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Please sign up for one of our upcoming events.,directory Our latest members Leuchie House We talked to Colin Leslie, communications and marketing manager,The biggest challenges we’re facing at the moment are recruitment, and the financial crises around cost-of-living,Cancer Support Scotland We talked to Stephanie Quigley, service manager with Cancer Support Scotland,therapy volunteer team lead by our national award-winning therapist have created a bespoke treatment plan
SCVO Impact Report 2021/22
tackling the climate emergency, how to improve equality, diversity and inclusion, how to mitigate our own financial,aged 16 to 24, and a further 54 places for those aged 25 years and above, who have been unemployed for 12,SCVO Scottish Parliament event Hosted by Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP, we organised this well-attended event,Community navigators supported people to develop wellbeing plans, connecting them to activities in their,380 380 community and voluntary organisations engaged with SCVO’s role was to manage communications,
20 inspiring Scottish social entrepreneurs
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16 May 2017
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Some of them have been around for decades, others are barely out of school, but TFN believes all 20 of these social entrepreneurs are truly inspiring
A new democracy for Scotland: Discussion paper by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
14 November 2014
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to engage in planning.,have already been a number of successful pilot initiatives for participative budgeting in Scotland[12,There needs to be serious financial investment from Government to back up the verbal support of such,The sector manages an income of £5 billion.,http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_LocalGovernmentandRegenerationCommittee/Reports/lgR-14-08w.pdf [12
SCVO response: Smith Commission
3 November 2014
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Devolution is not a one-off event - it is an evolving process.,However, to date the third sector has not explored what any financial settlement may look at, hence,,Some charity utility reliefs such as water rates, non-domestic rates and property transaction fees are,Planning consents for fracking ought to be entirely devolved.,hosted with Scottish Government Third sector Division, 12 people - 1 October 2014 SCVO Roundtable on
https://scvo.scot/p/6582/2014/11/03/scvo-response-smith-commission
Third sector funding and spending in 2013
The rest is made up from Non-Departmental Public Bodies, NHS and UK Government.,has been a shift from straightforward voluntary donations to more income from fundraising activities, events,their funds come from donations, membership fees, sales of goods, fees for activities and fundraising events,publicity, fundraising, the costs of trading subsidiaries, any related staff costs and the investment management,To tackle this squeeze on resources, 71% planned to develop new projects and 71% planned to look at new
https://scvo.scot/p/6779/2014/11/19/third-sector-funding-and-spending-in-2013
SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)
15 May 2023
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Participating in Volunteer Scotland’s Community Wealth Building consultation event and in Social Enterprise,Action Plans Action plans were identified as an area in which more work could be done.,and delivery of CWB action plans.,are concerns around the stress and undue responsibility of volunteers taking over assets previously managed,Government to improve the sector’s access to banking and financial services.
SCVO response to Becoming a Fair Work Nation consultation
23 December 2021
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who plan, decide, and communicate changes.,that have not seen an increase in the funding they receive from local or national government in up to 12,In the past few weeks, Scotland's Auditor General also called for longer than 12 months of funding when,Managers and HR staff require tailored support in championing and executing Fair Work.,To support this, SCVO will continue to promote Fair Work through our events, working and advisory groups
https://scvo.scot/p/48075/2021/12/23/becoming-a-fair-work-nation-consultation
SCVO Response to Devolution Committee call for written evidence on the Scotland Bill
14 August 2015
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Given the significant financial contribution Gift Aid makes to Scotland's third sector, SCVO firmly believes,The inclusion of terms such as “exceptional events” and “exceptional circumstances” has the potential,We note that similar wording relating to sanction and non-payment appears in clauses 21 and 22.,We call on the Devolution Committee to question both UK and Scottish Ministers on engagement plans to,The sector manages an income of £4.9 billion.
SCVO policy and public affairs: A busy three months to kick off 2022
28 April 2022
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Future regulation – to ensure new and updated regulations strengthen the operational, financial, and,Plan.,to Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation that could include the sector Revaluation of non-domestic,The next few months promise to be as busy as plans for the new financial year around funding and procurement,would like to discuss any of the above, please book a meeting with SCVO’s Policy and Public Affairs Manager