Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Most charity fraud committed by staff and volunteers

NEWS 27 October 2017 by Rab Armour

Management

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Report finds charities are lax with internal security and governance

https://tfn.scot/news/most-charity-fraud-committed-by-staff-and-volunteers

Crisis at Vegan Society as five board members resign

NEWS 20 July 2021 by Rab Armour

Management

Society faces a governance overhaul if it is to survive

https://tfn.scot/news/crisis-at-vegan-society-as-five-board-members-resign

Exclusive: the "downward spiral" of a Scots conservation charity

NEWS 12 September 2024 by Graham Martin

Management

Environment & International

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Insider dossier raises questions over finance, redundancies, governance and more

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-the-downward-spiral-of-a-scots-conservation-charity

The Fore Trust

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

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

The Scottish Government has promised timely notifications of funding arrangements – help us monitor it!

Jason Henderson

7 February 2024

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Policy

Fair Funding

read this: we are looking for voluntary organisations who are expecting funding from the Scottish Government,A result of that has been the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding by 2026 and, although,And so, as part of our Fair Funding package, we have been asking the Scottish Government to ensure funding,But even more encouraging was the Scottish Government’s response.,If your organisation is awaiting notification from the Scottish Government on funding for the forthcoming

https://scvo.scot/p/88501/2024/02/07/the-scottish-government-has-promised-timely-notifications-of-funding-arrangements-help-us-monitor-it

Thinking about strategic charity reserves management

Ben Cairns

22 June 2023

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Ben Cairns (co-founder and director of IVAR) and Chris Mills (Research Associate at IVAR) explore what strategic charity reserves management means and its benefits, in their latest blog for Small Charity Week 2023. 'We’re a small charity with a small turnover. We know we’re...

https://scvo.scot/p/60288/2023/06/22/thinking-about-strategic-charity-reserves-management

Briefing to UK Parliament: Spring Statement

Sheghley Ogilvie

24 March 2025

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Policy reports

The government has frequently championed their ambitions of a relationship with civil society built on,To achieve this, it is essential that the government actively engages voluntary employers on increased,Working in partnership requires government to recognise the sector’s expertise and be open to evidence,The Spring Statement can and should action the Government’s commitments to the sector by recognising,SCVO looks forward to the Treasury engaging with the Scottish Government on these issues and Fair Funding

https://scvo.scot/p/97964/2025/03/24/briefing-to-uk-parliament-spring-statement