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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Charity trustee fearful of finance? Help is at hand...

Tracey Bird
19 January 2018
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March will cover Risk Management and Reserves and will show how risk management ties into good governance,Strong financial governance is vital in an effective charity, and whether you’re a new trustee, or one

https://scvo.scot/p/23624/2018/01/19/charity-trustee-fearful-of-finance-help-is-at-hand

Pushing for human rights at the heart of Social Security

Allan Young
11 August 2017
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We are also saying it must provide an adequate level of support, with the government using maximum available,and all monitoring must be open, transparent and accountable, following the principles of Open Government,To be fair to the Scottish Government, they have long talked about the importance of the human right,The Scottish Government faces budgetary and time pressures, of course, and there is widespread understanding

https://scvo.scot/p/15943/2017/08/11/pushing-for-human-rights-at-the-heart-of-social-security

Sign our open letter on Scotland’s commitment to the SDGs

Paul Bradley
15 January 2018
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In 2015, the First Minister confirmed that the Scottish Government would be one of the first anywhere in,Are the SDGs embedded in the work of the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and Scotland’s Local

https://scvo.scot/p/23423/2018/01/15/sign-our-open-letter-on-scotlands-commitment-to-the-sdgs

Does Erasmus+ have a future in the UK?

Emily Beever
19 January 2018
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To allow continuity of European mobility activities, the Swiss government paid up for their own interim,In 2017, the federal government allocated 25.7 million francs (€21.9 million) to the programme.[4] There,The campaign asks the UK government to commit to maintaining participation in the Erasmus+ programme

https://scvo.scot/p/23630/2018/01/19/does-erasmus-have-a-future-in-the-uk

SCVO calls out Scottish Government for side-lining third sector

Press release
7 September 2017
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"Unfortunately, this is another example of the third sector being side-lined by Scottish Government employability

https://scvo.scot/p/16070/2017/09/07/scvo-calls-out-scottish-government-for-side-lining-third-sector

The public view: trust, confidence and support of charities in Scotland

Ilse Mackinnon
21 February 2018
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As a sector we need to address that, and earn people’s trust and respect through good governance, transparency,2014_-_general_public-1.pdf Charity Commission Ipsos Mori 2016 England & Wales https://www.gov.uk/government

https://scvo.scot/p/24356/2018/02/21/the-public-view-trust-confidence-and-support-of-charities-in-scotland

New year, new partner in the SCVO pro bono service

Tracey Bird
23 January 2018
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In 2017 our partners provided over 70 hours of free legal advice on a range of subjects from governance

https://scvo.scot/p/23729/2018/01/23/new-year-new-partner-in-the-scvo-pro-bono-service

Are election results an opportunity for more participative governance?

Martin Sime
9 June 2017
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It is very difficult to influence Governments who have a large and stable majority because they don’t,That simple fact ought to make us optimistic for a more participative approach to governance.,If governance in a hung Parliament is going to work at all it needs all of us to lend our energies, ideas

https://scvo.scot/p/15558/2017/06/09/election-results-an-opportunity-for-more-participative-governance

SCVO appoints new Chief Executive

Press release
24 January 2018
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, driving forward a new approach to corporate parenting in collaboration with partners in local government

https://scvo.scot/p/23745/2018/01/24/scvo-appoints-new-chief-executive

The Taylor Report is a small step along the road to fair work

Ruth Boyle
14 July 2017
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Calls for the government to close a legal loophole that allows temporary staff from agencies to be paid,It is up to the UK Government, the Scottish Government and the third sector to push these principles,For the Scottish Government in particular, this is a prime opportunity to restate their commitment to

https://scvo.scot/p/15799/2017/07/14/the-taylor-report-is-a-small-step-along-the-road-to-fair-work

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