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An Exploration of Scottish Charities' Governance and Accountability
research analyses Scottish charities' annual reports and accounts, examines their processes for governance,interviews and undertakes a number of case studies to evaluate the awareness and perceptions of governance,recommendations are relevant to charities seeking to identify best practice and improve their own governance
Review of the Scottish Drugs Forum
external reviews of voluntary organisations in receipt of major recurring grants from the Scottish Government,review was to establish the effectiveness of the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF), the national non-governmental
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/review-of-the-scottish-drugs-forum
How do public bodies respond to freedom of information legislation? Administration, modernisation and democratisation
information (FOI) is generating new arrangements for managing information, thereby supporting government's,managed within Scottish public bodies the paper also casts light on the practice of democratic government
Consultation on the key findings and recommendations from the National Parks Review - analysis of consultation responses
s two National Park Authorities (NPAs) was carried out as part of the Scottish Government?,More Effective Government?.,recommendations from this Review was published by the Landscapes and Habitats Division of the Scottish Government
Leading the Way: a vision for the future of Voluntary Sector Support Services in West Lothian
Group (VSSG), the Voluntary Sector Forum, the Community Planning Partnership (CPP), the Scottish Government
Thinking about… Charity Reserves: A research report into charity reserves management in Scotland
The Scotland Funders’ Forum commissioned IVAR ‘to understand how charity reserves can contribute to a dynamic and resilient third sector’ and explore ‘how charities can manage reserves for stability, but also how they can make reserves work harder’. The work has proved timely...
State of the Sector 2024 - People PDF
PDF version of our interactive online People sector stats including: the numbers of volunteers in the sector the numbers of paid staff in the sector top sector employers staff costs staff pay and Living Wage info.
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/state-of-the-sector-2024-people-pdf
Scottish Household Survey Analytical Topic Report: Volunteering
The aim of the study was to analyse data regarding volunteering among target groups in the Executive?s volunteering strategy, as well as information on attractions and barriers to participation in volunteering. Key Findings ? disabled people are less likely to volunteer than...
Start as you mean to go on: trustee recruitment and induction
Most charities will recruit trustees from time to time. For some, this will happen annually; others will do so less often. The process of finding and welcoming new trustees to an established board is an excellent opportunity to evaluate and improve on the charity?s effectiveness...
On board: how can participation on third sector boards in Scotland be increased, widened and strengthened?
Key to the third sector?s success are the voluntary boards which are responsible for ensuring that third sector organisations are run well. Existing research into third sector boards has found that many experience difficulties recruiting new and appropriately skilled board...