Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Scottish Government branded 'woeful' as it fails to support environmental campaigners

NEWS 16 November 2023 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Targets have slipped and continue to do so

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-branded-woeful-as-it-fails-to-support-environmental-campaigners

We want to be the sector’s window to Whitehall

OPINION 9 August 2024 by Ian Murray

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#GeneralElection24

1 comment

Scottish secretary Ian Murray outlines the new UK Government’s pledges to charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-want-to-be-the-sectors-window-to-whitehall

MSPs urged to change public debt collection to tackle child poverty

NEWS 11 September 2024 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

1 comment

Low-income families across Scotland are facing a growing debt crisis.

https://tfn.scot/news/msps-urged-to-change-public-debt-collection-to-tackle-child-poverty

What makes a good trustee?

Tracey Bird

26 October 2021

Posted in

Support & learning
Governance

Trustees week

that an effective board needs strong teamwork and a mix of skills and experience to ensure good governance,questions, to scrutinise and to challenge. 3.Transparent A good trustee should be open in their governance,organisation and its beneficiaries, and their collective responsibility in decision making and governance,They don’t have to be an expert in all areas of governance, but they do need to know where the gaps lie

https://scvo.scot/p/45838/2021/10/26/what-makes-a-good-trustee

Third Sector gives mixed reviews of Scottish Government budget

NEWS 16 December 2022 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Much more can – and must – be done to support people across Scotland, charities warned.

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-gives-mixed-reviews-of-scottish-government-budget

Extending freedom of information - could voluntary organisations be affected?

Paul Bradley

9 December 2022

Posted in

Policy reports

FOI

Campaigners say the Scottish Government has been too slow to act on the committee's recommendations,,The Scottish Government has since published its own consultation, which closes the following month on

https://scvo.scot/p/56065/2022/12/09/extending-freedom-of-information-could-voluntary-organisations-be-affected