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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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GDPR preparations must look for weak links in operations

Nimarta Cheema says weak links must be sought out with the approach of GDPR

https://tfn.scot/opinion/gdpr-preparations-must-look-for-weak-links-in-operations

Climate change resilience for charities

​Julia Hutchison explains why charities should be addressing the coming threats posed by climate change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/climate-change-resilience-for-charities-an-update

Bid to support city through poverty

Those facing hardship in Edinburgh are being asked to share their stories of how the coronavirus is affecting them

https://tfn.scot/news/bid-to-support-city-through-poverty

Quarter of Scots do not trust charities, survey reveals

New research, conducted before the Oxfam scandal unravelled, has revealed that only 73% of people feel that they trust charities

https://tfn.scot/news/quarter-of-scots-do-not-trust-charities-survey-reveals

Scottish anti-abortion group denies links to religious extremists

Questions have been asked about links between Compassion Scotland and American hate groups.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-anti-abortion-group-denies-links-to-religious-extremists

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

SCVO Brief on UK Budget 2018: The unknown - Brexit and Spending Review

In response to feedback on Universal Credit, the implementation schedule has been updated: it will begin,Devolved administrations will benefit from Barnett consequentials.,creates several risks and concerns and SCVO will continue to work with the third sector to get on the front,foot and demand what we want from the UKSPF.,Read Craig Wilson’s blog for more analysis.

https://scvo.scot/p/27390/2018/10/30/27390

Digitally Confident Scotland – making change happen

Long, boring individual updates. People on their phones. This could be so much better (I fumed).,I became a changemaker – I stole from the digital startup community and we introduced weekly 12 minute,You will have the chance to share your stories, and draw inspiration from others.,For example, Down Syndrome Scotland have changed their culture: “We have stopped back to front thinking

https://scvo.scot/p/26147/2018/09/13/digitally-confident-scotland-making-change-happen

SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)

key partners in developing local (and/or regional) CWB strategies and action plans and in supporting front,TSIs are well placed to be key partners in this and to support front line third sector delivery organisaitons,From budgets and procurement to current and future legislative frameworks, they must strive to ensure,Recommendation: To understand where spend is going, Public Contracts Scotland needs to be updated so,To understand where spend is going, Public Contracts Scotland needs to be updated so it’s mandatory for

https://scvo.scot/p/59630/2023/05/15/scvo-response-to-building-community-wealth-consultation-scottish-government

New world, same rules: safeguarding and privacy

SCVO Digital are producing a series of blogs in response to questions and challenges the voluntary sector,We are all Zooming in to each other's front rooms, spare rooms and even the odd cupboard.,Staying safe online is a massive topic, and we can’t cover all of it in this blog.,See Alison's detailed blog on privacy and security issues to keep in mind when using Zoom.,safeguarding policies are the same ones you’ve always had in place – they just need to be tweaked and updated

https://scvo.scot/p/37150/2020/04/02/new-world-same-rules-safeguarding-and-privacy