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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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SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

by SCVO staff 10 SCVO policy led events Engaged with 900+ sector representatives through SCVO-led events,a new campaign to support longer term messaging about the essential role of the sector.,’s campaigning, and provided a useful bridge between SCVO, the wider sector, policy-makers and influencers,four more waves of SCVO’s Scottish Third Sector Tracker (funded by funded by SCVO, The Scottish Government,, and have shaped conversations in the Scottish Parliament, Third Force News and mainstream news media

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

Brexit exodus could devastate third sector

Many organisations are fearing an exodus of staff when Brexit arrives

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-launched-to-support-eu-third-sector-workers

SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025 Stage 1 Debate

Summary SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026 in the Policy,The November data from the Third Sector Tracker is still being analysed and includes a mix of new and,To make progress the Scottish Government should align ‘Fairer Funding’ with SCVO’s definition of Fair,The sector also undertakes vital medical and environmental research, runs most of Scotland’s theatres,’s State of the Sector statistics.

https://scvo.scot/p/88172/2024/01/29/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2024-2025-stage-1-debate

Expert Working Group on Welfare – Phase 2 Call for Evidence

Underpinning objectives and principles Earlier this year, SCVO produced a paper which outlined third,Made up of a wide range of third sector organisation, the Campaign highlights that these principles could,[iv] The third sector is making a strong call for policy to be grounded in human rights principles as,are clear views from the third sector about the need for policy making to better reflect societal changes,It also helps to strengthen and develop third sector organisations taking part.

https://scvo.scot/p/2912/2013/12/16/2912

Parliamentary debate: Scotland's Outlook campaign

Motion: That the Parliament welcomes the launch of Scotland’s Outlook, a joint third sector campaign,, which has been developed by third sector partners including SCVO, Macmillan Cancer Care, Shelter Scotland,The campaign will consistently be underpinned by a call to action to policy and decision makers, to third,In previous briefings to the Scottish Parliament, SCVO and its campaign partners along with other third,In the debate on welfare reform last week, SCVO asked the Scottish Government to work with the third

https://scvo.scot/p/3958/2014/03/24/parliamentary-debate-scotlands-outlook-campaign

Scottish charity sector grows to £20.8 billion??? We wish!

Ilse Mackinnon takes a look at why the latest round of third sector stats left us scratching our heads

https://scvo.scot/p/4162/2014/04/07/scottish-charity-sector-grows-to-20-8-billion-we-wish

A new democracy for Scotland: Discussion paper by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

to react and even change policy mid-campaign.,So, how does the third sector fit into all this?,SCVO wants to secure both recognition and greater support for the role of the third sector in our democracy,SCVO works in partnership with the third sector in Scotland to advance our shared values and interests,State of the Sector report 2014 http://www.scvo.scot/news-campaigns-and-policy/research/scvo-scottish-third-sector-statistics

https://scvo.scot/p/6723/2014/11/14/a-new-democracy-for-scotland-discussion-paper-by-the-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations

SCVO Briefing - Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Introduction Sadly, SCVO and other third sector organisations find themselves having to brief MPs on,Third sector responses The third sector has been united in its condemnation of the provisions within,SCVO works in partnership with the third sector in Scotland to advance our shared values and interests,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.[1] Further details about SCVO,References Scottish Voluntary Sector Statistics 2010, SCVO www.scvo.scot/evidencelibrary/Home/ReadResearchItem.aspx

https://scvo.scot/p/9634/2015/07/15/scvo-briefing-welfare-reform-and-work-bill

Call for Affordable Internet

Affordable Internet Campaign 04 December 2017 Our position The Scottish Government will shortly make,, the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has invested over £1m in 127 local projects,Additionally, organisations from across the public, private and third sectors have made commitments through,third sector.,SCVO works in partnership with the third sector in Scotland to advance our shared values and interests

https://scvo.scot/p/22875/2017/12/06/call-for-affordable-internet

Local funding survey

Supporting the unique third sector The Scottish Government, which is currently running a minority administration,to do here at SCVO, will enable funders and the sector to map out a better system for the coming years,Jenny Bloomfield, Policy Officer, Spring 2017 Introduction to the data The third sector is diverse, working,And it is still the case, three years on from SCVO’s last funding sector survey, that inflationary increases,new application forms, and information from other places – such as the Scottish Charity Register held

https://scvo.scot/p/15064/2017/04/25/local-funding-survey