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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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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

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

EXCLUSIVE: Citizens Advice chair resigns after report slams his leadership

NEWS 26 June 2016 by Rab Armour
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Forced governance review slams Dominic Notarangelo's catastrophic chairmanship at Citizens Advice Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-under-fire-chair-resigns-as-citizens-advice-is-forced-to-restruct

Is it all getting too much for trustees?

OPINION 14 November 2018 by Susan Smith
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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
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Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, Michael Longley and Aonghas MacNeacail have expressed concerns over governance

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

SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025 Stage 1 Debate

Sheghley Ogilvie
29 January 2024
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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.

https://scvo.scot/p/88172/2024/01/29/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2024-2025-stage-1-debate

Charities come together to renew their focus on cyber resilience

Alison Brogan
5 April 2024
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Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, spoke about the Scottish Government’s,working with the third sector to be more resilient: “I am pleased to announce that the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/89528/2024/04/05/charities-come-together-to-renew-their-focus-on-cyber-resilience

Letter to UK party leaders

Anna Fowlie
7 June 2024
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The next UK Government’s approach to matters such as immigration, social security and the economy will

https://scvo.scot/p/96148/2024/06/07/letter-to-uk-party-leaders

We cannot forget that the call was for an independent review of charity regulation

Jason Henderson
25 January 2024
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That is why we were pleased when the Scottish Government agreed to our calls, committing in late 2022,And, encouragingly, conversations between the government and the sector were kicked off at the Gathering,in November, during which Scottish Government officials engaged with voluntary organisations on how,The Scottish Government suggests that this is required because the review has to be thorough and worthwhile,Because the Scottish Government’s response to that question is incredibly important.

https://scvo.scot/p/88105/2024/01/25/we-cannot-forget-that-the-call-was-for-an-independent-review-of-charity-regulation

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

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.