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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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Writer and campaigner Jack Monroe urges volunteers to continue fight against poverty

NEWS 16 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
2 comments
“If we all do something, we will change somebody’s world."

https://tfn.scot/news/writer-and-campaigner-jack-monroe-urges-volunteers-to-continue-fight-against-poverty

Loneliness: tackling the last taboo

FEATURE 30 October 2015 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
Can it really be cured?

https://tfn.scot/features/loneliness-tackling-the-last-taboo

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

Natasha Hallett
8 January 2014
Posted in
And finally, when you think it couldn’t get any worse, we have a growing band of warlords!,I’m sure something we would all like to do -perhaps tenants could ask this about the bedroom tax ?,Worse - the drip drip drip begins to get into people’s heads.,He would have relished this fight and he would have been in the front line, taking a quiet but strong,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

John Downie
25 November 2013
Posted in
This means that the starting point for creating a new approach to welfare in Scotland is materially worse,than it might have been.,[xxiii] This statement could apply to a vision for welfare in Scotland.,have a much greater say in how they are treated, and they have a direct stake in how they achieve their,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

Response to SSAC Consultation - Extension of benefit waiting days

Norette Ferns
1 July 2014
Posted in
Already a tide of evidence shows the impact of what has been implemented to date.,recently been extended to include more people affected by benefit changes, including those affected,have helped to fund more impactful interventions.,Universal Credit impact – will be much worse given that it covers a fuller amount of household income,year-benefit-ban-hits-120-disabled-people-under-new-sanctions-regime [vii] http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog

https://scvo.scot/p/5169/2014/07/01/response-to-ssac-consultation-extension-of-benefit-waiting-days

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

Ruth Boyle
15 August 2016
Posted in
been ignored.,The IPPR recently reported that the sectors that have lost jobs in Scotland have been of higher skill,In 2015/16, 74% of MA frameworks had a gender balance of 75:25 or worse.,While the community development role could be provided by SE across Scotland, HIE already have the expertise,Much of the skills needed should be coming through schools and the curriculum for excellence.

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

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

Paul Bradley
29 November 2022
Posted in
This briefing has been prepared by Paul Bradley (SCVO) and Sarah Latto (Volunteer Scotland) for MPs with,Much of this funding ultimately depends on budgetary decisions taken in Westminster.,which could be impacting on volunteer participation rates.,Volunteer Scotland has been working with several partners, led by Volunteer Glasgow, to influence the,The DWP have produced a policy statement on this issue but have not permitted its publication online.

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

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

Jordan Ogg
23 September 2015
Posted in
3.3 How much are charities raising in Scotland?,For this reason, the opinions of these three groups have not been surveyed.,have been experienced by the public to be high pressure or aggressive fundraising.,Whilst the review was asked to look at whether the public could have confidence in fundraising regulation,We have also been in regular contact with NCVO and the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB).

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