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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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See what your charity can learn from these digital champions

Rebecca Curtis-Moss, in her role as a digital communications trainer, offers up her favourite examples of charities doing a good job of using digital technology

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-charities-doing-great-digital-work-we-could-all-learn-from

How to inspire children and young people through art

It’s Our World is a mass participation arts project. It aims to create the UK’s largest online collection of artwork celebrating the environment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-to-inspire-children-and-young-people-through-art

Black History Month and beyond

Black History Month 2020 has ended, but as we leave October behind, there is a need to keep up the same levels of energy for learning, discussion and reflection

https://tfn.scot/features/black-history-month-and-beyond-2

Black History Month and beyond

The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER’s) Kirsty McNeill looks back at the events of BHM2020

https://tfn.scot/features/black-history-month-and-beyond

I wish I’d known this when I was young

Louise Macdonald OBE reflects on her more than two decades at Young Scot

https://tfn.scot/opinion/i-wish-id-known-this-when-i-was-young

Cost of living crisis: SCVO and Volunteer Scotland briefing for MPs

to support volunteers who helped with refuse collection duties during the council worker industrial action,Reduction in volunteer participation The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on volunteer participation,It is vital that we are able to realise the ambitions set out in the Volunteering Action Plan, published,skills through training and useful volunteer development tools, policies and guidesoffer a one stop digital,organisations employ over 135,000 paid staff – a third more than the 100,000 staff employed in the digital

https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

full-time courses are impractical, such as adult learners and those with caring responsibilities, to participate,Digital Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with,with connectivity, basic digital skills and skills gaps.,Without basic education, young people are unable to participate in further education, training or employment,and networks connecting across the whole of Scotland SCVO works to support people to take voluntary action

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation

Digital participation: research, reports & blogs

I’m so pleased that the last blog had such a great response.,There have been a plethora of events and subsequently blogs around digital participation this last couple,Committee a report warning that the UK risks being left behind if the Government does not take more action,Blogs: A really neat blog from Carolyne Mitchell @Cal444 summing up the National Digital Leaders 2016,Tools, Guides and How To’s: This week its about audience participation to help bring training and events

https://scvo.scot/p/12777/2016/06/29/digital-participation-research-reports-blogs

Consultation response to Scottish Parliament inquiry on a Scottish approach to taxation

The Scottish Government’s Community Choices Fund for participatory budgeting is very welcome, but if participation,example, Oxfam Scotland’s campaign on Scottish Limited Partnerships (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog,/2016/08/oxfam-expert-why-there-needs-to-be-action-now-on-scottish-limited-partnerships).,Tax digitalisation The ‘Making tax digital’ agenda, led by HMRC, is due to deliver a fully digital tax,and networks connecting across the whole of Scotland SCVO works to support people to take voluntary action

https://scvo.scot/p/13706/2016/09/27/consultation-response-to-scottish-parliament-inquiry-on-a-scottish-approach-to-taxation

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

charity fundraising in Scotland – Terms of reference Appendix 3: Contributors Interviewees Round-table participants,to the organisation or ‘cold’ lists that have been bought from agencies specialising in data sales Digital,Whilst the original recipient of a digital ‘ask’ might be based in the charity’s regulatory area, the,ease with which a digital ‘ask’ can be passed on to another person could lead to it being received in,(blog) [8] From OSCR’s Scottish Charity Surveys 2014 [9] As above [10] Rapidata (2015) Rapidata announces

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review