Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

Making the Case for the Social Sciences: No.3 - Sustainabilty, the Environment and Climate Change

development of appropriate solutions through policy initiative and best practice at all scales of governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/making-the-case-for-the-social-sciences-no-3-sustainabilty-the-environment-and-climate-change

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

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

AGM 2025

I bring governance, fundraising and partnership skills.,My experience is mainly in property law, company secretarial and governance.,I have served on various Committees of the Law Society of Scotland, including the Governing Council.,I leverage my experience in charity leadership, finance, governance and strategy to support the Board,Tackling inequalities, strategy, funding and governance.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm

Premises licensing

The Scottish Government website has more information for individual local authorities.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/premises-licensing

Young people & the SDGs

The SDGs aren’t legally binding, they rely on individual governments to turn promises into effective,aged 16-24 to be part of a project aimed at bringing the voice of young people to the heart of government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/european-projects/young-people-the-sdgs

About the Scottish Third Sector Tracker

Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government,2025, SCVO was able to make informed decisions on its influencing and media work, and Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/about

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

Scheme of delegation

Anything you set out in this document should reflect how you've laid out decisions about power in your governing

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/guidance-and-templates/scheme-of-delegation

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