In 2013, over 70% of third sector organisations had experienced a significant increase in demand for,SCVO was a member of the High Level Reference Group chaired by the Secretary of State for Scotland that,is insufficiently local to people and communities, and that local democracy ought to be redefined in post-referendum,The Crown Estate The prospect of devolution of the Crown Estate has long been on the agenda in Scotland,We also hope that these initial thoughts will form part of the Commission’s discussions with the political

Whether we move to fully-fledged co-operatives or some other form of employee-owned business, making,On this front, the Oxfam Humankind Index (OHI)[xxxix] – which was formed by consulting over 3,000 people,economic growth would have on unemployment, nef suggests that we could all move to working fewer hours (as long,, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2013).,[xxxvi] See, for example, Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 Submission to the Scottish Government

funding shows that income from donations has grown steadily in recent years, reaching an all-time high in 2013,This increase helped the sector meet growing demand and plug the gaping hole left by public sector funding,Recent figures from NCVO show that across the rest of the UK, voluntary income dropped between 2012 and 2013,We must also do more to help people outwith the sector see us and our work more clearly.,SCVO wants to gain a more balanced picture of the state of fundraising in Scotland today.

These data tables accompany the State of the Sector 2013 report.,for the next 12 months, from 2011 to 2013 Financial situation for third sector in Scotland 2011 2012,Responses General funding shortages 69% Lack of long-term funding 68% Sustainability of funding 62% Covering,core costs 53% Funding cuts / decreases 51% Securing charitable trust grants 50% Securing public sector,Answer Options £0-£25k £25k-£100k £100k-£1m Over £1m General funding shortages 61% 81% 68% 58% Lack of long-term

In SCVO's State of the Sector report out today, we find that 30% of organisations who responded to our,Is it okay that our sector, which strives to be a force for good – whatever area we work in – uses these,Perhaps we in the third sector know how to use these contracts fairly, and don’t exploit employees?,or bank work is a practical solution to changes in demand and dealing with staff absences, but as a sector

So why in this current state do we have equality as a horizontal theme but not as a clear investment,We hope our sector’s interests will be represented in the Programme Monitoring and Advisory Committee,The decline of these funds being accessed by the third sector is noted in our own report to the Scottish,interventions such as third sector technical assistance – similar to the rest of the UK.,Is it not by investing in the capacity of third sector organisations to deliver their core aims, such

This approach moves away from a “them” and “us” approach to the welfare state explicit in elements of,[xxviii] Creating a strong social partnership – Employers, the state, the third sector and other key,authorities have contributed to the development of co-housing through resources, the creation of development posts,and in the form of grants to enable residents to have more control over the environment in which they,A frank debate about the nature of poverty and inequality in Scotland is long overdue.

To be effective, the market has to be free from the heavy hand of the state.,“Long lines of indebtedness, constructed by the City, which are completely beyond technical regulation,Nye Bevan, the Welsh post-war Minister, described the NHS “an act of collective goodwill” - a phrase,The forming of opinions is as important as expressing them through debate in public settings.,_r=0 [17] Stuckler,D .,Sanjay,B The Body Economic: Austerity Kills 2013 [18] Williams,R Resources of

Nonprofit VOTE runs as a national scheme that works with individual state-wide third sector organisations,who in turn offer telephone and resource support to smaller organisations across the state: helping,References Scottish Voluntary Sector Statistics 2012, SCVO http://www.scvo.scot/about-the-sector/sector-stats,[i] See http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scottish-independence-referendum-bill/ [ii] Scottish Social,An evaluation of the track the vote programme, Part 1, 2013.