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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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Top tips for trustees: Make space for cyber

Looking at data from SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup, we see that lots of trustees aren’t sure whether,You are already managing risk Every governance body has to think about potential risks their organisation

https://scvo.scot/p/101733/2025/11/03/top-tips-for-trustees-make-space-for-cyber

Part D: A convincing response from the Scottish Government and those responsible for disseminating funds would include:

However, the Scottish Government can change things for the better by nature of their funding.,However, we are far from consistent, timely decisions and payments across the Scottish Government.,In preparation for the new financial year the following April, the Scottish Government and those that,It is also vital for good governance.,The Scottish Government and those managing government funds should develop and sign-off partnership agreements

https://scvo.scot/policy/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-d-a-convincing-response-from-the-scottish-government-and-those-responsible-for-disseminating-funds-would-include

SCVO responds to UK Government Spring Statement 2025 

If the UK Government is serious about its intention to work in partnership with the voluntary sector,,“It’s essential that the government actively engages with voluntary organisations that have extensive

https://scvo.scot/p/98013/2025/03/26/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-spring-statement-2025

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

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

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

Scottish Charity and Public Surveys 2020. (September 2020)

The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has published the results from its Scottish Charity and Public Surveys 2020. The research was carried out by Breaking Blue, an independent market research organisation and member of the Market Research Society. It presents views from 1,01...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-charity-and-public-surveys-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

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