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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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Debate left questions unanswered

Peter Scott, chief executive of Enable Scotland, writes about taking part in a debate at the Gathering with Alistair Darling.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/debate-left-questions-unanswered

NGOs demand Gaza ceasefire - and condemn use of hunger as a weapon of war

The groups say this is the only way to comply with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2417

https://tfn.scot/news/ngos-condemn-use-of-hunger-as-a-weapon-of-war

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 response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24,- the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

uncertainty transparent monitoring and reporting on public sector funding of voluntary organisations to enable,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,To enable colleagues across the voluntary sector to understand spending decisions and assess their impact

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

SCVO response: The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act, 2014 - Draft Regulations, Set 2 of 2

Non-voting members and all key stakeholders including the sector, service users and carers have much,Voting and non-voting members - Third Sector capacity We are disappointed that the good practice developed,Their work is largely preventative in nature and can enable people to be less dependent on statutory,couched in the strongest possible terms, to help create the right culture and conditions which in turn enable,Public Bodies (Scotland) Act, 2014 – Set 1 regulations response, August 2014 [ix] http://www.scvo.scot/blog

https://scvo.scot/p/5540/2014/08/14/scvo-response-the-public-bodies-joint-working-scotland-act-2014-draft-regulations-set-2-of-2

Smith Commission - SCVO interim response

promote social justice, here and internationally create a more inclusive society promote subsidiarity enable,identified in this report so that new powers are accompanied by fiscal responsibilities which would enable,extended to 16 and 17 year olds - something which has been supported for a long time by Young Scot, the ‘Votes,wp-content/uploads/2013/12/welfare-reform-mapping-report2.pdf [ii] http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-blogs,/tfn-blogs/equality-law-should-be-devolved [iii] http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/media/press_releases

https://scvo.scot/p/6295/2014/10/10/smith-commission-scvo-interim-response

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

I think spelling out that it’s about real people making particular decisions enables us to be able to,Voluntary sector organisations such as the Scottish Community Alliance (SCA) hosting ‘The Big Vote’;,In the first referendum 93% of the people voted against the terms of the bill.,With knowledge of what they faced, a huge majority of the population voted against paying for the bankers,Research Unit London School of Economics and Political Science June 2012 [15] http://www.democracynow.org/blog

https://scvo.scot/p/2963/2014/01/08/the-war-on-the-commonweal-taking-a-stand-in-2014

Third sector visions for a Scotland of the future

Working Group on Welfare highlighted the potential need for a transition period in the event of a ‘yes’ vote,Welfare reform should be people-centred; it should be about creating a system that enables people to,Even in the event of a ‘no’ vote and given the challenges outlined above, the third sector must fight,What needs to change to ensure that a new approach to social security and welfare empowers and enables,More Excuses – Danson and Trebeck (Jimmy Reid Foundation, 2013) [iv] http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog

https://scvo.scot/p/1364/2013/11/25/third-sector-visions-for-a-scotland-of-the-future

What matters to the third sector in #GE2015?

In this blog, I take a look at what things you told us matter to you and the third sector in this election,Or perhaps we just don’t want to see the rest of the UK suffer a vastly cut NHS. 69% of you will vote,Finally, no doubt you want to know who the sector is going to vote for.,It has enabled us to plan how we work with all political parties and to highlight to them your thoughts,engagement work into the 2016 Holyrood elections, so thank you for taking the time, and I hope this blog

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

Right Approach Campaign: July - December 2016

The vote to leave the Union means, in theory, UK legislation which guarantees EU law on human rights,generate greater shared ownership, with an embedded link to a blog or podcast.,colourful and straightforward messaging ensured high and sustained engagement, and the campaign’s format enabled,In addition, the approach enabled a collective campaign with members feeling part of it.,a flavour: “ALLIANCE involvement in the Right Approach campaign was helpful on a number of fronts – enabling

https://scvo.scot/p/14613/2017/02/28/right-approach-campaign-july-december-2016