Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Review of Scottish Registered Social Landlords 2006-2007

This review presents the results of analysis of the profile and performance of Scottish Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in the areas of activity covered by RSL's Annual Performance and Statistical Returns. The report provides an overview to describe the homes, organisations...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/review-of-scottish-registered-social-landlords-2006-2007

OSCR Scottish Charity Surveys 2016

Public trust and charity surveys: ? Levels of support for Scottish charities remain impressively high, with a quarter of the population volunteering and 9 out of 10 donating time, money or goods to charities. ? Most people support charities where they have a personal connection...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/oscr-scottish-charity-surveys-2016

Start as you mean to go on: trustee recruitment and induction

Most charities will recruit trustees from time to time. For some, this will happen annually; others will do so less often. The process of finding and welcoming new trustees to an established board is an excellent opportunity to evaluate and improve on the charity?s effectiveness...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/start-as-you-mean-to-go-on-trustee-recruitment-and-induction

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

The purpose of this informal review was to identify whether the Scottish public, Scottish Government,Trustees are not sufficiently exercising their governance role in relation to fundraising ?

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review

Public trust in charities 2022

5.3 -0.5 Private companies 5.0 -0.3 Your local council 4.9 -0.6 Newspapers 3.9 -0.4 MPs 3.4 0.7 Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-trust-in-charities-2022

Nobody does it better - private sector v third sector governance

OPINION 28 June 2016 Guest post

Management

Sandy Macdonald says there's good and bad practise whether an organisation's purpose is profit or people

https://tfn.scot/opinion/nobody-does-it-better-private-sector-v-third-sector-governance

SCVO responds to UK Government Autumn Budget 2024

Press release

31 October 2024

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Policy

“If the UK government is serious about its intention to work in partnership with the voluntary sector,It is vital that Scottish Government, local authorities and independent funders to do the same on the,TSI Scotland Network letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94630/2024/10/31/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-autumn-budget-2024

SCVO response to Deputy First Minister's comments on Scottish Government's funding shortfall

Press release

30 January 2025

Posted in

SCVO news
Policy

Budget

the public sector in Scotland will have to “absorb” a £200 million shortfall because of the UK government’s,“The UK and Scottish Governments must work together as a matter of urgency to resolve this issue.”

https://scvo.scot/p/96826/2025/01/30/scvo-response-to-deputy-first-ministers-comments-on-scottish-governments-funding-shortfall

Self-evaluation guide for assessing governance in voluntary organisations who provide social care in

In 2007, the Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) conducted a review of the governance arrangements of,That piece of work led to the development of this self evaluation guide for assessing governance in voluntary,organisations and is a useful addition to the other resources available to assess and evaluate governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/self-evaluation-guide-for-assessing-governance-in-voluntary-organisations-who-provide-social-care-in-scotland

Scottish Government Budget 2020-21

The Scottish Budget sets out the Scottish Government's planned spending for the upcoming financial year

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-government-budget-2020-21

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