Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Tethered fortunes: The threat to charities from trouble in local government

More than half of charities that work with local government think the council’s current financial situation,poses a moderate or high risk to them Charity income from local government has fallen by more than £2,billion since 2009-10 If charity funding by local government had stayed at 2010 levels, charities would

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/tethered-fortunes-the-threat-to-charities-from-trouble-in-local-government

Analysis of Cross-Cutting Local Government Expenditure on Children in Poverty

research examines the adequacy and effectiveness of current funding provision in Scottish local government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/analysis-of-cross-cutting-local-government-expenditure-on-children-in-poverty

Transparent funding

As financial pressures intensify, understanding Scottish Government spending decisions is increasingly,improvements to funding data to support voluntary organisations and others to understand Scottish Government

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

Access to audit

As part of their wider review of charity law, the Scottish Government asked about whether audit thresholds,The Scottish Government has now committed to increasing the income criterion of the Scottish charity

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/access-to-audit

Building your partnership

There's no definitive list, but ideally you should have participation from: Local government e.g. community,Our local lead in Renfrewshire in 2021 reflected: Governance As with any partnership, you will need to,pay attention to your governance structures.,arrangements in our Village and Community Halls Guide, or explore governance more broadly in the SCVO,Guide to Good Governance.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/building-your-partnership

Part B: Exploring the impact of funding challenges on voluntary sector intermediaries

faced by voluntary sector intermediaries, which include an inability to plan for the longer-term, governance,Voluntary organisations said: Governance under pressure Those interviewed are tasked with supporting,Reduced financial sustainability Challenges in securing core funding from sources beyond the Scottish Government,Those interviewed also spent a great deal of time chasing the Scottish Government for a decision or has

https://scvo.scot/policy/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-b-exploring-the-impact-of-funding-challenges-on

Who you need

The members of governing bodies go by a variety of names: Trustees Management board or Executive Committee,The name depends on your legal status, governing document and custom and practice.,It’s the part of the organisation with formal power and responsibility, which are detailed in the governing,vote in the event of a split decision- ensuring that AGMs and EGMs are carried out according to the governing

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/who-you-need

Social Security

Through gaining devolved powers, the Scottish Government has pledged to build a fairer social security,“Benefits were an entirely new area for the Scottish Government and they sought our advice from an early,The charity’s head of policy and strategy Marion Davis said: “We lobbied Scottish Government and submitted,“OPFS was extremely pleased and relieved when the Scottish Government continued a commitment to grants

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/social-security

Repealing Ban on Discussing Homosexuality in Schools

series of homophobic attacks on LGBT equality and pro-LGBT Labour councils by Margaret Thatcher’s government,Section 28 (s28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial GB-wide amendment to local government,It was eventually repealed in the rest of Britain by the Local Government Act in November 2003.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/repealing-ban-on-discussing-homosexuality-in-schools

Community Right to Buy

The Scottish Government was committed to simplifying it but not at that stage to extending it.,“The Community Empowerment Bill gave us an opportunity to change this as government officials effectively,We employed a former government solicitor and a legislation drafting expert to help us draft a targeted,After a lot of lobbying we got the Scottish Government to allow communities to buy land if it was abandoned

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/community-right-to-buy

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