Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Community Wealth Building (CWB)

Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building

About the sector

people also call us not-for-profit sector, charity sector, social enterprise sector, NGOs (non-government,They are: For social, environmental or public benefit Organised, i.e. have a constitution Self-governing,responsible for decisions, including winding up the organisation Non-statutory, i.e. independent from government

https://scvo.scot/about/the-sector

Model constitutions

model constitution as a whole, and make adjustments as appropriate, to ensure that it reflects the governance,using the model constitutions to determine what type of legal entity – and what key features of the governance

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/model-constitutions

Evidence action can change lives

Two Scottish Government programmes funded through digital health and care — Digital Lifelines Scotland,They demonstrate the power of targeted investment and show that when government, local organisations,

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/error-404-digital-inclusion-still-not-found/evidence-action-can-change-lives

Gathering Event Host Terms and Conditions

cancelled or postponed (by SCVO or the SEC/venue) due to Covid restrictions imposed by Scottish Government,If concerns are outwith government guidance some or all of the costs will be incurred by the event host

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/gathering-2022-event-host-terms-and-conditions

Leadership

Understanding and respecting the difference between governance and operations, delegating operational

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

Housing & homelessness

The Scottish Government has committed to responding to this emergency, and central to that response is

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/housing-homelessness

Freedom of information

services for disabled people, to the rationale behind the funding decisions made by central or local government

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/foi-act

Defining a subsidy

A “public authority” includes government bodies and non-government bodies that are performing a public,Examples include the Scottish Government and local authorities.,What is not a subsidy The UK Government’s statutory subsidy control guidance (the “Guidance”) sets out

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/subsidy-control/defining-a-subsidy

Fair Work

organisations to be supported and resourced to be Fair Work employers.Grants and contracts Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/fair-work

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