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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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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/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/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/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/antiracism-integration

Policy

Our policy pages set out our work with the Scottish and UK governments, and other public bodies.,National and local governments must recognise the expertise of Scotland's voluntary sector in both the,Covenant and Third Sector Partnership Agreement) and is also responsible for the Programme for Government,He leads on Public Service Reform, Freedom of Information, procurement, AI/cyber, Local Government elections,work and is also responsible for our work on the sector as an employer, the UK budget and Local Government

https://scvo.scot/policy

Trustees for Impact: Today, tomorrow and beyond conference

On 12 November we’ll be bringing together over 100 trustees plus many charity and governance expert speakers,will be an opportunity for you to reflect and develop your knowledge and understanding of good governance,He is the author of Governing with Purpose: How to Build a Brilliant Board, published in 2022, and The,He has also worked on several high-profile governance cases involving the Scottish Charity Regulator.,Rhona advises on the incorporation of charities, legal structures, constitutions and governance.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/trustees-for-impact-today-tomorrow-and-beyond-conference

Useful contacts

people working from home Job Finding Support Job Finding Support - Understanding Universal Credit Government,information on mental health during coronavirus, including a list of organisations offering help Scottish Government,Coronavirus in Scotland Latest information from Scottish Government on restrictions, safety and public

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/useful-contacts

Tackling the climate emergency

[Fair Funding would ensure] better planning, better partnerships" Like most of us, the Scottish Government,crisis that we should all strive to combat, and it has been encouraging to note that the Scottish Government,It is this aspect that is crucially important to the Scottish Government’s approach to tackling both

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/tackling-the-climate-emergency

Children & young people

© Walk Wheel Cycle Trust The Scottish Government has been clear that eradicating child poverty is its,striving to ensure that children have the best possible start in life, both national and local government,to reduce the very services relied upon by both those children and young people and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/children-young-people

Lobbying

inform and influence decisions made by our elected representatives and policy development by our government,regulated lobbying: I have communicated orally and face to face with an MSP, Member of the Scottish Government,, Permanent Secretary or Special Adviser.I have communicated about Scottish Government or Scottish Parliamentary,purposes of journalismWhere your organisation has been asked to meet with an MSP or the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/guidance-and-templates/lobbying

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