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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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The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016: an analysis of compliance with fundraising reporting as of June 2020. (September 2020)

The Fundraising Regulator has published the results of its latest review into charities’ compliance with the fundraising reporting requirements in Section 13 of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016. It is a legal requirement under the Act for charities...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-charities-protection-and-social-investment-act-2016-an-analysis-of-compliance-with-fundraising-reporting-as-of-june-2020-september-2020

Room for More Views? Sharing Power, Shaping Progress

On 21 November 2003, the People & Parliament Trust, in partnership with the Scottish Human Services Trust, the Scottish Executive and the Scottish Civic Forum, brought together 100 people in a Conference ?Sharing Power; Shaping Progress; Towards a Participative Democracy in...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/room-for-more-views-sharing-power-shaping-progress

Supporting health promotion activity in the voluntary sector: strategic needs assessment

The aim of the research was to assist the former Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) voluntary sector programme in the development of a strategic approach for supporting health promotion activity in the voluntary sector. The research involved conducting interviews with...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/supporting-health-promotion-activity-in-the-voluntary-sector-strategic-needs-assessment

SCVO responds to UK Government Autumn Budget 2024

“If the UK government is serious about its intention to work in partnership with the voluntary sector,It is vital that Scottish Government, local authorities and independent funders to do the same on the,TSI Scotland Network letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94630/2024/10/31/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-autumn-budget-2024

An Exploration of Scottish Charities' Governance and Accountability

research analyses Scottish charities' annual reports and accounts, examines their processes for governance,interviews and undertakes a number of case studies to evaluate the awareness and perceptions of governance,recommendations are relevant to charities seeking to identify best practice and improve their own governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/an-exploration-of-scottish-charities-governance-and-accountability

Governance and funding on the agenda

A legal expert has said the voluntary sector faces some significant challenges in 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-and-funding-on-the-agenda

Housing association gets governance in order

​Regulator will cease intervention in Glasgow housing association

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-association-gets-governance-in-order

Governance Code aims to support trustees

Scotland’s Governance Code for the Third Sector has been launched to mark the start of Trustees' Week

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-code-aims-to-support-trustees

Review of Charity Regulation: Scottish Government consultation

About our submission SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation,Contributions made during engagement webinars, hosted by SCVO in partnership with the Scottish Government’s,It will only be by working together – the voluntary sector, regulators, and the Scottish Government –,The regulator should not act in the interests of government or of the sector it regulates.,SCVO, of course, will continue to support the Scottish Government to do that.

https://scvo.scot/p/92967/2024/07/23/review-of-charity-regulation-scottish-government-consultation

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