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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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Posts tagged Trustees

A new Third Sector Governance Code for 2024
Tracey Bird
22 November 2023
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The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector was originally developed in 2018 by the Third Sector Governance Forum. Designed specifically for Scotland’s voluntary sector, it provided a statement of best practice on what good governance looks like. Since then, both our... Read more

Trustees' Week 2023 - there's so much going on!
Tracey Bird
24 October 2023
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Trustees’ Week is all about highlighting the great work of trustees across Scotland and the UK, and the role they play in governing our charities and voluntary organisations. Read more

Top tips and support for Trustees
Fiona Gillespie
16 November 2022
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We’re facing challenging times right now but there is lots of support out there for the 250,000 trustees across Scotland. Read more

We’d like to know what you think of the Third Sector Governance Code
Tracey Bird
30 May 2022
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The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector was developed in 2018 and sets out five broad principles of good governance that act as a point of reference for trustees in carrying out their role. They can be summarised under the following broad headings: Organisational... Read more

Helping charity trustees feel confident in their roles
Fiona Gillespie
14 April 2022
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By Fiona Gillespie, Head of Charities - Scotland, Rathbones At Rathbones we’re proud of our long history of supporting the charitable sector. Charities have entrusted us with their money for over 100 years. With funds under management of £7.1 billion* for more than 1,90... Read more

Are you a climate confident trustee?
Julie Hutchison
16 April 2021
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The next SCVO Good Governance webinar on 5 May is on a theme some trustees might not have considered before – are you a climate confident trustee? Responding to the climate emergency It’s a sad truth that COVID-19 is not the only global crisis we face at the moment. The... Read more

Governance Matters: even in a global pandemic
Thea Kellock
2 November 2020
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Starting a new job during a global pandemic is certainly a very unusual experience. Over the past 10 weeks, I have been completing a graduate internship lead by Scotland’s Third Sector Governance Forum. The project involved creating a report mapping the governance training and... Read more

Trustees' Week 2020 – Let’s celebrate!
Tracey Bird
26 October 2020
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Next Monday marks the start of Trustees’ Week an annual celebration of all the great work that an estimated 180,000 trustees do across Scotland. It’s a chance to showcase trustees and look at what good governance means, and this year it’s all online. From 2-6 November there will... Read more

Digital Trustees Scotland - learning how to recruit and become a digital trustee
Sally Dyson
6 November 2019
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Trustees Week 2019 saw Third Sector Lab and SCVO Digital bring together charities and people working in digital industries to create greater understanding of how we practically get more digital folk on charity boards. Digital Trustees Scotland was part of the roadshow developed... Read more

Are digital trustees all the same?
Lauren Pluss
5 November 2019
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We often use the term digital trustees as if they’re a homogenous group of people all with the same skillset. They’re not! There are so many digital skills, from web development to digital marketing to cyber security. Choosing someone with the right skills for your board (as with... Read more