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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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AGM 2023 Livestream

View our livestream Useful documents Agenda for Annual General Meeting 2023 (PDF) 2022/2023 annual report and audited signed accounts (link to webpage) Minutes from 2022 Annual General Meeting (Word)

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm/livestream

Meetings

Most of a governing body’s work is carried out through meetings.

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

Decision making and governance

Once you’ve decided what your charity will do you need to think about how you’ll make decisions.,subscriptionsNo investment for members benefits Role of members Members can: Attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM,If you think there should be an election process at an AGM even if it is expected that attendance may,If so, work out a reasonable cost that won’t exclude the people you hope to involve.,In some charities there will be paid staff or volunteers who carry out the day-to-day activities or work

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/decision-making

Who you need

Sometimes people might take on more than one role, but you should be mindful of the amount of work involved,and fully participative- holding the casting vote in the event of a split decision- ensuring that AGMs,bookkeeping- presenting financial reports, raising issues and answering questions at regular meetings and the AGM,If there’s something you would really like to do more of – like working with young people, increasing,Read more about roles and responsibilities of trustees.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/who-you-need

Board of trustees elections 2025

membership we have five vacancies for elected members of our board to be filled from our membership at our AGM,membership of one of the standing committees [approximately quarterly] Ad hoc meetings of the board and working,the Charity Awards To support their commitments to SCVO, some of our current trustees use flexible working,Find out more about SCVO's work and our current board Read about SCVO's work and learn about our current,about our Annual General Meeting If you have questions or want to know about something that isn’t covered

https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees/elections

Trustee Elections 2022

Who stood for election at the 2022 AGM?,I’m passionate about the potential of SCVO and our members and in truly positioning the voluntary sector,The chance to work in partnership with respected peers is rich.,, networking/influencing/negotiation I am passionate about the third sector and believe that my skills,Results were announced on Tuesday 6 December at 4pm during our annual AGM.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm/trustee-elections-2022

Press coverage tips for charities

with media pros from Third Force News, BBC Scotland's The Nine and Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home to chat about,transparent – people can tell when you’re not being honest, whether it’s the press or publicThink about,An AGM won’t cut it – would you read a story about another organisation’s governance meeting?!,Find a way to make it relevant to other peopleIt doesn’t always have to be about lived experiences of,your beneficiaries – it can be about campaigns, research findings or even less positive stories like

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/press-coverage-tips-for-charities

Board of trustees

On this page, you'll find more information about our board members.,Join our board We're inviting nominations from our membership community so we can hold a vote at our AGM,Passionate about the potential of SCVO and our members, Kim is committed to playing her part in positioning,As Depute CEO at Routes to Work and a career working across the third sector, she has been dedicated,Ashley Ryan ENABLE Works Ashley Ryan is the Director of ENABLE Works – one of the three pillars of the

https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees