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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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Programme for Government proposal: Delivering Fair Funding by 2026

Sheghley Ogilvie
22 June 2023
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Summary In the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus New leadership - A fresh start, the Scottish Government,/24 Programme for Government should, at a minimum, commit to: 1.,To achieve this, officials across Scottish Government and the Scottish Government itself must work with,The Scottish Government has also committed to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across government,Measuring impact The Scottish Government should collect information across all government departments

https://scvo.scot/p/60303/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-delivering-fair-funding-by-2026

Digital inclusion: room for improvement

David McNeill
22 August 2024
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The report shows that while government aims to save money through digital services, the burden of supporting,Scotland to tackle digital exclusion for the past decade, the team at SCVO has seen commitment from government,The Scottish Government responded quickly, investing over £50m in Connecting Scotland.,The Scottish Government promise in the 2021 Programme for Government to spend £200m to get 300,000 households,But it’s not solely Government’s responsibility.

https://scvo.scot/p/93457/2024/08/22/digital-inclusion-room-for-improvement

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

SCVO/SAFE/Alliance briefing to Scottish Parliament: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Rachel Le Noan
19 November 2024
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Key concerns raised by consultees included the need for enhanced governance of the TCA which Dr Irene,Scotland’s voice is present in both practical and strategic aspects of the TCA’s development and governance

https://scvo.scot/p/95243/2024/11/19/scvo-safe-alliance-briefing-to-scottish-parliament-uk-eu-trade-and-cooperation-agreement

SCVO, NCVO, NICVA, and WcVA letter to Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Autumn Budget 2024 – employers’ National Insurance contributions

Anna Fowlie
28 October 2024
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In the spirit of partnership - as outlined in the UK Government’s Covenant document which published last

https://scvo.scot/p/94545/2024/10/28/scvo-ncvo-nicva-and-wcva-letter-to-rachel-reeves-chancellor-of-the-exchequer-autumn-budget-2024-employers-national-insurance-contributions

The collapse of Kids Company – a lesson in prudence

OPINION 21 August 2015 Guest post
Families & Young People
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

Top 10 issues facing the not-for-profit sector

OPINION 19 May 2016 Guest post
Management
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

Trustees must do more to understand charity finances

NEWS 16 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
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

Rethinking Greenwashing and Digital Inclusion 

Darran Gillan
23 December 2024
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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

Putting your trust in trustees

OPINION 18 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Management
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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2026. 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.