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make sure the event is a safe and comfortable environment for everyone, going above and beyond government
Responsibilities for safeguarding
Trustees should: Ensure safeguarding is a key governance priority with adequate resourcing and attention
https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/safeguarding/responsibilities
Review of charity regulation
We want to see the Scottish Government’s commitment to a wider review of charity regulation taken forward
The Law
They provide expert advice on governance, charity law, employment law, data protection and more.
Common Concerns, Questions & Pushbacks
When we discuss the need for Fair Funding, it’s important to be aware that questions or comments may be made that seek to either dismiss the need for Fair Funding or provide excuses for how it cannot be implemented. We’ve responding to some of the more frequent examples here.
https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/common-concerns-questions-pushbacks
#NeverMoreNeeded - Top Ten Tips for Lobbying
Does a council or government have £50m to spend on your asks? Do they have support to deliver them?,Attacking a government minister, political party or council – while trying to convince them at the same
You're a charity! What next?
SCVO members can access premium content and functionality: Funding Scotland Good governance Your management,you develop a great board, including: Guidance to help you you recruit and train new trustees Our Governance
Free Personal Care for Older People
The government ran with it and the legislation was supported unanimously in parliament.,Subsequently, the Scottish Government agreed to extend free personal care to younger people with degenerative
Community Wealth Building (CWB)
Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building
https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building
About the sector
people also call us not-for-profit sector, charity sector, social enterprise sector, NGOs (non-government,They are: For social, environmental or public benefit Organised, i.e. have a constitution Self-governing,responsible for decisions, including winding up the organisation Non-statutory, i.e. independent from government