Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Participation and representation: Strengthening the third sector voice in local governance

What Works Scotland has been working with the third sector to develop a vision to re-imagine community planning in Scotland. At the end of 2014 representatives from third sector interfaces (TSIs) in Scotland worked together in a two-day deliberative forum facilitated by What...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/participation-and-representation-strengthening-the-third-sector-voice-in-local-governance

Pay charity trustees to improve governance says think tank

NEWS 16 August 2016 by Susan Smith

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Charities should be able to pay trustees to improve standards of governance says a new report from New

https://tfn.scot/news/pay-charity-trustees-to-improve-governance-says-think-tank

Regulator freezes assets of church charity over governance concerns

NEWS 30 November 2023 by Rab Armour

Management

No accounts have been filed since 2017

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-freezes-assets-of-church-charity-over-governance-concerns

Governance crisis at leading charity as chief executive resigns

NEWS 13 June 2017 by Rab Armour

Management

World's oldest animal charity plunged into disarray after resignation

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-crisis-at-leading-charity-as-chief-executive-resigns

New site launched to strengthen charity governance across Scotland

NEWS 26 June 2025 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

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Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

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The free user-friendly platform offers accessible, up-to-date guidance for charities, community groups and social enterprises

https://tfn.scot/news/new-site-launched-to-strengthen-charity-governance-across-scotland

SCVO responds to UK Government Spring Statement 2025

Press release

26 March 2025

Fair Funding

If the UK Government is serious about its intention to work in partnership with the voluntary sector,,“It’s essential that the government actively engages with voluntary organisations that have extensive

https://scvo.scot/p/98013/2025/03/26/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-spring-statement-2025

Close to Parity: Challenging the voluntary sector to smash the glass ceiling

Rowena Lewis's research report shines a spotlight on women's representation in the voluntary sector. Through her research Rowena set out to demonstrate how well the sector is doing. She unearthed some uncomfortable truths along the way about the inequalities that persist. She...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/close-to-parity-challenging-the-voluntary-sector-to-smash-the-glass-ceiling

The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway

need to engage young people now by creating opportunities and a supportive culture around board governance,"We need to create governance opportunities in a supportive environment and work towards changing mindsets

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-get-on-board-competency-pathway

Equality leadership capacity building project

aspirations to offer their experience directly to those responsible for making public appointments to government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/equality-leadership-capacity-building-project

A Review of the Scottish Executive's response to the Race Equality Advisory Forum's Recommendations

This report draws together the Executive?s progress to date in addressing the recommendations made by the Race Equality Advisory Forum REAF. It also examines related initiatives in reference to the wider duty under the RR(A)A to promote race equality.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-review-of-the-scottish-executives-response-to-the-race-equality-advisory-forums-recommendations

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Participation and representation: Strengthening the third sector voice in local governance

Pay charity trustees to improve governance says think tank

Regulator freezes assets of church charity over governance concerns

Governance crisis at leading charity as chief executive resigns

New site launched to strengthen charity governance across Scotland

SCVO responds to UK Government Spring Statement 2025

Close to Parity: Challenging the voluntary sector to smash the glass ceiling

The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway

Equality leadership capacity building project

A Review of the Scottish Executive's response to the Race Equality Advisory Forum's Recommendations

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