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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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Let’s talk about private renting

OPINION 8 July 2015 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Ellie Hutchinson discusses the need to establish a national forum for tenants living in rented private accommodation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/whats-to-like-about-renting

#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

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

The hidden side effect of cancer

OPINION 12 April 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Janice Preston says cancer patients face a dual challenge of fighting for their health and paying their bills

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-hidden-side-effect-of-cancer

Government told to find out why charities aren’t making best use of technology

NEWS 30 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Management
Senior executives from Google and Twitter tell House of Lords committee on charities digital technology is crucial to sector

https://tfn.scot/news/government-told-to-find-out-why-charities-arent-making-best-use-of-technolo

How we designed change

OPINION 19 March 2024 by Katie Carmichael
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Dyslexia Scotland, a small Scottish charity, has just been ranked 130th most awarded advertiser in The World Creative Rankings - sharing space with multinationals like Kraft Heinz and Apple. And no, they don’t have Don Draper on staff. Katie Carmichael tells us how they did it...

https://tfn.scot/opinion/designing-change

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
Governments must recognise the cost-of-living crisis as a long-term issue likely to be with us for years, not months,us for years, not months.,many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government funding for over ten,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,for the months and years ahead.

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

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making

Rachel Le Noan
16 February 2023
Posted in
Summary Over the past 18 months SCVO has worked with its members, as well as partners across local and,In a recent article reviewing progress in the ten years since the Christie Report was published, Audit,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,Even when a decision is made, organisations are often left waiting months for the payment of funds to,However, it is also a role that some in the sector can find challenging.

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

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

Jordan Ogg
23 September 2015
Posted in
Gaining an accurate picture of fundraising in Scotland is challenging.,However, research carried out a year earlier found that more than nine out of ten people had not heard,is no indication of a dramatic increase in regular giving supporters cancelling their donations last month,totalled less than 50, equivalent to 0.01%.In the second, a Scottish charity told us how, over the past 15 months,(blog) [8] From OSCR’s Scottish Charity Surveys 2014 [9] As above [10] Rapidata (2015) Rapidata announces

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

Continuing the return to work theme – the IT blog

Alison Stone
30 July 2020
Posted in
Regular readers of my blogs will have noticed that I appear to be somewhat obsessed with the idea of,Anyhow, this blog focuses on IT “things” to think about when you return to that previously deserted workplace,So, in true Top of the Pops style… here are my Top Ten Tips for the workplace return. 10.,Passwords Remembering your password after two weeks summer holiday is often a challenge – imagine how,difficult it will be after four months!

https://scvo.scot/p/39792/2020/07/30/blog-return-to-work-it