Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Water and sewerage exemption scheme

The Scottish Government has an exemption scheme to help charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs,The scheme is administered by the water industry on behalf of the Scottish Government.,You can find more information about providers at Scotland on Tap The Scottish Government has prepared

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/water-sewerage-exemption-scheme

Antiracism & integration

. © SHAWN Against this backdrop, the Scottish Government has made efforts to turn the tide.,Following the publication of the Race Equality Framework 2016-30 in 2016, the government has more recently,acknowledges the key role of voluntary organisations, setting out the need for partnership working across government,providing better support for integration, is reliant on partnership working between the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/antiracism-integration

Growing the economy

Funding] would allow us to build on projects that have proven impact" In recent years, the Scottish Government,In the Programme for Government 2024 to 2025, the government laid out its view that “businesses, large,At a time when the Scottish Government and local authorities are prioritising economic growth, backing

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/growing-the-economy

Towards a new understanding of organisational culture in the UK voluntary sector: a case study of faith-based organisations

This paper, rooted in Scottish practitioner experiences from within a major UK voluntary organisation, explores organisational culture within faith-based UK voluntary organisations recognising voluntary sector-specific distinctiveness in the light of academic and practitioner...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/towards-a-new-understanding-of-organisational-culture-in-the-uk-voluntary-sector-a-case-study-of-faith-based-organisations

OSCR Scottish Charity & Public Surveys 2022

(OSCR) regularly commissions surveys on Scottish charities to give us further knowledge of charity life and public trust and confidence. The 2022 research was carried out on OSCR's behalf by DJS Research, an independent market research organisation and member of the Market...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/oscr-scottish-charity-public-surveys-2022

A Breath of Fresh Air: young people as charity trustees

their board, as well as a bank of resources for anyone interested in involving young people in governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-breath-of-fresh-air-young-people-as-charity-trustees

Population Ageing and Immigration Policy

A report into the ageing population of Scotland with a discussion of Scottish immigration policy. This report examines the impact that increased net migration would have on population decline and population ageing. A series of population projections covering the period 2001 to...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/population-ageing-and-immigration-policy

Seminar Report: Poverty and Disadvantage: What can we do in Scotland?

The seminar considered the question of what can be done to tackle poverty and disadvantage in Scotland, five years after devolution. The seminar explored the issues raised in this debate, drawing on the work of the Scottish Council Foundation, and of a current study: Reducing...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/seminar-report-poverty-and-disadvantage-what-can-we-do-in-scotland

Scottish Household Survey Analytical Topic Report: Volunteering

The aim of the study was to analyse data regarding volunteering among target groups in the Executive?s volunteering strategy, as well as information on attractions and barriers to participation in volunteering. Key Findings ? disabled people are less likely to volunteer than...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-household-survey-analytical-topic-report-volunteering

Evaluation of Police and Fire Reform

produced by What Works Scotland, the Scottish Institute for Policing Research and ScotCen for Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/evaluation-of-police-and-fire-reform

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