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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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militarised and “securitised” responses towards a new approach based on participatory and accountable governance

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000NgAhEAK/joseph-rowntree-charitable-trust-peace-and-security

Fair Funding Inquiry

As the Committee shared in June, this inquiry examines, “how the Scottish Government’s approach to fair,For over a decade, the Scottish Government has recognised the need for multi-year funding, committing,to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies.,Despite this, there has been little progress: Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding ambitions remain,2025/2026 Budget commits to aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO

https://scvo.scot/p/93708/2024/09/13/fair-funding-inquiry

Writers sever ties with poetry library

Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, Michael Longley and Aonghas MacNeacail have expressed concerns over governance

https://tfn.scot/news/writers-sever-ties-with-poetry-library

Is it all getting too much for trustees?

Susan Smith discusses TFN's report into trustee experiences as well as other governance themed content

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-it-all-getting-too-much-for-trustees

SCVO letter to Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer

As the UK Government considers next steps, I write to underline the importance of providing certainty,I would like to see a commitment from the UK Government to longer-term funding, so that more strategic,It is my hope that the UK Government will work constructively with the Scottish Government to make this,That is why I wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, ahead of her statement,While I fully appreciate the challenging fiscal environment that the UK Government faces, I urge you

https://scvo.scot/p/93691/2024/09/10/scvo-letter-to-rachel-reeves-chancellor-of-the-exchequer

Developing a Voluntary Sector Insight into the Future of Scotland

In early 2005, SCVO?s policy committee commissioned a ?Lead Group? of senior representatives from and connected to the voluntary sector to develop an initial insight into the future of Scotland from the perspective of voluntary organisations. To inform the Lead Group?s report, a...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/developing-a-voluntary-sector-insight-into-the-future-of-scotland

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

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

CAF - Keystone Fund

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

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

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