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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.

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Criminal records checks

Criminal records checks should not be requested until a job offer is made, but you should make it clear,, in writing, that the job offer is conditional upon a Basic Disclosures check.,copy of the Disclosure Scotland certificate, you can assess whether the candidate is suitable for the job,category according to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland,long ago the offence was committedthe candidate's age at the timethe relevance of the offence to the job

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/recruitment-selection/guide-to-pre-employment-checks/criminal-records-checks

2021

medication and launched a unique national Click and Deliver service, providing training and free Naloxone by post,Our colleague Suzanne Gallagher has done an awe inspiring job of running this service from her front,We are especially delighted to have won in the Community Action Category as, from the outset, Cumbernauld,A special commendation was given in the Charity of the Year category to Scran Academy SCIO.

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2021

Skills deficit leading to vacant roles in third sector

NEWS 1 March 2024 by Robert Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Organisations need to increase training if they are to fill vacancies

https://tfn.scot/news/skills-defecit-leading-to-vacant-roles-in-third-sector

New year, new immigration rules: What organisations need to know

OPINION 8 December 2020 by Rebecca Zahn
Management
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Dr Rebecca Zahn details the new issues organisations may face with immigration post-Brexit

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-year-new-immigration-rules-what-organisations-need-to-know

There’s a poor outlook for McCloud’s new poverty blog

NEWS 11 August 2015 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
A campaign to tackle the stigma of poverty has launched a new phase with a spoof blog that highlights the difficulties of life in poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/theres-a-poor-outlook-for-mcclouds-new-poverty-blog

Seven charities aim to receive vital funding boost

NEWS 13 August 2021 by Gareth Jones
Funding & Finance
£30,000 is up for grabs in the ScottishPower Foundation Awards

https://tfn.scot/news/seven-charities-aim-to-receive-vital-funding-boost

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

Scottish Charity Awards 2021 winners announced!

Press release
1 October 2021
Posted in
The winner of each of the nine categories was decided by a judging panel, with the tenth People’s Choice,category winner decided by the public, with over 12,000 votes cast.,medication and launched a unique national Click and Deliver service, providing training and free Naloxone by post,Our colleague Suzanne Gallagher has done an awe inspiring job of running this service from her front,A special commendation was given in the Charity of the Year category to Scran Academy SCIO.

https://scvo.scot/p/45252/2021/10/01/scottish-charity-awards-2021-winners-announced

Fundraising in Scotland: survey report

Jordan Ogg
23 September 2015
Posted in
The mainstream media did a good job of reporting that her death had in a large part been due to the harassment,telesales people who are likely to have no interest or involvement with the charity other than it is a job,few charities/fundraisers that do not are the problem and seem either to fall into the "very large" category,“OSCR does a good job but I don't feel that they have a sufficiently wide remit - perhaps extend that,effective generating short term income” “I believe that in Scotland it "feels" like we are doing a good job

https://scvo.scot/p/10195/2015/09/23/fundraising-in-scotland-survey-report

‘Contribution’ must not reinforce inequality and exclusion

Robert Aldridge
12 October 2015
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For example the inclusion of categories such as graduate interns and undergraduate placements (rather,agrees that the current system puts too much emphasis on ‘getting as many people as possible into any jobs

https://scvo.scot/p/10307/2015/10/12/contribution-must-not-reinforce-inequality-and-exclusion