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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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Policy network

Members can expect in person networking opportunities with fellow members and key stakeholders in government,manifestos, opportunities to meet political party researchers and other teams within parliament and government

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/policy

The Gathering 2022: a round-up

institutional racism, fair funding, digital wellbeing, and we heard from both the Scottish and UK governments,Delegates heard directly from the First Minister about the Scottish Government’s plans and how they relate,sizes had the opportunity to put the leading politician to the test, exploring how the Scottish Government,of State for Scotland, Iain Stewart MP, addresses delegates during ‘In conversation with the UK government,’ In conversation with the UK Government For the first time, SCVO welcomed a UK Government Minister to

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2022

What SCVO has done

including the Social Renewal Advisory Board which our CEO, Anna Fowlie was part ofWorked with Scottish Government,met the immediate and longer-term need of the sector and our communities Worked with the Scottish Government,voluntary sector and to stimulate debate about the sector’s future Liaised closely with Scottish Government,Hub updated with information and resources on areas including funding, running your organisation, governance

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/what-scvo-is-doing

Trustee Elections 2022

collaboratively developed strategic direction and the progress which can be delivered through good governance,I have demonstrable experience of charitable governance.,I would welcome the opportunity to apply my skills and experience to the governance of SCVO in order,Working across 13 Government teams and respected by all political parties, I bring extensive experience,of members, in: Listening to and supporting members;Having honest and meaningful dialogue across Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm/trustee-elections-2022

Trustees' Week 2023 - there's so much going on!

about highlighting the great work of trustees across Scotland and the UK, and the role they play in governing,be looking at Navigating risk and safeguarding charities and Turcan Connell will cover Practical governance,Don’t miss the opportunity to feed in your thoughts and views at the Scottish government’s Third Sector,Come along and help us debate how we should fix governance.,And finally, looking towards 2024 we’ve got a great new series of good governance online training starting

https://scvo.scot/p/84489/2023/10/24/trustees-week-2023-theres-so-much-going-on

Our push for action

The Minister’s response acknowledges that Scottish Government’s “progress has not met the expectations,for being sceptical that anything is happening “at pace” on digital inclusion within the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/error-404-digital-inclusion-still-not-found/our-push-for-action

Brodies

As a charity law and governance specialist with a wealth of experience acting as a charity trustee myself

https://scvo.scot/services/partners/legal/brodies

What is Fair Funding?

Scotland, the many benefits of multi-year funding are understood and recognised by the Scottish Government,core funding, which enables organisations to provide security, plan effectively, and fulfil good governance

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

Equal support - Do identity-based voluntary and community groups need identity-based organisational development?

Demand for capacity building support in the voluntary sector far outstrips the resources available. Some support providers offer 'specialist' support for voluntary and community organisations from particular backgrounds, (e.g. black and minority ethnic organisations ? BME, or...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/equal-support-do-identity-based-voluntary-and-community-groups-need-identity-based-organisational-development

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