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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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Fair funding & procurement

Progress & latest developments We work with colleagues across the voluntary sector, in government and,We want to ensure that the Scottish Government’s Fairer Funding principles align with SCVO’s definition,We’re pushing the Scottish Government to ensure voluntary organisations in Scotland benefit from the,full Barnett consequentials of additional support the UK Government provides to charities and communities,We are calling for more financial transparency asking the Scottish Government to adopt a comprehensive

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

Meetings

Most of a governing body’s work is carried out through meetings.,Your governing document will usually outline the type of meetings your organisation will have and their,Information sent to the governing body should be timely and relevant.,Good governance needs well informed and active trustees.,But any decisions made by subcommittees need to be approved by the whole governing body.

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

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

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/ff-next-steps-final-copy/growing-the-economy

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/ff-next-steps-final-copy/antiracism-integration

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

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

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