Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO responds to Scottish Government multi-year funding pilot

Press release

5 February 2025

Posted in

Policy

Commenting on the announcement that the Scottish Government will provide additional multi-year funding,“We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to piloting multi-year funding for a range of voluntary,ENDS Full details are available on the Scottish Government website.

https://scvo.scot/p/96948/2025/02/05/scvo-responds-to-scottish-government-multi-year-funding-pilot

Insights on better endings

Iona Lawrence

25 March 2024

Posted in

Support & learning
Governance

It’s an obvious one to start with but many nonprofits reliant on government funding or philanthropic,Fragile governance is leading to poor decisions which can create fast spirals of crisis towards endings,This trend is marked by lack of understanding of the governance role of trustees, and by inadequate relationships

https://scvo.scot/p/89466/2024/03/25/insights-on-better-endings

Local Government Finance statistics

Statistics relating to Local Government Finance, including local government income and expenditure revenue,Publications include: - Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics - Provisional Outturn & Budget

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/local-government-finance-statistics

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

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

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

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

Drug Use in Scotland: A Shared Agenda for the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Drugs Forum Policy Working Group fully believes that the overall aim of drug policy in Scotland should be to reduce the availability and use of drugs and to reduce the harm caused by the misuse of drugs. The Scottish Parliament will provide a unique opportunity to...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/drug-use-in-scotland-a-shared-agenda-for-the-scottish-parliament

Tackling Religious Hatred: Report of the Cross-Party Working Group on Religious Hatred

This Report sets out the conclusions of the Cross-Party Working Group on Possible Legislation to Tackle Religious Hatred in Scotland. It considers whether legislation is necessary or desirable, readily capable of enforcement and likely to lead to the reduction of sectarianism and...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/tackling-religious-hatred-report-of-the-cross-party-working-group-on-religious-hatred

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