Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

All things financial: budgeting and sound financial management

Online 29 January 2026 Training course
Funding & finance Governance & leadership HR, employment & jobs Policy & influencing Running your organisation Economy Learning & development Cost of living

https://scvo.scot/events-training/calendar/a1vP100000PvMdKIAV/all-things-financial-budgeting-and-sound-financial-management

Scottish Government Commitments

When calling for Fair Funding principles and asks to be adopted by the Scottish Government, it is important,The Scottish Government has made numerous commitments to aspects of Fair Funding over previous years:,The Scottish Government will continue to work with the sector to tackle the barriers it continues to,beyond year to year.”With the appointment of the new First Minister, in April 2023 the Scottish Government,Programme for Government 2023-24 also committed to producing “a plan to deliver improvements including

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/scottish-government-commitments

Structure and governing documents

Your governing document outlines the formal rules about how your board will govern and make decisions,join the organisation as part of their induction, and all trustees should read and understand the governing,It is important that your governing document is regularly reviewed, paying special attention to the part,Unincorporated organisations – village halls governed by a deed of Trust Many village halls in Scotland

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure

Village and community halls handbook

From governance and facilities management to net zero and digital, we'll guide you through what you need,Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS), with support from Scottish Rural Network, part of the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls

Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations

A case study of voluntary sector intermediaries Insights from senior leaders of voluntary sector intermediaries Prepared byPaul BradleyPolicy & Public Affairs ManagerSCVO September 2022

https://scvo.scot/policy/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations

Funding

grant At SCVO we manage funding programmes of our own and for other funders, including Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/funding

Five things I learnt from delivering SCVO’s new governance training

philippabonella

9 August 2024

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Governance

Resource

Back in May I worked with SCVO to pilot a series of governance training courses – these are three practical,I knew people could get the legal basics on governance from many places, but we felt there was a gap,in the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. 5.,Governance training can be fun!,Philippa Bonella, SCVO governance trainer

https://scvo.scot/p/93218/2024/08/09/five-things-i-learnt-from-delivering-scvos-new-governance-training

The Charity Governance Awards

Currently Closed

The Charity Governance Awards celebrate outstanding governance and trusteeship in charities across the

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000ID5mUEAT/the-charity-governance-awards

Programme for Government: Voluntary sector deserves to be treated fairly

Anna Fowlie

5 September 2024

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Policy

Scottish Government

Secretary for Finance announced significant cuts to programmes this year to enable the Scottish Government,John Swinney took to the lectern in the Scottish Parliament to present his first Programme for Government,There is no doubt Government sometimes needs to make difficult choices, but they’re avoiding the hard

https://scvo.scot/p/93667/2024/09/05/programme-for-government-voluntary-sector-deserves-to-be-treated-fairly

Getting governance right

OPINION 14 February 2020 Guest post

Management

Gavin McEwan asks charities to reflect on how they are governed

https://tfn.scot/opinion/getting-governance-right

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