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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Funding

Funding guide Our funding guide takes you through the key steps to consider when thinking about funding,Guide to finding funding More support Our Information Service can answer your questions on all elements,own and for other funders, including Scottish Government.,Visit our grantmaking website to see what funds we currently have open for applications or to manage,all your monitoring and get in touch with our funding team for any support needs.

https://scvo.scot/funding

Membership

House We talked to Colin Leslie, communications and marketing manager at Leuchie House who told us all about,Scotland We talked to Stephanie Quigley, service manager with Cancer Support Scotland who told us all about,our work and we encourage people to find out more about our services on our website.”,Frequently asked questions We'd love to hear from you if you have any questions at all about joining,some of the questions we're often asked about.

https://scvo.scot/membership

Trustees' Week 2021

Trustees' Week (1-5 November 2021) is an annual event to showcase the great work trustees do, celebrate our,Our brand new Good Governance checkup tool guides you through the principles of the Scottish Governance,Use our Good Governance tool now Events With the support of CCLA Investment Management SCVO is hosting,lots of great free events throughout the week: 1 NOV - Rise & Shine with our Scottish Charity Awards,organisation's governance. https://youtu.be/SIfHORjqKrk 3 NOV – Good Governance: lived experience on

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/trustees-week-2021

Organisational purpose

A well-run board is clear about the purpose and values of the organisation and how it will achieve its,Making sure our governing documents are fit for purpose and set out the details of how our organisation,will be governed.,Making and recording informed decisions in line with our governing documents.,our decision-making.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/code/organisational-purpose

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

It is important to ensure your organisation’s governance is as effective as possible - The Scottish Governance,What about our staff and volunteers?,Telling your staff and volunteers about the advice and help available, such as the Scottish Government,The Home Office have an email alert system for people and organisations to receive updates about the,Along with our #EUareValued campaign, we are: liaising with the Scottish Government regarding the implications

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Contact the Information Service Find out more about: Reserves Business planning Mergers and collaborative,Our position paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding,SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network have written to the Scottish Government multiple times to raise our,from our CEO, Anna Fowlie.,cost of living crisis The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has collected guidance and information about

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

Access to audit

As part of their wider review of charity law, the Scottish Government asked about whether audit thresholds,should be raised - our response highlighted that that would be one way to help with problems that organisations,Scottish Government have taken on board the desire to review the threshold, and we are now involved in,conversations with OSCR, accountancy bodies and other voluntary sector bodies like the Charity Finance Group about,Our focus is making sure that we end up with proportionate audit requirements that don't place voluntary

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/access-to-audit

Leadership

A well-run board is clear about its role and responsibilities and provides strategic direction in line,for our decisions.,We need to make sure our organisation has a clear strategy to achieve our purpose.,Understanding and respecting the difference between governance and operations, delegating operational,Communicating with our staff, volunteers and members about our vision for our organisation and the decisions

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/code/leadership

What SCVO has done

CEO, Anna Fowlie was part ofWorked with Scottish Government and independent grant-makers to create a,communities Worked with the Scottish Government and a wide range of partners to develop and deliver,the sector’s future Liaised closely with Scottish Government regarding the impact of the pandemic on,practical and discursive webinars for hundreds of attendees including Digishift zoom calls to talk about,Please contact us at enquiries@scvo.scot if you have any feedback on our work or ideas about what we

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/what-scvo-is-doing

Board behaviour

As the board, we understand that our behaviour can have a far-reaching effect and is fundamental to our,We need to make sure our behaviour is consistent with our organisation’s vision and values.,We will achieve this by doing the following: Being open and honest about how we govern, who we are, and,governing document and our conflicts of interest policy.,Listening to each other, the people who benefit from our work, our members, employees and volunteers,

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/code/board-behaviour