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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Does CAS catalogue of errors sound familiar?

Susan Smith argues the CAS review highlights extreme examples of some common governance issues facing

https://tfn.scot/opinion/does-cas-catalogue-of-errors-sound-familiar

EXCLUSIVE: Citizens Advice chair resigns after report slams his leadership

Forced governance review slams Dominic Notarangelo's catastrophic chairmanship at Citizens Advice Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-under-fire-chair-resigns-as-citizens-advice-is-forced-to-restruct

Writers sever ties with poetry library

Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, Michael Longley and Aonghas MacNeacail have expressed concerns over governance

https://tfn.scot/news/writers-sever-ties-with-poetry-library

Is it all getting too much for trustees?

Susan Smith discusses TFN's report into trustee experiences as well as other governance themed content

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-it-all-getting-too-much-for-trustees

Improving transparency in partnership

Earlier this year, SCVO responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on access to information,We do, however, welcome the Scottish Government’s recent decision to park its own legislative proposals

https://scvo.scot/p/87650/2023/12/19/improving-transparency-in-partnership

Response to A Human Rights Bill for Scotland: Consultation

Consortium Scotland, and Participating in a Private Actors Roundtable event, hosted by the Scottish Government,It is, therefore, in these circumstances that the Scottish Government is consulting on its proposed Human,However, it is also vital that the Scottish Government considers the additional burden that this may,If the Scottish Government were to adopt SCVO’s calls for Fair Funding as part of its own commitment,included the following line in relation the Scottish Government’s approach to resources: “Targeting

https://scvo.scot/p/62832/2023/10/04/response-to-a-human-rights-bill-for-scotland-consultation

5 lessons learned from 20+ years of SCVO’s Policy Network

We offer members events and training that aim to upskill and connect them with key figures in government,For example, this year we organised an event on the Programme for Government to support the sector’s,Teams we have connected our members with include political party researchers, the Scottish Government’s,Third Sector Unit, the Performance and Outcomes Division responsible for the Programme for Government,, the UK Government’s Scotland Office, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State John Lamont MP.

https://scvo.scot/p/61872/2023/09/01/5-lessons-learned-from-20-years-of-scvos-policy-network

Charities face staff and volunteer crisis 

Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government,2023, SCVO was able to make informed decisions on its influencing and media work, and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/87690/2024/01/04/charities-face-staff-and-volunteer-crisis

Trustees must do more to understand charity finances

the vast majority of trustees feel their charity could have a better understanding of financial governance

https://tfn.scot/news/trustees-must-do-more-to-understand-charity-finances

Top 10 issues facing the not-for-profit sector

Jamie Davidson of Henderson Loggie on the ten finance and governance issues all charities and voluntary

https://tfn.scot/opinion/top-10-issues-facing-the-not-for-profit-sector

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