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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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The best leadership tool to get you through Covid - email

Angela Bonomy reflects on a year of the pandemic - and how email has been a simple tool for staying connected with others

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-best-leadership-tool-to-get-you-through-covid-email

A Good Thing CIC: sending less to landfill and more to a good cause across Scotland

We launched our pilot in the Thames Valley in 2021, and since then have been building our community of,We have been growing fast in Scotland in the past few months, with some really exciting activity and,Almost immediately, the Edinburgh firm T20 Interiors got in touch to let us know they could meet the,There really is no limit to what can be given away! There are some great case studies on our blog.,‘charity needs’ across all of our social platforms to raise awareness of the things our charities tell

https://scvo.scot/p/87178/2023/12/05/a-good-thing-cic-sending-less-to-landfill-and-more-to-a-good-cause-across-scotland

DigiShifting gears

It also gave us a way of letting people know about our future call topics.,More on that in Maddie’s recent blog. ,It turned out that our DigiShift community really valued seeing one another’s faces.,seemed to go really well had quite short introductions.,If you think of anything you’d like to see in the next few months, please let us know digital@scvo.scot

https://scvo.scot/p/40188/2020/09/03/digishifting-gears

What a difference a year makes

Digital evolution When I joined the team, I didn’t really know what we were trying to achieve.,Our Digital Evolution manager John’s recent blog gives a brilliant summary of exactly this with his 10,Creating great content I learnt how to write smarter content, wrote case studies and blog posts, and,I helped with user testing, so we understood how people used our site, then I was let loose with my ideas,I learnt to believe in myself more; that my skills are unique and of value; and my opinions are valid

https://scvo.scot/p/42840/2021/03/29/what-a-difference-a-year-makes

Have your say on the future of European Structural Funds

The Government has accompanied the consultation with its own blog, which gives a good overview of the,I will let you read it for yourself but there are one or two areas that I am going to think about a bit,I will let you think about that.,Then there is the area of horizontal themes that gets a mention but nobody really knows what to do with,Why is any of that not value for money?

https://scvo.scot/p/2906/2013/12/16/have-your-say-on-the-future-of-european-structural-funds

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

So, particularly at this time, we need to articulate what we cherish - what we value in Scotland – and,And that is why it is our secret weapon because its values are in direct opposition to the logic of the,We have his legacy – let’s build on this.,Let’s join with others in making a stand.,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

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

With data relating to budget-setting and tax decisions not being readily available, it is hard to really,How can we, as a sector, ensure that changes in desired outcomes are really reflected through the budgets,Spending allocations As a starter for ten, let’s consider four areas the third sector could focus Government,behind any taxation system – which we have often repeated (see, for example, here: http://www.scvo.scot/blog,Tax options Land value and property taxes: Housing has become an increasingly important element of wealth

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

Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill - stage 1 debate

SCVO briefing to Scottish Parliament 31 January 2018 Our position Income tax cuts for the low paid will,The Scottish Government must use the benefits system to really dig into poverty alleviation: as today,research from IPPR shows, we need a rounded approach that considers both tax and benefits if Scotland really,We applaud the importance that both this Government and Parliament have placed on reducing poverty – let,SCVO works in partnership with the third sector in Scotland to advance our shared values and interests

https://scvo.scot/p/24092/2018/01/31/budget-scotland-no-2-bill-stage-1-debate