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Charities: Inclusive Boards 2018
Inclusive Boards' latest report on the diversity of third sector boards. Based on analysis of top charities, plus a survey of charities across a range of incomes. The report also includes interviews which highlight some key issues, such as the need to distinguish between gender...
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/charities-inclusive-boards-2018
Beyond Reserves - How charities can make their reserves work harder
Reserves are the main resource of any organisation within our sector. However they are often not considered as a source of funding or asan asset to be managed, but rather as something which should be protected and preserved. There are many useful guides to reserves planning, but...
Trustee diversity: who is applying and who is appointed?
This report by Reach Volunteering examines the age, gender and ethnicity of people applying for trustee roles, and being appointed, through Reach’s service between 2017 and 2020, analysed across three protected characteristics: age, ethnicity and gender. In total, 8,725 people...
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...
Thinking about strategic charity reserves management
22 June 2023
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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
Democratic Governance Through Intermediary Bodies: A Case Study of Third Sector Interfaces in Scotland
third sector intermediary body (a third sector interface) and the state (focusing on the Scottish Government
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
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
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
Government and the Third Sector: relationships at local level
was to provide an overview of the funding arrangements and relationships at local level between government