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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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Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Policy & influencing We’re giving you information to deal with things as they are, but we’re also always,This included a call for support with energy costs that the UK government had provided to the sector,Our members have access to exclusive services and support including: Free legal advice Free tax and VAT,advice Framework agreements – a collective way of purchasing and tendering open to SCVO members and,voluntary organisations Our SCVO partners provide discounted services and goods to SCVO members, covering

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Useful contacts

Support services Local Scotland-wide UK-wide Government and public bodies Local TSI Scotland Network,Circular Communities Scotland Community Land Scotland Community Land Scotland is a member-based organisation,What’s more, the majority of our services are entirely free to access.,We are Local Energy Scotland · Local Energy Scotland The Property Standardisation Group (PSG) PSG has,Provide advice, deals and audits.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/useful-contacts

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

one-to-one in-depth support options, alongside the development of a Running Costs Crisis hub with lots of advice,membership directory Supporting our sector Advice and support from our information and customer services,as they battled against rising running costs, and provided invaluable advice on topics from governance,, allowing teams across the voluntary sector to focus their energy and resources on their key charitable,data, and who were able to be skilled-up on how to use the internet to shop for the best prices and deals

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

Helping tenants meet the challenges of Universal Credit

Dunedin Canmore has learnt valuable lessons in how to support tenants to pay their own rent under Universal Credit

https://tfn.scot/opinion/helping-tenants-meet-the-challenges-of-universal-credit

Social care reform too slow says watchdog

Audit Scotland's new report into social care personalisation has found progress has moved too slowly despite a 10 year strategy and major funding

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-reform-too-slow-says-watchdog

A new hope which banishes despair

How a grassroots charity moved from despair to hope and is transforming a community

https://tfn.scot/news/a-new-hope-which-banishes-despair

Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

Assessing the impact of the Procurement Reform Act' consultation, which builds on the former Economy, Energy,Evidence provided to the former Economy, Energy, and Fair Work Committee by organisations outwith the,Organisations frequently deal with multiple funding streams, each with its distinct rules and requirements,SCVO represents the sector at a national level and provides advice and services to voluntary organisations,Along with our community of 3,500+ members and supporters, we want to see a thriving voluntary sector

https://scvo.scot/p/62600/2023/09/27/post-legislative-scrutiny-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014

SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review

Voluntary organisations’ work is essential to the green economy, through supporting local energy networks,employees and debt and financial advice, to name a couple.,and indeed during the pandemic we have seen greater flexibility given to voluntary organisations to deal,On procurement, SCVO conducted member surveys in 2013 and 2019.,Along with our community of 2,900+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises, and community

https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review

Minutes of the 70th Annual General Meeting | November 2013

Along with many other SCVO members, SCVO is a member of the SVSPS that closed to further accrual on 31st,It found that there were significant gaps in the provisions that were needed - gaps in advice, advocacy,Next year, of course, would be referendum year and SCVO had tried various formulae to capture the energy,The Convener reflected that she had probably given the impression that SCVO was a very serious place, dealing,To be in a room buzzing with the energy and creativity of the best of the sector and to see how little

https://scvo.scot/p/6744/2014/11/17/minutes-of-the-70th-annual-general-meeting-november-2013

SCVO response: Smith Commission

allowing hypothetical comparators in equal pay cases and setting pay audit requirements; provision to deal,government would in effect ‘contract’ the Scottish Government to deliver accommodation, advocacy & advice,Energy Key Points: The full devolution of energy to the Scottish Parliament would help align energy policy,mix of devolved and reserved powers relating to energy The devolution of powers over energy has been,Union Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen Michelle McCrindle, Food Train Moira Tasker, Citizens Advice

https://scvo.scot/p/6582/2014/11/03/scvo-response-smith-commission