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Five things I learnt from delivering SCVO’s new governance training

philippabonella

9 August 2024

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Back in May I worked with SCVO to pilot a series of governance training courses – these are three practical,I knew people could get the legal basics on governance from many places, but we felt there was a gap,in the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. 5.,Governance training can be fun!,Philippa Bonella, SCVO governance trainer

https://scvo.scot/p/93218/2024/08/09/five-things-i-learnt-from-delivering-scvos-new-governance-training

Engendering Change Conference Report (3 June 2000)

Holyrood One Year On: Has it Made a Difference to Women? This report is available for purchase from the below link.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/engendering-change-conference-report-3-june-2000

Cracking the Code: Engender Women's Budget Group Case Study

A case study in engaging with policy makers at a national level. This report may be purchased from Engender at the below link.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/cracking-the-code-engender-womens-budget-group-case-study

Scotland’s top charity leaders: how diverse are they?

The David Hume Institute measures the diversity of Scotland’s top leaders. For the first time in our analysis this includes the leaders of the top 300 charities by income. As major influencers and lobbyists who impact on all parts of our society, charity leaders have a key role...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scotlands-top-charity-leaders-how-diverse-are-they

Taken on Trust: awareness and effectiveness of charity trustees in England and Wales

Report on current make up of trustees, plus recommendations.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/taken-on-trust-awareness-and-effectiveness-of-charity-trustees-in-england-and-wales

SCVO response to 2025/26 Programme for Government

Press release

6 May 2025

Fair Funding

Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Programme for Government (PfG) restates the Scottish Government,“The Fairer Funding pilot is, however, a very small part of the government’s overall £1 billion investment,“To achieve Fairer Funding by 2026, and to make good on the PfG’s rhetoric that this government recognises,‘the importance of a thriving Third Sector in Scotland’, the Scottish Government must go further.

https://scvo.scot/p/98517/2025/05/06/scvo-response-to-2025-26-programme-for-government