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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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Putting your trust in trustees

OPINION 18 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Management
should respond to recent negative media coverage of the role of trustees with a robust approach to governance

https://tfn.scot/opinion/putting-your-trust-in-trustees

Not waving but drowning: so who’s to blame?

OPINION 14 March 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
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Robert Armour questions whether blame for a housing association's continued governance woes should be

https://tfn.scot/opinion/for-the-good-of-your-community-resign

CAS is a safe place to work now, says new chair

NEWS 29 March 2017 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
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Citizens Advice Scotland believes the organisation has now turned a corner with a strong board and governance

https://tfn.scot/news/cas-is-a-safe-place-to-work-now-says-new-chair

Letter to Scottish MPs - UK Budget: Impact of NI changes on charities in your constituency

Sheghley Ogilvie
5 November 2024
Posted in
supporting our communities.Together with sister organisations across the UK, we are calling on the government,TSI Scotland Network letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94720/2024/11/05/letter-to-scottish-mps-uk-budget-impact-of-ni-changes-on-charities-in-your-constituency

Citizens Advice Scotland slammed in damning report

NEWS 9 August 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
The report into the independent review into the governance of Citizens Advice Scotland has been published

https://tfn.scot/news/citizens-advice-scotland-slammed-in-damning-report

Letter to Scottish MPs: UK Budget: Support the voluntary sector in your constituency  

Sheghley Ogilvie
23 October 2024
Posted in
To make progress the UK Government must: Move forward with multi-year funding Provide Scotland with a,Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentSCVO Briefing Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94388/2024/10/23/letter-to-scottish-mps-uk-budget-support-the-voluntary-sector-in-your-constituency

The Civil Effect: Bringing efficiency, innovation and community capability to our framework of public services commissioning

favour exclusive state provision arguing that services can only be public if delivered by central government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-civil-effect-bringing-efficiency-innovation-and-community-capability-to-our-framework-of-public-services-commissioning

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

Survey: charity trustees tell TFN about your experience

NEWS 25 September 2018 by Sophie Bell
Management
Good charity governance is more important than ever before.

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-survey

EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote

NEWS 22 November 2016 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
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Four Glasgow Citizens Advice Bureaux have put a stop to a vote on a new governance structure for Citizens

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-legal-challenge-halts-cas-reform-vote

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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.