Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

21st Century governance: trustees' week conference

In-person ( The Studio) 4 November Conference
Governance and leadership Learning & development
Waiting list places available

https://scvo.scot/events-training/calendar/a1vP100000NHsBeIAL/21st-century-governance-trustees-week-conference

Adapt and develop your management skills: managing people in the modern world

Online 4 December Training course
Governance and leadership HR, employment and jobs Running your organisation Learning & development Management
Waiting list places available

https://scvo.scot/events-training/calendar/a1vP100000I8BbsIAF/adapt-and-develop-your-management-skills-managing-people-in-the-modern-world

All things financial: budgeting and sound financial management

Online 29 January 2026 Training course
Funding and finance Governance and leadership HR, employment and jobs Policy and influencing Running your organisation Economy Learning & development Cost of living

https://scvo.scot/events-training/calendar/a1vP100000J4XNUIA3/all-things-financial-budgeting-and-sound-financial-management

All things financial: budgeting and sound financial management

Online 29 January 2026 Training course
Funding and finance Governance and leadership HR, employment and jobs Policy and influencing Running your organisation Economy Learning & development Cost of living

https://scvo.scot/events-training/calendar/a1vP100000PvMdKIAV/all-things-financial-budgeting-and-sound-financial-management

Adapt and develop your management skills: managing people in the modern world

Online 31 March 2026 Training course
Governance and leadership HR, employment and jobs Running your organisation Learning & development Management

https://scvo.scot/events-training/calendar/a1vP100000J52pRIAR/adapt-and-develop-your-management-skills-managing-people-in-the-modern-world

Organisational purpose

A well-run board is clear about the purpose and values of the organisation and how it will achieve its,purpose and values, and committing to them to make sure our organisation delivers what it was set up,Making sure our governing documents are fit for purpose and set out the details of how our organisation,Overseeing the use of assets and resources to make sure they are used to achieve our organisation’s purpose,Assessing whether other organisations are fulfilling similar purposes to ours more effectively and, if

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

Leadership

A well-run board is clear about its role and responsibilities and provides strategic direction in line,with the organisation’s purpose, vision and values.,for our decisions.,We need to make sure our organisation has a clear strategy to achieve our purpose.,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

The future of SCVO: consulting on a new strategic approach

What struck us most was the need for clarity around our purpose, our role as a membership organisation,Our proposed purpose statement is: SCVO’s purpose is to support, promote and develop a confident voluntary,And the proposed principles describe how we will achieve our purpose: The approach we take to developing,cost We have a clear rationale for how SCVO’s activities deliver our purpose and belief statement We,What do you think of this approach and of how we have described our purpose, beliefs and principles?

https://scvo.scot/about/work/the-future-of-scvo-consulting-on-a-new-strategic-approach

SCVO training & events privacy notice

Photography and filming may occasionally take place at our events.,This is used for publicity purposes by SCVO.,We also use it to send reminder emails and information about the event.,SCVO uses zoom for our online events with encryption.,Your information will also be anonymised for reporting purposes.

https://scvo.scot/privacy/training-and-events

Trading

What about social enterprise?,trading ancillary trading non-primary purpose trading.,Non primary purpose ‘small-scale’ trading is trading which cannot be justified as primary purpose or,Watch a recording of our webinar on trading, with our partners Azets and Gillespie Macandrew https://,Trustees trading and tax: how charities may lawfully trade A guide to voluntary sector trading from our

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/trading

21st Century governance: trustees' week conference

Adapt and develop your management skills: managing people in the modern world

All things financial: budgeting and sound financial management

All things financial: budgeting and sound financial management

Adapt and develop your management skills: managing people in the modern world

Organisational purpose

Leadership

The future of SCVO: consulting on a new strategic approach

SCVO training & events privacy notice

Trading

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