We are responding to the current Disclosure (Scotland) Act fees and discounting consultation and want to hear your views about the potential impact of the proposals. There are several ways you can share your views. Find out more here: ow.ly/RyWS50RjSOi

We stand together as mentors to say no to cuts. We all agree young people across 30 schools in Glasgow will suffer without Pathways Coordinators. Sign the petition mcrpathways.org/save-mcr-glasg…

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Last July, we published a blog examining Scotland’s education and skills review, highlighting volunteering prospects. In our latest blog we call for volunteering to be part of the curriculum for young people in Scotland! Find out more here: ow.ly/3coq50RgS83

We are responding to the current Disclosure (Scotland) Act fees and discounting consultation and want to hear your views about the potential impact of the proposals. There are several ways you can share your views. Find out more here: ow.ly/Sw3f50RiQMq

Excited to be heading to the @SCVO #EssentialSector Parliamentary reception this evening. It has never been more crucial that we celebrate and acknowledge the vital role of Scotland's third sector, including it's many thousands of volunteers. 🙌

We believe that the Disclosure Scotland proposals to remove the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership fee waiver for volunteers will have a devastating impact on voluntary organisations and volunteering.

Read our statement here👉
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'The ALLIANCE has repeatedly emphasised the importance of the third sector as an investment in prevention, health, wellbeing, and equality.' The ALLIANCE statement - alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/stre…

Volunteering participation in Scotland has declined for both adults and young people. The last thing we should be considering right now is introducing fees for people to give their time to support some of Scotland's most vulnerable groups. news.stv.tv/scotland/plans…

Disappointed to hear this proposal to remove the fee waiver. We cannot expect volunteers to pay for their PVGs. Some insurers require another PVG every 3 years too. Vols would have to pay up organisations can ill afford to reimburse them.

#BecauseOfCLD #Barriers

Our new consultation response delves into volunteers' impact on community learning and development. It offers recommendations for CLD's sustainability and alignment with Scottish skills reform and community empowerment. Read here: ow.ly/pVWK50QKIGN

This simple maths also extends to charities. Where local government must make deep cuts, charities lose funding and also see demand for their services increasing as people lose access to support from councils.

Our response to #DemocracyMatters incorporates views of the #VolunteeringActionPlan Policy Champions Network. In our response, we call for alignment with the #VolunteerCharter , Fair Funding & greater accountability and transparency in the transfer of power.bit.ly/DemocracyMatte…

Sara Redmond of The ALLIANCE: The third sector’s economic contribution and development seems to be too often overlooked
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This was such an important response for me to get right. The voice of volunteers is often missing in conversations about #CommunityEmpowerment & #LocalDemocracy . If you work in this sector, please give it a read. Thanks to Policy Champions Network members for their insights too.

We've just published our latest findings from the Scottish Household Survey 2022.
The report covers an initial analysis of formal, informal and total adult volunteering participation from the SHS 2022 Survey. Read in full here: ow.ly/CMMo50QIIaJ

“ We cannot continue to take the sector for granted, or we risk losing much of this vital social fabric of our civil society”

Powerful message from ⁦The ALLIANCE⁩ Chief Officer ⁦Sara Redmond⁩ ⁦TSI Scotland Network⁩ alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/opinion/t…

Warm words about the 3rd Sector won't embed Fair Work, or tackle recruitment challenges, short term funding, job insecurity.
Have we forgotten the COVID lessons – the importance of local responses, strong communities & voluntary organisations? #ScotBudget
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I'm not going to lie - today has been tough.

In one day, The Herald revealed that Glasgow City Council is cutting it's support for MCR Pathways, the DYW workers in the city are to lose their jobs, and that the Fine Art degree at Moray School of Art is at serious risk.