Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Leading charity votes for far-ranging governance changes

NEWS 27 June 2017 by Rab Armour

Management

Charity was warned by regulator to get its board structure in order

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-charity-votes-for-far-ranging-governance-changes

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...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/on-board-how-can-participation-on-third-sector-boards-in-scotland-be-increased-widened-and-strengthened

Women and the charity sector

Among its key findings, the report found: The charity sector has created an additional 120,000 jobs for women over the past decade, to become the source of one in every 25 jobs filled by women in 2022, women contribute an estimated 64% of the hours worked in civil society...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/women-and-the-charity-sector

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/reports/evidence-library/2010-national-survey-of-charities-and-social-enterprises

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

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/how-do-public-bodies-respond-to-freedom-of-information-legislation-administration-modernisation-and-democratisation

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...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-comparative-study-of-the-infrastructure-of-voluntary-organisations-in-scotland

The Draft Charities Bill: Focus Group Discussions with the General Public

The Scottish Executive intends to introduce a new bill to regulate charities operating in Scotland. This bill is, currently, in draft form and has been the subject of extensive public consultation with interested parties. The Executive?s normal consultation process tends to...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-draft-charities-bill-focus-group-discussions-with-the-general-public

Local Government in Scotland after Devolution: the Lessons from Canada

Local government is one element of the political landscape affected by this change.,In the pre-devolution period, local government?,The paper first examines the constitutional position of local government in Scotland following the creation,This position is then compared with that of municipal government in Ontario.,, indicates about the Scottish context and the future role of Scottish local government.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/local-government-in-scotland-after-devolution-the-lessons-from-canada

Iraq War - Right or Wrong tracker

The poll found that more than 60% of Britons think government spending on the war in Iraq was a waste

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/iraq-war-right-or-wrong-tracker

Independence undervalued: the voluntary sector in 2014

contracting arrangements Ineffective safeguards and regulation Greater protection for independent governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/independence-undervalued-the-voluntary-sector-in-2014

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