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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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Help shape SCVO’s response to the Scottish Government's Community Wealth Building Bill Consultation 

Kyrstie Brown
23 March 2023
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The Scottish Government’s Building Community Wealth in Scotland consultation was launched at the start,the economic and social power of anchor institutions such as hospitals, universities and local government,Community Wealth Building in Scotland The Scottish Government have committed to exploring Community Wealth

https://scvo.scot/p/58796/2023/03/23/help-shape-scvos-response-to-the-scottish-governments-community-wealth-building-bill-consultation

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

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

Charting a new course for digital inclusion

Jason Railton
15 August 2024
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With our partners in Scottish Government, we wanted to have a Charter that reflects where we are as a

https://scvo.scot/p/93387/2024/08/15/charting-a-new-course-for-digital-inclusion

Statement from Anna Fowlie: We need to stand together in solidarity against violence and hate speech

Anna Fowlie
13 August 2024
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It has been incredibly distressing to see the terrible spectre of Islamophobia and racism rear its head as rioting blights some UK communities. Many of us have been thinking hard about what we can do or say. SCVO’s origin over 80 years ago was as an organisation that fought for...

https://scvo.scot/p/93298/2024/08/13/stand-together-against-racism-and-hate

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

CivTech

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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 responds to UK Government's Energy Bill Relief Scheme

Press release
12 January 2023
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In response to the UK Government’s Energy Bills Discount Scheme, SCVO Chief Executive Anna Fowlie said,“We are calling on Scottish Government to reopen their Electricity and Natural Gas framework agreements,“Together with our partners in NCVO, we are also calling on the UK government to recognise the particular,voluntary organisations such as hospices, refuges, social care and community leisure providers, and for government

https://scvo.scot/p/56703/2023/01/12/scvo-responds-to-uk-governments-energy-bill-relief-scheme

The charity (de)banking landscape

Kyrstie Brown
23 April 2024
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account, leading to problems down the line with maintaining the account as the way a charity is governed,trustees’ personal accounts in the interim period, which raises serious concerns about financial governance,they operate, which can be exacerbated by a lack of understanding by the banks, and poor financial governance,red-flagged’ when updating their account or business details because banks do not understand charity governance,and requirements, offer banks an overview of how charities and community groups are structured and governed

https://scvo.scot/p/89511/2024/04/23/the-charity-debanking-landscape

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2025. 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.