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

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Local funding survey

resilience is being held up as the holy grail; when the move to participatory budgeting and open government,Supporting the unique third sector The Scottish Government, which is currently running a minority administration,But it is not just Scottish Government that should be working to improve here.,Unlike government, whether local or national, the third sector has no need to focus on vote-winning actions,like our contribution to […national] outcomes are not valued by local authorities or the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/15064/2017/04/25/local-funding-survey

SCVO response to Local Government and Communities Committee call for views on the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2017-18

And, as the local government and communities committee points out, the Scottish Government has committed,More immediately, local government spending is constrained by a number of things: legal duties on teacher,Since its peak in 2009-10, total like for like local government funding from the Scottish Government,See the SPICe Briefing on historic local government finance for more information and context.,The future shape of the local government settlement is unclear, but local authorities are preparing for

https://scvo.scot/p/13867/2016/10/27/scvo-response-local-government-and-communities-committee-call-for-views-on-the-scottish-governments-draft-budget-for-2017-18

Analysis of Scottish Government Programme for Government

UK government cooperation is required in terms of ‘budgeting treatment’ of these guarantees.,This should be reflected in the Government’s Labour Market Strategy.,This will see the government work with local government and communities on delivery of the target of,Human Rights The Government reaffirmed a commitment opposing any attempt by the UK Government to repeal,Conclusion The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2016-17 is, by its very nature, a weighty

https://scvo.scot/p/13545/2016/09/08/analysis-of-scottish-government-programme-for-government

Trustees must not leave fundraising up to the fundraisers

This is understandable, but, when it comes to charity governance, unfortunate.,Good governance requires trustees to view fundraising as integral to their charity’s operations and reputation,scrutiny of their charity’s fundraising strategies, controls and practices is at the heart of their governance,be noticeable from this list – which is not exhaustive – is its thematic similarity with other governance,Trustees and good governance have a big role to play here.

https://scvo.scot/p/14604/2017/02/27/trustees-must-not-leave-fundraising-up-to-the-fundraisers

Tackling poverty at a local level

people experiencing poverty over the coming weeks to develop our own series of asks for the local government

https://scvo.scot/p/14907/2017/03/20/tackling-poverty-at-a-local-level

Right Approach Campaign: July - December 2016

This stands in contrast to the Scottish Government, which has continued to support human rights explicitly,, including in its latest Programme for Government.,campaign, such as on the Children in Care Review, the Scottish Labour Market Strategy, the Open Government,crucial messages from the campaign around citizen participation in decision making and holding government,Jul-16 Held roundtable with networks and Scottish Government to discuss Social Security Consultation

https://scvo.scot/p/14613/2017/02/28/right-approach-campaign-july-december-2016

Lobbying register looks set to fail

out that this principle doesn’t lend itself well to private firms seeking to bend the ear of a government,Everybody knows Shelter wants the Government to prioritise homelessness and Energy Action Scotland wants,In light of the Scottish Government recently signing up to the Open Government Partnership - which is,charity lobbying – a situation that could skew public perceptions about the influence of charities on government

https://scvo.scot/p/14543/2017/02/16/lobbying-register-looks-set-to-fail

Gathering into the One Digital Zone

Appear.in, Ross McCulloch, Slack, Texthelp, RNIB, Technology Trust, Young Scot, Paisley YMCA, Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/14688/2017/03/07/gathering-into-the-one-digital-zone

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