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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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Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

, and find new sources How to look after your staff Contact the Information Service Policy & influencing,are, but we’re also always working closely with government, funders and the sector, to influence and guide,Our position paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding,SCVO, with over 30 other organisations, worked together to secure charities access to the Energy Bills,Good governance and difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

There are a several sources of information for voluntary sector organisations.,difference to Scottish communities should be valued, and that includes our colleagues who have come from other,The campaign includes regularly updated guides for employers and EU citizens, factsheets, posters and,’ which is intended to replace some existing European Funds.,The Scottish Government is currently carrying out its own consultation on proposals for replacement funding

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

Review of National Outcomes 2023 - SCVO response to call for evidence

its creation in 2007, encouraging public bodies and voluntary organisations to use the framework to guide,supported the National Performance Framework (NPF) since its inception in 2007, advocating for the NPF to guide,The Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee also noted in 2019 that "the NPF should explicitly,A source of such data can be found in the Scottish Third Sector Tracker, part funded by the Scottish,data sources.

https://scvo.scot/p/60157/2023/06/12/review-of-national-outcomes-2023-scvo-response-to-call-for-evidence

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

Last year SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network published a guide introducing the voluntary sector to MSPs,It should go without saying that effective decision-making should be based on reliable data and sources,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,reach their accounts, meaning that those unable to dip into their reserves or other income sources are,Case study of voluntary sector intermediaries, page 25 Funding transparency would support SCVO and other

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

SCVO response: Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill - Welfare Reform Committee Stage 1 Call for Evidence

Comments on the Draft Legislation The lack of any clear principles in guiding the tone and nature of,From SCVO’s perspective, clarity, ease of access and learning from reviews of Fund decisions must guide,Our concern as with other financial memorandums is the impact of legislation on the third sectorxxiv.,It becomes more important in the light of the Smith review in a post referendum context.,Similarly, even in areas where charitable organisations are well present, usually only one alternative source

https://scvo.scot/p/5638/2014/08/28/scvo-response-welfare-funds-scotland-bill-welfare-funds-scotland-bill

Funding of EU Structural Fund Priorities in Scotland, post-Brexit

European Structural Funds are an important long-term source of funding for third sector activity in Scotland,of EU Structural Fund Priorities in Scotland, post-Brexit.,While organisations reported that they were looking for alternative sources of funding, there was wide,Structural Funds are an important long-term source of funding for third sector activity in Scotland.,Scottish Budget, or some other mechanism.

https://scvo.scot/p/30911/2019/05/03/%ef%bb%bffunding-of-eu-structural-fund-priorities-in-scotland-post-brexit

Scotland and the UK Internal Market - SCVO response

This includes a range of mixed-income sources such as contracts, grants, and fundraising.,Others across the sector may be able to say more about the impacts on other areas of the sector’s work,Re-centralisation of the fund post-Brexit would be a backwards step.,EU’s cohesion policy, which acts as a guide for devolved administration funding allocation decisions,uploads/2017/02/Scotland%E2%80%99s-Place-in-Europe-third-sector-concerns-1.pdf [2] https://scvo.scot/post

https://scvo.scot/p/40562/2020/09/24/scotland-and-the-uk-internal-market-scvo-response

Reference briefing: Scotland’s Labour Market Strategy

The guiding factors in this new approach to contribution are the principles of human rights, equalities,including better staff retention, morale, productivity and a healthier community in which to sell, source,Engender have recently called for a £50m Women’s Employment and Enterprise Challenge Fund to help reduce,The social contract which has governed our welfare state in the post-war era appears out-dated in the,cannot be solved by one-size-fits all approaches, but rather require explicit attention and subsequent funding

https://scvo.scot/p/13428/2016/07/24/reference-briefing-scotlands-labour-market-strategy-july-2016