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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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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

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

Community Wealth Building, the road to where?

Community Wealth Building (CWB) became a buzzword in 2021 when the Scottish Government revealed plans,The vision for Scotland’s future, set out in the Programme for Government 2021-22 and the National Strategy,However, if CWB is the roadmap to a better future for Scotland, the Scottish Government need to clarify,The Scottish Government have adopted a model of CWB known as the ‘Preston Model’, after the successful,SCVO met with the CWB team at Scottish Government before the change in leadership, who promised they

https://scvo.scot/p/91412/2024/05/15/community-wealth-building-the-road-to-where

The collapse of Kids Company – a lesson in prudence

Calum Munro argues prudence shouldn't be dismissed as a Victorian concept in charity governance – trustees

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-collapse-of-kids-company-a-lesson-in-prudence

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

CivTech

Currently Closed
CivTech is a Scottish Government programme that brings people from the public, private and third sectors together to build things that make the world a better place.The Round 11 Challenges are focused across a wide range of areas including education, the natural environments (land and marine), the economy and health, core government functions, the Gaelic language, and more. Individuals, teams, pre-starts, start-ups, early stage or established SMEs, and large companies are all welcome to apply. For more details on the process and to view all of the current challenges, visit the CivTech website.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000ODHwAEAX/civtech

SCVO Letter to Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister

with digital inclusion that you have seen the voluntary sector’s ability to delivery on Scottish Government,As Deputy First Minister, taking forward the government’s priorities on eradicating child poverty, investing,working with you to ensure that the sector’s role continues to be recognised and developed by this government,As a key member of the Cabinet, your support for the existing Scottish Government commitments on timely,dilution of these commitments would be a significant blow and damage the sector’s relationships with government

https://scvo.scot/p/91466/2024/05/17/scvo-letter-to-kate-forbes-msp-deputy-first-minister

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

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

Putting your trust in trustees

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

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