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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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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 there a future for Scotland’s National Performance Framework? 

The latest statutory review of Scotland's National Outcomes, which the Scottish Government is obliged,The Scottish Government's consultation on the National Outcomes, due to close on 12 June, provides the,Here, SCVO will call on the government to address the glaring omission of the voluntary sector.,The Scottish Government's latest correspondence to the Scottish Parliament says that it will publish,Still, the Scottish Government should have focused on visibility, accountability, and collaboration in

https://scvo.scot/p/60098/2023/06/06/is-there-a-future-for-scotlands-national-performance-framework

Careful now! Your emerging AI strategy 

Can you have a strategy for an emerging, frothy technology like AI? Yes, you can, but it needs to be realistic and flexible. In this blog, I’ll highlight some of the areas you should cover. We’ll expand on this in our AI guide for the voluntary sector. 

https://scvo.scot/p/84589/2023/10/19/careful-now-your-emerging-ai-strategy

Small Charity Week 2023

Information Service on topics ranging from constitutions and charity law to data protection and good governance,And what about your board governance?,If you’d like to check out how you measure up against the five core principles of the Scottish Governance,Code for the Third Sector, take a look at our Good Governance Checkup This will take you through a series

https://scvo.scot/p/60200/2023/06/19/small-charity-week-2023

Organisations seeking public sector grants to pay real Living Wage and provide effective workers’ voice from 1 July 2023

These changes are part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025.,Details of both criteria and wider Fair Work commitments are available in the Scottish Government’s recently,Fair Work has been a Scottish Government priority since 2016.,The Scottish Government consulted on Becoming a Fair Work Nation in December 2021.,Fair Funding is central to the Scottish Government’s Fair Work ambitions.

https://scvo.scot/p/59575/2023/05/10/organisations-seeking-public-sector-grants-to-pay-real-living-wage-and-provide-effective-workers-voice-from-1-july-2023

The Forestry Grant Scheme offers financial support for the creation of new woodland and the sustainable management of existing woodland. Within the scheme's eight categories, there are a range of support options covering planting, woodland protection, harvesting and more.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003hvNSEAY/scottish-forestry-forestry-grants

Fair work in the voluntary sector: what’s working?

However, despite all the sector’s lobbying and the Scottish Government’s commitment to becoming a Fair,this exact call: to enable third sector organisations to become Fair Work employers, the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/61695/2023/08/23/fair-work-in-the-voluntary-sector-whats-working

Provides support for new access infrastructure that will bring small scale, undermanaged woodlands or inaccessible woodlands back into active management with the following aims: - to improve the economic value of forest and woodland through timber production- to increase the area of woodland in Scotland that is in sustainable management - to improve the environmental and social benefits of woodland.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000DViruEAD/scottish-forestry-forestry-grant-scheme-forest-infrastructure

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