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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...

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

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

favour exclusive state provision arguing that services can only be public if delivered by central government

proposal could undermine the commitment to sustainable and inclusive volunteering which the Scottish Government,It is, therefore, vitally important that the Scottish Government decides against progressing the proposal,perhaps instead of seeking to introduce proposals to the detriment of the sector, the Scottish Government,By ensuring the Scottish Government’s Fairer Funding commitment directly mirrors SCVO’s own Fair Funding,Our policy team work closely with the voluntary sector, the Scottish Government, COSLA, and the Scottish

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...

Summary SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026 in the Policy,As local councils fund far more voluntary organisations than Scottish government, the fallout from the,The solution SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026, but,To make progress the Scottish Government should align ‘Fairer Funding’ with SCVO’s definition of Fair,To make progress the Scottish Government must develop timelines and goals and monitor progress.