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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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Concerns raised over armed forces charity

NEWS 1 August 2017 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
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The Charity Commission is in contact with Forces Support Limited after governance issues were raised

https://tfn.scot/news/concerns-raised-over-forces-charity-which-operates-scottish-shops

Football star’s charity probed by watchdog

NEWS 15 April 2016 by Rab Armour
Management
Charity Commission is looking into the governance of Didier Drogba's charity foundation following newspaper

https://tfn.scot/news/football-stars-charity-probed-by-watchdog

Digital inclusion: room for improvement

David McNeill
22 August 2024
Posted in
The report shows that while government aims to save money through digital services, the burden of supporting,Scotland to tackle digital exclusion for the past decade, the team at SCVO has seen commitment from government,The Scottish Government responded quickly, investing over £50m in Connecting Scotland.,The Scottish Government promise in the 2021 Programme for Government to spend £200m to get 300,000 households,But it’s not solely Government’s responsibility.

https://scvo.scot/p/93457/2024/08/22/digital-inclusion-room-for-improvement

Charities warn: football must keep children safer

NEWS 27 July 2018 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Inquiry tells of arbitrary procedures and poor governance which is putting children at risk of abuse

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-warns-football-must-keep-children-safer

How to support...Collaboration for communities: Giving power to partnership

This guide, produced as part of the Collaboration Benefits workstream, is designed for anyone supporting collaborative working involving community or voluntary groups. The Collaboration Benefits programme was conceived to identify effective models of support, to enable access to...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/how-to-support-collaboration-for-communities-giving-power-to-partnership

The Fore Trust

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successful applicants with friendly professional support including ongoing mentoring, strategic advice, governance

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000GtQRaEAN/the-fore-trust

Letter to Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Autumn Budget 2024 – employers’ National Insurance contributions

Anna Fowlie
5 November 2024
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In the spirit of partnership, as outlined in the UK government’s recently published Covenant framework

https://scvo.scot/p/94716/2024/11/05/letter-to-rachel-reeves-chancellor-of-the-exchequer-autumn-budget-2024-employers-national-insurance-contributions

Canaries in the coal mine?  What wave 9 of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker tells us, and where it has me asking questions

Kirsten Hogg
27 January 2025
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saw a decrease or withdrawal of funding during this time (8% of respondents mentioned Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/96790/2025/01/27/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-what-wave-9-of-the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-tells-us-and-where-it-has-me-asking-questions

Does CAS catalogue of errors sound familiar?

OPINION 10 August 2016 by Susan Smith
Management
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 Scotland on the brink of collapse

NEWS 23 May 2016 by Rab Armour
Management
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ministers set to offload beleaguered organisation onto Scottish Government after a catalogue of governance

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-citizens-advice-scotland-on-the-brink-of-collapse

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.