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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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How can housing associations tackle poverty and inequality?

OPINION 11 February 2021 Guest post
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Sponsored content: SFHA’s Housing Now, Housing’s Future: Poverty and Inequality Conference, takes place on 18 February

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-can-housing-associations-tackle-poverty-and-inequality

New visa system, new hoops for charities

OPINION 5 May 2015 Guest post
Management
Chris Airey warns the lastest government overhaul of the visa system does not mean charities will have to work less hard to support incoming guests

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-visa-system-new-hoops-for-charities

Dementia Awards finalists revealed

NEWS 22 July 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Projects from across Scotland have been recognised for their commitment shown in providing care

https://tfn.scot/news/dementia-awards-finalists-revealed

#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.

OPINION 28 July 2021 by Adam Lang
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-radical-scotland-not-yet-but-we-can-be-if-we-choose

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

Economic disruption is essential for social change

Professor Iain Black
28 March 2022
Posted in
to affect change, she describes taxes, regulations and standards as examples of the least effective category,Our role can be internal such as changing organisational purchasing or travel policy.

https://scvo.scot/p/49645/2022/03/28/economic-disruption-is-essential-for-social-disruption

SCVO Response to Devolution Committee call for written evidence on the Scotland Bill

Kate Wane
14 August 2015
Posted in
These fall broadly into three categories: the need for Gift Aid to be considered alongside the devolution,local authorities, or by devolving powers (or reserving them) with a specific government’s preferred policies,Currently, the clauses prescribe tight parameters which potentially limit the policy options available,State for Scotland and others to petition for changes to the Scotland Bill which facilitate maximum policy,These new powers ought to enable full policy autonomy over devolved areas, allowing for the integration

https://scvo.scot/p/9890/2015/08/14/scvo-response-to-devolution-committee-call-for-written-evidence-on-the-scotland-bill

What matters to the third sector in #GE2015?

Jenny Bloomfield
7 April 2015
Posted in
Unsurprisingly, in both categories the top concern was the voluntary sector!,how Westminster decisions on devolved issues in England can affect what happens here both in terms of policy,Well, as I hinted in my original post that accompanied this survey, we’re keeping that to ourselves.,enabled us to plan how we work with all political parties and to highlight to them your thoughts on their policies

https://scvo.scot/p/8483/2015/04/07/what-matters-to-the-third-sector-in-ge2015

SCVO Workforce Survey 2015

Julia Morrison
25 February 2015
Posted in
Reasons given for increased workloads fell into 4 main categories: Staff who have left, were made redundant,The pay is certainly much lower than similar posts in the private or public sector (I have worked in,Positive organisational policies were also important to many, in particular around work-life balance,Every year we wait to find out if we've got the funding to keep my post.,The rest of respondents (30%) were in office-based roles, such as administration, fundraising, policy

https://scvo.scot/p/7977/2015/02/25/scvo-workforce-survey-2015