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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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Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

On 24 December 2020, EU and UK negotiators reached an “agreement in principle” on the text of a new “,its potential impacts on your organisation: Risk assessments / Risk management proceduresAsset and resource,How do we know what to plan for?,What about our staff and volunteers?,You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Jargon buster

Sometimes referred to as an Operational or Forward Plan.,Read our blog on how your charity can avoid conflicts of interest.,Induction: A formal process of introduction to a new job or position within an organisation.,Resources: everything an organisation draws on to carry out its activities.,This could include funders, trustees, volunteers, staff, suppliers, users, etc.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/jargon-buster

The door is open - now we need to push it a bit further 

CCPS CEO Rachel Cackett reflects on the disappointments and successes of the 4 Steps to Fair Work campaign – and what its emerging movement can do next in its fight for social justice

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-door-is-open-now-we-need-to-push-it-a-bit-further

Councils to be forced to improve education of poorer pupils

Scottish Government bill to narrow the gap that sees children from richer backgrounds given the best chance to succeed at school

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-to-be-forced-to-improve-education-of-poorer-pupils

A recipe for the perfect grant application

​Deanna Wolf shares her recipe for trust fundraising success

https://tfn.scot/opinion/trust-fundraising-like-baking-requires-practice-attention-to-detail-good-me

Is digital a human right?

If you’re reading this chances are you’re online. But did you know five billion others aren’t? Robert Armour investigates our right to get online

https://tfn.scot/features/is-digital-a-human-right

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

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish Voluntary Sector: a review of literature

sector has fallen from +4 in April 2020 to -3 in August, and that 28% of voluntary sector respondents plan,We are seeing these intentions borne out as New Philanthropy Capital’s (NPC) Covid-19 charity redundancies,The TSI survey found that 30% of organisations had furloughed staff.,those included: Organisational and financial capacity; independence; experience; trust and access to resources,https://nfpsynergy.net/blog/are-young-people-replacing-older-people-key-volunteering-group ONS (2020)

https://scvo.scot/p/40369/2020/09/17/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-a-review-of-literature

Response to SSAC Consultation - Extension of benefit waiting days

The planned increase in waiting days adds to whole range of already significant challenges within the,There are over 45,000 voluntary organisations in Scotland involving around 137,000 paid staff and approximately,[vii] http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog/2014/04/ending-food-poverty-in-scotland [viii] http://www.scottish.parliament.uk,http://www.gcph.co.uk/publications/456_the_rise_of_in-work_poverty [xiii] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource,/0045/00451915.pdf [xiv] http://www.niesr.ac.uk/blog/dwp-analysis-shows-mandatory-work-activity-largely-ineffective-government-therefore-extending

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

Developing this website

In this post, I'll explain how we planned and designed a new website which would address user needs,,Planning We began the process of building a new website by taking a step back from the content and design,types by our Communications team: There are four main audience profiles: Doers They want practical resources,advisors, students and job seekers are all regular visitors to our website, looking for opportunities and resources,blog post - as was the staff directory which also shows posts written by each member of staff, and related

https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website