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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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