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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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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

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

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

Upheaval at HIV Scotland as trustees and staff leave after governance review

New chief executive ordered independent probe

https://tfn.scot/news/upheaval-at-hiv-scotland-as-trustees-and-staff-leave-after-goverance-review

Save the Children report reminds us that good governance is everyone’s responsibility

Alastair Keatinge reflects on the Charity Commission probe into allegations of inappropriate behaviour at the charity

https://tfn.scot/opinion/save-the-children-report-reminds-us-that-good-governance-is-everyones-respo

Using the code

Laws and regulations are fundamental to good governance.,It is there to support continuous improvement and strengthen the effectiveness of governance across the,The code is supported by the SCVO Good Governance Checkup, which is an online tool to guide you through,Terminology There are many different terms used for the governing bodies of third-sector organisations,This is an essential part of good governance and underpins all five of the core principles.

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

Key findings summary

draw upon the experiences of voluntary sector intermediaries to shine a light on how the Scottish Government,National intermediaries are effective partners for government, parliament, and funders, with their members,Serving as a case study of how the Scottish Government funds voluntary organisations more broadly, this,This paper focuses on the funding that intermediaries receive directly from the Scottish Government,,which includes funding that is disseminated by organisations on behalf of the Scottish Government.

https://scvo.scot/policy/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/key-findings-summary

Roles & responsibilities

Members of governing bodies go by a variety of names – ‘Trustees’, ‘Management or Executive Committee,The name depends on your legal status, governing document and custom and practice.,What should the governing body do?,Establish policies and procedures to govern organisational activity, including guidance for the board,Manage risk and ensure compliance and accountability with the governing document, external regulators

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/roles-responsibilities

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