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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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SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)

The Scottish Government's Fair Work ambitions could advance the workforce pillar of Community Wealth,Recommendation: The Scottish Government can do more to work with the UK Government to improve the sector,Government, could play a role in learning, collaboration, and ensuring progress is made.,in the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership – A fresh start.,Government to improve the sector’s access to banking and financial services.

https://scvo.scot/p/59630/2023/05/15/scvo-response-to-building-community-wealth-consultation-scottish-government

SCVO response to the UK general election results

The new government must move quickly to deliver just that.,This is an opportunity that the new UK government must grasp with both hands.,First Minister of Scotland met to commit to improving the relationship between the Scottish and UK Governments

https://scvo.scot/p/92799/2024/07/08/scvo-response-to-the-uk-general-election-results

Committee asks how voluntary sector funding can be improved

The Committee want, “to examine how the Scottish Government’s approach to fair and efficient funding,to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies.,In April 2023 the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus New leadership - A fresh start, the Cabinet,Similar commitments followed in the Programme for Government (PfG) and the Scottish Budget.,funding model for the voluntary sector across all Scottish Government departments.

https://scvo.scot/p/92410/2024/06/26/committee-asks-how-voluntary-sector-funding-be-improved

Citizens Advice Scotland slammed in damning report

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

The UK and the EU – is it time for a reset?

Today speculation is also mounting as to whether the actions of the new UK government will translate

https://scvo.scot/p/93842/2024/09/30/the-uk-and-the-eu-is-it-time-for-a-reset

Rethinking Greenwashing and Digital Inclusion 

impactful measures, like improving energy efficiency in operations or embedding sustainability into governance

https://scvo.scot/p/96239/2024/12/23/rethinking-greenwashing-and-digital-inclusion

Survey: charity trustees tell TFN about your experience

Good charity governance is more important than ever before.

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

EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote

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

CAF - Keystone Fund

Currently Closed
staff and volunteer training, operational challenges)- Bolster their core building blocks (e.g. governance

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000PV4ABEA1/caf-keystone-fund

How can the new First Minister support the voluntary sector in his first Programme for Government? 

Each year at the beginning of September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government,(PfG), a set of actions that the government will take over the next year to progress its priorities.,Proposals should be shared with Scottish Government contacts over the next few weeks before the sign-off,Collect information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,SCVO’s policy proposals for the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government focus on supporting an

https://scvo.scot/p/60684/2023/07/10/how-can-the-new-first-minister-support-the-voluntary-sector-in-his-first-programme-for-government

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