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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Social Renewal – from Buzzcocks to Oasis

On the refreshing side, the advisory board is probably the only government-led group I’ve been on where,separate representation – education, social work, several strands of health, public bodies, many government,Businesses, councils, the health service, voluntary and community organisations, individual people and governments

https://scvo.scot/p/42104/2021/01/25/social-renewal-from-buzzcocks-to-oasis

Post-legislative scrutiny - The Lobbying Act (Scotland) 2016

We would be happy to support the Scottish Government in undertaking the work and ensuring the views and,an organisation like SCVO which routinely interacts with the Third Sector Unit in the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/42301/2021/02/12/post-legislative-scrutiny-the-lobbying-act-scotland-2016

Fair Work for All by 2025 - hope, dream or reality?

Convention for Scotland to be a world leading Fair Work nation by 2025, there has been much support, new government,many are funded by long term year-on-year grants, most of which feed in from the annual Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/42118/2021/01/26/fair-work-for-all-by-2025-hope-dream-or-reality

The SCVO Board and Good Governance

The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector was launched at the end of 2018 and more and more organisations,have been using both the Code and SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup to see where they are on their journey,to good governance.,Good governance matters, because it underpins successful organisations and is vital for their effectiveness,We’ll explore each of the five principles of the Scottish Governance Code so that we can evidence and

https://scvo.scot/p/35460/2020/02/11/the-scvo-board-and-good-governance

The storm before the calm?

Our friends at the Scottish Sports Association are producing safety videos to be shared with Governing

https://scvo.scot/p/42152/2021/02/05/storm-before-calm

'If not now, when?' - SCVO response

from the Social Renewal Advisory Board – established in June 2020 by the Scottish Government to consider

https://scvo.scot/p/42083/2021/01/21/if-not-now-when-scvo-response

Why do trustees need to bother about cyber security?

most people’s new year's resolutions, so why not take things at a gentler pace and join the Good Governance,As well as presenting sessions like the Good Governance one mentioned, my role is to work with ALL third,steps you can take now to protect your organisation against cyber risks in 2021: Join our Good Governance

https://scvo.scot/p/41929/2021/01/06/why-do-trustees-need-to-bother-about-cyber-security

Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee - Procurement Reform

The agreement between Scottish Government and COSLA to award a 3.3% increase to cover living wage increases,publicly funded social care services, consistent with the Fair Work Framework and the Scottish Government’s,SCVO has long advocated that organisations who want government support must offer proper contracts, end,publicly-funded social care services, consistent with the Fair Work Framework and the Scottish Government’s,Fair Work First initiative.[5] Process and guidance What steps is the Scottish Government taking to

https://scvo.scot/p/42096/2021/01/22/economy-energy-and-fair-work-committee-procurement-reform

Opportunity knocks to change the Lobbying Act

Of particular interest were recommendations such as: That the Scottish Government should commission a

https://scvo.scot/p/42131/2021/01/28/opportunity-knocks-to-change-the-lobbying-act

Equalities & Human Rights Committee Debate - Valuing the Third Sector

and we look forward to working with the committee, parliament and government to advance many of the,matters they have raised directly with the Scottish Government.,The Scottish Government, local government, independent funders and the sector itself all have a key role,The Scottish Government’s financial support for the sector was welcome and considerable.,sector, local authorities and Scottish Government, and in working with the Scottish Government and COSLA

https://scvo.scot/p/41307/2020/11/30/equalities-human-rights-committee-debate-valuing-the-third-sector

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