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The Scottish Government has promised timely notifications of funding arrangements – help us monitor it!
7 February 2024
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read this: we are looking for voluntary organisations who are expecting funding from the Scottish Government,A result of that has been the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding by 2026 and, although,And so, as part of our Fair Funding package, we have been asking the Scottish Government to ensure funding,But even more encouraging was the Scottish Government’s response.,If your organisation is awaiting notification from the Scottish Government on funding for the forthcoming
Participation and Representation: Strengthening the Third Sector Voice in Local Governance
East Lothian as it sought to strengthen the participation of third sector organisations in local governance,now participate directly in the process of selecting delegates and in being delegates in local governance,representation
Democratisation can be initiated from the top
Bringing third sector organisations into local governance,Stronger third sector representation can, in turn, help to improve local governance and outcomes for
Participation and representation: Strengthening the third sector voice in local governance
What Works Scotland has been working with the third sector to develop a vision to re-imagine community planning in Scotland. At the end of 2014 representatives from third sector interfaces (TSIs) in Scotland worked together in a two-day deliberative forum facilitated by What...
Boldness in a time of change: Rethinking the charity sector for the future
This paper is the first output of our State of the Sector programme, aimed at injecting new thinking and ideas about how sector leaders in the UK can respond to the changing environment. It brings together our practice and thinking to identify what are, in our view, the critical...
Public trust and confidence in charities 2016
This report presents the findings of the 2016 Charity Commission study into public trust and confidence in charities, conducted by Populus. The research monitors the level of public trust and confidence in the charity sector as well as other key questions. It also explores the...
https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/public-trust-and-confidence-in-charities-2016
On board: how can participation on third sector boards in Scotland be increased, widened and strengthened?
Key to the third sector?s success are the voluntary boards which are responsible for ensuring that third sector organisations are run well. Existing research into third sector boards has found that many experience difficulties recruiting new and appropriately skilled board...
2010 National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises
NSCSE) are released today, providing a tool for citizens, communities, the sector and all levels of government
https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/2010-national-survey-of-charities-and-social-enterprises
A Comparative Study of the Infrastructure of Voluntary Organisations in Scotland
The aim of this research was to provide HEACS with 1. an overview of the structure and operations of a cross-section of intermediary bodies in the voluntary sector and 2. an assessment of the key characteristics that contribute to the successful and effective operations of such...
How do public bodies respond to freedom of information legislation? Administration, modernisation and democratisation
information (FOI) is generating new arrangements for managing information, thereby supporting government's,managed within Scottish public bodies the paper also casts light on the practice of democratic government