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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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It’s about time funders stepped up on Fair Work 

OPINION 1 February 2024 by Sheghley Ogilvie
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Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-about-time-funders-stepped-up-on-fair-work

Funding the voluntary sector is key to a wellbeing recovery

OPINION 4 September 2020 by Susan Smith
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Susan Smith says building a wellbeing economy means putting money into in the voluntary organisations that help us when we need it most

https://tfn.scot/opinion/wellbeing-the-only-way-is-up

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
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#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

How can we tackle the disability employment gap?

Ruth Boyle
10 February 2017
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A recent report by DAS, explored what it means to have a disability in Scotland today.,SCVO recently held a roundtable with disability organisations and Community Jobs Scotland employers to,Devolution of employability and social security to Scotland must be taken as an opportunity to change,In these cases, there should be alternative means of contribution to promote fulfilling lives.,Perhaps the third sector should be sharing its learning on employability.

https://scvo.scot/p/14478/2017/02/10/how-can-we-tackle-the-disability-employment-gap

What are the Scottish Government and Parliament’s Tax and Spending Options?

Jenny Bloomfield
13 December 2017
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society; rather we need work out how to fund a fairer society.,Employment: Sustainable and meaningful paid employment is an extremely important way people can empower,Rather, given the high level of democratic engagement that Scotland has recently enjoyed, we should seize,behind any taxation system – which we have often repeated (see, for example, here: http://www.scvo.scot/blog,Of course, that does not mean we would have to follow that same pattern here in Scotland, but it does

https://scvo.scot/p/22923/2017/12/13/what-are-the-scottish-government-and-parliaments-tax-and-spending-options

SCVO Briefing – Creating a Fairer Scotland

Craig Wilson
22 June 2016
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Is Scotland Fairer?,as outlined in the Is Scotland Fairer?,This means that two people will die by suicide every day in Scotland.,In our submission to the Fairer Scotland employability consultation we argued that we need to put people,The primary goal of employability support should not simply be how we can get people into paid work –

https://scvo.scot/p/12643/2016/06/22/scvo-briefing-creating-a-fairer-scotland

SES & SCVO submission to Economy, Energy & Fair Work Committee

Paul Bradley
3 August 2020
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An agile and inclusive support system for the economy and public services in Scotland would mean citizens,The recent blog by Scottish Government highlights the reductions in friction, effort, risk and cost if,It means that Scotland's economic development system must shift from a relatively narrow view of a thriving,Scotland's enterprise agencies and the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) should incorporate dedicated,crucial role in the health, security, safety and connections of citizens, carers and communities in fairer

https://scvo.scot/p/39842/2020/08/03/ses-scvo-submission-to-economy-energy-fair-work-committee

Third sector visions for a Scotland of the future

John Downie
25 November 2013
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[xviii] This means that the starting point for creating a new approach to welfare in Scotland is materially,In many ways, they reflect and further develop the vision outlined above for a fairer and more equal,Inclusion Scotland argues that a basic safety net should not be the primary purpose of welfare but that,This also means we must value outcomes other than paid employment [li] as for some, this will never be,/blog/2013/08/help-us-build-our-economy [v] http://scottishcommonweal.org/what-is-common-weal/ [vi] As

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