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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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Surprise wins for democracy in Smith Commission

The Smith Commission has been occupying the lives of many policy-bods since the referendum.,I blogged the day after the referendum about the wonderful victory for democracy that the referendum,17-year-olds vote in Scottish Parliament and local government elections, just like they did for the referendum,So with one good thing coming out of this process for democracy, let’s hope we can get a few more over

https://scvo.scot/p/7191/2014/12/09/democracy-and-the-smith-commission

Let's resolve to think differently about volunteering

Minister’s comment “stick to your knitting” - our response to which resulted in SCVO’s most popular blog,think about volunteering in terms of participation, this brings in the current debate on a new kind of democracy,- a narrative that has particularly emerged after the referendum.

https://scvo.scot/p/7527/2015/01/09/lets-resolve-to-think-differently-about-volunteering