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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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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

Is it all getting too much for trustees?

OPINION 14 November 2018 by Susan Smith
Management
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

Writers sever ties with poetry library

NEWS 2 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, Michael Longley and Aonghas MacNeacail have expressed concerns over governance

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

Finances proving biggest challenge to charities as rising costs bite 

Press release
4 January 2024
“Everyone can play a part in supporting the sector, whether it is government and councils ensuring there,A good start would be Scottish Government passing on the money that the UK Government allocated for energy,Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government,2023, SCVO was able to make informed decisions on its influencing and media work, and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/87687/2024/01/04/finances-proving-biggest-challenge-to-charities-as-rising-costs-bite

SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025

Sheghley Ogilvie
12 December 2023
Posted in
Voluntary organisations play a crucial role in delivering on the Scottish Government’s three missions,At a time of clear need, this budget is an opportunity for the Scottish Government to support our sector,The solution SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026.,Implement multi-year funding of three years or more across several Scottish Government funds in the 2024,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs

https://scvo.scot/p/87246/2023/12/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2024-2025

SCVO responds to Draft Scottish Budget 2024/25

Press release
19 December 2023
“While we welcome the Scottish Government’s commitments to move towards Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary,“The UK Government delivered a modest but welcome package of running costs support for voluntary organisations,Today, at the very least, the Scottish Government could have committed to doing the same here in Scotland,We stand ready to support the Scottish Government to deliver that progress.”

https://scvo.scot/p/87653/2023/12/19/scvo-responds-to-draft-scottish-budget-2024-25

Suspension of the Scottish Government’s national frameworks for the Supply of Electricity and Supply of Natural Gas - Letter to the Minister

Paul Bradley
26 January 2023
Posted in
written to Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, to urge the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/56929/2023/01/26/suspension-of-the-scottish-governments-national-frameworks-for-the-supply-of-electricity-and-supply-of-natural-gas-letter-to-the-minister

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

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

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

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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.