Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Mind the gap: what the public thinks about charities

This paper explores whether recent attacks on charities from politicians and the media have adversely affected the public?s attitude to the sector, based on the results of a poll carried out by Ipsos MORI. It is divided into three sections: general attitudes towards charities and...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/mind-the-gap-what-the-public-thinks-about-charities

Voluntary Health Scotland Welcome new Scottish Parliament

This report is a briefing to welcome the new Scottish government into office and showing their support

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/voluntary-health-scotland-welcome-new-scottish-parliament

Public and Charity Prespectives: Summary of OSCR's 2010 Surveys

This report presents a summary of research conducted in early 2010. The overall aim was to gauge and track the opinion of charity trustees and the general public in order to identify priorities for development of OSCR?s processes and communication. For charity trustees the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-and-charity-prespectives-summary-of-oscrs-2010-surveys

Public and Charity Perspectives - OSCR's 2009 Surveys

The overall aim of this research was to gauge and track the opinions of charity trustees and the general public in order to provide evidence to inform OSCR?s decision making. The results may be compared with OSCR?s 2008 surveys of trustees and the general public, and the 200...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-and-charity-perspectives-oscrs-2009-surveys

Small charity accounts: a comparative study

In November 2008, OSCR published the results of a comparative study into the accounts of small charities. The study aimed to establish a benchmark for compliance with the statutory requirements set out under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charity...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/small-charity-accounts-a-comparative-study

What the public say: public engagement in national decision-making

be incorporated into governance structures.,s move towards a more open, transparent and accountable way of governing.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/what-the-public-say-public-engagement-in-national-decision-making

Managing charity finances through uncertain times

This survey was carried out by the accountancy firm Baker Tilly during September and October 2009. It sought to discover how charities, some 18 months into the recession, have coped with the short-term issues affecting the sector and what the medium and long-term effects are...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/managing-charity-finances-through-uncertain-times

Learning from Mergers

This research published by Capacitybuilders in England shows that the majority of public service commissioners would like to see greater collaboration and merger between organisations that provide support and advice to civil society groups. The findings show that commissioners...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/learning-from-mergers

SCVO welcomes Scottish Government’s latest commitment to progress Fairer Funding

Press release

19 April 2023

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Responding to the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership – A fresh start, SCVO Chief,Executive Anna Fowlie, said: “I welcome the Scottish Government’s latest commitment to progress Fairer,Despite similar statements made by previous governments, progress to date has fallen far short of what,We need to see the Scottish Government take concrete steps to incorporate SCVO’s call for Fair Funding,"While I appreciate the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to becoming a Fair Work Nation by

https://scvo.scot/p/59273/2023/04/19/scvo-welcomes-scottish-governments-latest-commitment-to-progress-fairer-funding

Organisational purpose

Making sure our governing documents are fit for purpose and set out the details of how our organisation,will be governed.,Making and recording informed decisions in line with our governing documents.

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

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