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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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Don’t panic: charity storm clouds have a silver lining

Smith says don’t panic about falling trust levels, be proactive and seize the opportunity to create good

https://tfn.scot/opinion/theres-a-silver-lining-within-the-current-storm-of-bad-news

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

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

Developing this website

Political animals Focus on current affairs activity – welfare cuts, public service reform, referendum,Rolling out Good HQ as a trust and engagement platform for the sector.,Make it easier for us to promote key service areas, such as CJS.,what is going on so that I can make an informed choice about whether to join.,Existing blog posts would be ported over to keep a history of what has been published and to allow for

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

Small actions can have a big impact

What is microvolunteering?,Become a digital activist What has previously been labelled as slacktivism, is actually a great example,What can you do to empower people to be digital activists? 2.,There are lots of charities harnessing the power of the public to help them with their work.,the volunteer, you’re able to provide support to volunteers and you have the resources to make it a success

https://scvo.scot/p/25078/2018/04/18/small-actions-can-have-a-big-impact

SES & SCVO submission to Economy, Energy & Fair Work Committee

good, to the employability programmes charities deliver.,An agile and inclusive support system for the economy and public services in Scotland would mean citizens,Citizens would have the means to communicate with service providers digitally and face to face, and citizens,The recent blog by Scottish Government highlights the reductions in friction, effort, risk and cost if,CRDs) must also become more inclusive and broaden out from small constituencies involved in decision making

https://scvo.scot/p/39842/2020/08/03/ses-scvo-submission-to-economy-energy-fair-work-committee

6 big questions charity digital leaders need to ask

of digital and what it could help them achieve.,teams to make it happen.,Tom Loosmore of Public Digital has a beautifully simple definition of ‘digital’ that all charities should,data as a decision making tool, embedding service design approaches, using flexible technology, shifting,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

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

services.,And the war of attrition - the persistent privatisation of our public services; the imposition of PFI,The outsourcing of public services has led to a huge growth of corporate power – private, unaccountable,And what do we do to them? Make them look for proper work? Imprison them for stealing our money?,For example, a recent poll showed huge support in Scotland for the public ownership of key services

https://scvo.scot/p/2963/2014/01/08/the-war-on-the-commonweal-taking-a-stand-in-2014

Consultation response to Scottish Parliament inquiry on a Scottish approach to taxation

, services or activities.,We hope that these ideas are what in part makes up the Scottish Government principles of certainty and,Tax digitalisation The ‘Making tax digital’ agenda, led by HMRC, is due to deliver a fully digital tax,service by 2020.,Finally, we hope to see MSPs considering the implications of HMRC’s ‘Making tax digital’ agenda throughout

https://scvo.scot/p/13706/2016/09/27/consultation-response-to-scottish-parliament-inquiry-on-a-scottish-approach-to-taxation

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

We note that this consultation comes at a good time, enabling an assessment of what works well – and,what doesn’t - ahead of the devolution of the new employability support system.,sector in both service design and delivery.,Digital Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with,Given the levels of public funding in the system, it is crucial that there is a good return on investment

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation