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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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There’s a poor outlook for McCloud’s new poverty blog

NEWS 11 August 2015 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
A campaign to tackle the stigma of poverty has launched a new phase with a spoof blog that highlights

https://tfn.scot/news/theres-a-poor-outlook-for-mcclouds-new-poverty-blog

#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.

OPINION 28 July 2021 by Adam Lang
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-radical-scotland-not-yet-but-we-can-be-if-we-choose

#ChristiePlus10: Building on the momentum of Hard Edges Scotland

OPINION 16 July 2021 by Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Management
#NeverMoreNeeded
#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-building-on-the-momentum-of-hard-edges-scotland

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

Sheghley Ogilvie
19 August 2022
Posted in
In SCVO’s research, many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government,Women and people with a disability are at greater risk of living in poverty, an inequality the Poverty,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,Procurement contracts should: place social, environmental and economic factors on a level footing with,information, advice, and support and committed to working with the business community to identify and tackle

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

Julia Morrison
10 November 2014
Posted in
It must be a key element of government (at all levels) and sit at the heart of policy and legislation,create social security policy, even on a relatively small scale, how can governments (national and local,the perspective of other third sector organisations, there are opportunities with further powers to tackle,[xxv] One of the key drivers in implementing any newly devolved powers must be to tackle the inequality,www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_Welfare_Reform_Committee/20140401_papers.pdf [iv] http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-blogs

https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights

Smith Commission - SCVO interim response

Norette Ferns
10 October 2014
Posted in
Localism and local government There has now been much debate about the distribution or centralisation,government is insufficiently local to people and communities, and that local democracy ought to be redefined,fuel poverty, ability to meet climate change targets, and promotion of community energy/benefit.,However, it could be argued that tackling fuel poverty needs wider input from other policy areas e.g.,wp-content/uploads/2013/12/welfare-reform-mapping-report2.pdf [ii] http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-blogs

https://scvo.scot/p/6295/2014/10/10/smith-commission-scvo-interim-response

Renewing Scotland’s full potential in a digital world

Aaron Slater
24 December 2020
Posted in
to tackle poverty and social exclusion, and not viewed as something separate.,On a local authority level, organisations from both the public and voluntary sector are more connected,This should include clear and consistent local pathways to address digital exclusion, with clear messaging,opportunities to build capacity to provide digital skills support: “We would welcome support from other local,Local Authorities were all using Teams when most people prefer to use Zoom.

https://scvo.scot/p/42425/2020/12/24/renewing-scotlands-full-potential-in-a-digital-world

We need a new way of doing local government in Scotland

Jenny Bloomfield
27 March 2017
Posted in
What place should local authorities have in modern day Scotland?,I’ve been thinking about this since reading Carla’s blog about the role they might play in preventing,poverty.,Does anyone actually know what local authorities actually do?,council level.

https://scvo.scot/p/14967/2017/03/27/we-need-a-new-way-of-doing-local-government-in-scotland

SCVO Briefing - Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Lynn Williams
15 July 2015
Posted in
We highlight some of these critiques below and urge MPs to speak to key groups locally and nationally,affect carers who may have to supplement the wider family income when this benefit is reduced to the level,Troubled families/Stigma (Clause 3) Initiatives to tackle so-called “troubled families” do not apply,To change poverty measures as planned tries to sweep the crime of child poverty under the carpet.,of work as long as the earnings threshold within Carers’ Allowance continues to be set at such a low level

https://scvo.scot/p/9634/2015/07/15/scvo-briefing-welfare-reform-and-work-bill