and-mirrors

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

and skills of civil servants, data indicate that good relationships rely on individuals remaining in post,On many occasions, it is unclear whether a contribution to policy development in the form of a policy,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,development around a particular policy area.,policy teams.

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

An Economy for All report #economyforall

So it is important that tax policy here in Scotland – and globally through, for example, the ‘Robin Hood,John Downie | Director of Public Affairs | john.downie@scvo.scot | 0131 474 8037 Jenny Bloomfield | Policy,over 1500 members who range from individuals and grassroots groups, to Scotland-wide organisations and intermediary,[xxxvi] See, for example, Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 Submission to the Scottish Government,[xxxix] See http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/our-work/poverty-in-the-uk/humankind-index.

https://scvo.scot/p/4705/2014/05/07/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall

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