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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Collaborative Action Research And Public Services: Insights Into Methods, Findings And Implications For Public Service Reform

co-production, partnership and evidence-informed change, it exemplifies the transition to collaborative governance,service partnerships and, more generally, to processes of public service reform and collaborative governance,research & inquiry; and action & change • Section 3: CAR, PSR and the wider context of collaborative governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/collaborative-action-research-and-public-services-insights-into-methods-findings-and-implications-for-public-service-reform

Social Enterprise in Scotland

This Guide attempts to provide a background to the social enterprise movement, the policy initiatives that have encouraged its growth and the support that is available in Scotland and across the rest of the UK. It also gives some short examples of the different types of social...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/social-enterprise-in-scotland

Change Up: Capacity Building and Infrastructure Framework for the Voluntary and Community Sector

ChangeUp was developed in conjunction with the UK voluntary sector. ChangeUp's aim is that by 2014 the needs of frontline voluntary and community organisations will be met by support which is available nationwide, structured for maximum efficiency, offering excellent provision...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/change-up-capacity-building-and-infrastructure-framework-for-the-voluntary-and-community-sector

Thinking about strategic charity reserves management

Ben Cairns (co-founder and director of IVAR) and Chris Mills (Research Associate at IVAR) explore what strategic charity reserves management means and its benefits, in their latest blog for Small Charity Week 2023. 'We’re a small charity with a small turnover. We know we’re...

https://scvo.scot/p/60288/2023/06/22/thinking-about-strategic-charity-reserves-management

Autistic-led consortium appointed to enhance and shape charity’s inclusive governance

Autism Scotland is working with a range of organisations to improve the way it works

https://tfn.scot/news/autistic-led-consortium-appointed-to-enhance-and-shape-charitys-inclusive-governance

Statutory Requirements for Research in Central and Local Government

This report examines the statutory and non-statutory drivers for research in central and local government,groups and interviews with researchers in three local authorities and with analysts in the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/statutory-requirements-for-research-in-central-and-local-government

Scottish Government Analytical Exchange programme 2018

Scottish Government analysts (one or two people) will act as an analytical consultancy to solve problems,Since 2012, Scottish Government analysts have supported around 150 projects providing a total of well

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-government-analytical-exchange-programme-2018

Scottish Government Analytical Exchange programme 2017

The way this would work is individuals or small groups of Scottish Government analysts (one or two people,Over the last five years Scottish Government analysts have supported around 100 projects providing a

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-government-analytical-exchange-programme-2017

Wellbeing, Succession & Diversity In Scotland's Voluntary Sector Leadership

144 voluntary sector CEO’s and senior leaders, members and non members of ACOSVO filled out our Wellbeing, Succession and Diversity survey which ran from July 19th to August 23rd 2021. Key findings from this snapshot of Scotland’s sector leaders showed a huge disparity in...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/wellbeing-succession-diversity-in-scotlands-voluntary-sector-leadership

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