Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The role of intermediaries

"The implementation of Fair Funding across the Scottish voluntary sector would bring significant benefits" Intermediaries - also often called umbrella bodies, membership bodies, or network bodies - are the voluntary sector organisations whose members are primarily other voluntary...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/the-role-of-intermediaries

“Dysfunctional” Citizens Advice Scotland votes for change

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Rab Armour

Management

Organisation votes through changes to address endemic governance problems

https://tfn.scot/news/dysfunctional-citizens-advice-scotland-votes-for-change

Data mistakes are costly - what Scottish charities can learn from Birthlink’s £18,000 fine

OPINION 7 August 2025 by Mellisa Hall

Families & Young People

Management

Funding & Finance

Melissa Hall on data governance lessons from the case

https://tfn.scot/opinion/data-mistakes-are-costly-what-scottish-charities-can-learn-from-birthlinks-18000-fine

Safeguarding the future of international development

OPINION 15 July 2019 Guest post

Environment & International

Margaret Lynch advocates robust governance to rebuild public confidence

https://tfn.scot/opinion/safeguarding-the-future-of-international-development

Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Autumn Budget 2025

Sheghley Ogilvie

17 November 2025

Posted in

Policy

strong, sustainable and independent civil society, which is central to the delivery of the UK Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/101836/2025/11/17/letter-to-the-chancellor-of-the-exchequer-autumn-budget-2025

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

Tracey Bird

24 October 2023

Posted in

Trustees

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