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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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UK government set to raid Scotland’s Big Lottery Fund cash by 40%

​Fears UK government will seize £320m of Big Lottery Fund cash across the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-set-to-raid-scotlands-lottery-cash-by-40

Climbing fundraising hills

Charlotte Bray believes her fellow travellers make the struggle of fundraising so worthwhile

https://tfn.scot/opinion/climbing-fundraising-hills

Easy money: is foundation giving the future of charity funding, or is it just a lottery?

Trusts and foundations are becoming ever more important in the face of drastic public spending cuts. TFN finds out how the sector is coping with demand.

https://tfn.scot/features/easy-money-is-foundation-giving-the-future-of-charity-funding-or-is-it-just

Digital is booming and charities are starting to join the revolution

Paul Cardwell looks at which charities are making the best use of digital technology to explore how your organisation can become more connected.

https://tfn.scot/news/tech-special-digital-is-booming-and-charities-need-to-take-note

Charity sector data strategy and innovation with Elasticsearch

But with a very small development team, we felt our time was better spent on the front-end development,In terms of measuring impact, the primary aim of this work has been to improve the search relevancy of,Our users include charity workers looking for advice on running an organisation, people looking for a,finding out more about the sector and sharing our research (this is not an exhaustive list... we're a big,This blog post was also published as a guest blog with Elastic.

https://scvo.scot/p/31612/2019/06/05/charity-sector-data-strategy-and-innovation-with-elasticsearch

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

We champion our sector’s social and economic contribution, provide essential services, and debate big,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,Small charities (income of under £100k) make up 78% of the charity sector in Scotland.,charities.,Small-scale change could be made relatively quickly by holders of budget lines.

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

do is to make sure that everybody has an opportunity to flourish, whatever that means. […] I’m not a big,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,that role for charities in Third Force News: ‘Charities are an important voice for the people and communities,There is a big assumption that everyone has this or knows who to contact but many do not.,Small-scale change could be made relatively quickly by holders of budget lines.

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

Digital for Good: The Scottish community helping you achieve your mission through technology

This year as a group we have big plans and want to have an even bigger impact. ,Manager at Computershare and co-founder of Digital for Good, outlines the plans for the community in his blog,from across the sector and work closely with non-profits in a network aligned for openness, action and impact,Charity Leader, your nominated representative) to define and deliver an impactful program of work over,Together, they will build a small project team of members of the Community to deliver the program goals

https://scvo.scot/p/34223/2020/01/07/digital-for-good-the-scottish-community-helping-you-achieve-your-mission-through-technology

6 big questions charity digital leaders need to ask

“You can achieve great things with small means if the culture is right.”,The National Cyber Security Centre’s ‘Cyber Security Centre Small Guide’ is a great starting point, looking,Social Technology (CAST) are clear that a culture of reuse is the biggest accelerator of tech for good impact,Whether it’s the CRM that tracks volunteer impact or the online support tool for your users – always,A version of this blog originally appeared on Charity Digital News.

https://scvo.scot/p/33081/2019/10/18/6-big-questions-charity-digital-leaders-need-to-ask