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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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Will 2021 bring the changes we need?

The Scottish Government highlight the strides they are making in this area, and its potential to help,work collectively, building more positive partnerships between our sector and local and national government,With colleagues across the sector, local and national government, we will be working on these questions,get in touch: allan.young@scvo.scot And finally, though we focus largely on local and devolved government,The UK Government has a consultation open until 10 March 10 on Transforming Public Procurement and we

https://scvo.scot/p/42548/2021/03/02/will-2021-bring-the-changes-we-need

Could you help us monitor this year's budget?

Looking ahead, we'll monitor these issues through dialogue with the sector, government, and parliament,But how does the government plan to 'actively progress this,' in what areas, and how can challenges be,SCVO has alerted the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Communities to the issue.,Positive partnerships The Local Government and Communities Committee asked the government to consider,The government will need to work with the sector to determine what further support is necessary.

https://scvo.scot/p/42361/2021/02/18/could-you-help-us-monitor-this-years-budget

Right now, trustees are #NeverMoreNeeded

Coronavirus has brough new governance challenges to boards and meetings have moved online.

https://scvo.scot/p/38725/2020/06/01/right-now-trustees-are-nevermoreneeded

Towards a Fair Work Nation

Scotland’s Fair Work Convention has urged a greater focus and activity by government, employers and trade,This commitment gained party wide support and was adopted by the Scottish Government when it was launched,The Scottish Government, employers and unions must all play their part in addressing the longstanding

https://scvo.scot/p/42649/2021/03/10/towards-a-fair-work-nation

Introducing the Cyber Catalyst Network

have committed at Board level to act as ambassadors for cyber education and support the Scottish Government,some excellent “piece to camera” safety messages recorded by the Scottish Sports Association by the governing,This is coupled with an event for the Chairs of Governing Bodies and a “celebration” of the cyber work,guest appearances from Anthony Morris, Cyber Resilience Unit Third Sector Lead with the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/42313/2021/02/16/cyber-catalyst-network

Funding available for charity employers to take on young people

The latest phase of Scottish Government funding has just been announced so charity bosses are being invited,employment, it recently signed up as an employer with the Young Person’s Guarantee, a Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/42534/2021/03/01/funding-available-for-charity-employers-to-take-on-young-people

Digital Participation funding – helping us go the distance!

SCVO have been working in partnership with the Scottish Government, local councils, voluntary groups,Digital Participation Charter Fund has been operating for some years with the support of the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/42551/2021/03/02/digital-participation-funding-helping-us-go-the-distance

How to build strong board relationships - and how mediation can help if it goes wrong

least as they had to work virtually to make difficult decisions and ensure their organisations were governed,But strong working relationships and teamwork are key to good governance, so in the next Good Governance,Give time for team building activities, and make sure you have three vital tools of good governance to,Our Good Governance Webinar will feature May Millward from Scottish Mediation to outline ways to resolve,So come along to our Good Governance webinar on 3 March to find out how you can diffuse board tensions

https://scvo.scot/p/42121/2021/01/27/how-to-build-strong-board-relationships-and-how-mediation-can-help-if-it-goes-wrong

Scotland and the Shared Prosperity Fund

Following the decision by the UK Government to leave the European Union, it appeared inevitable that,We were pleased to see the UK Government quickly commit to the creation of a UK Shared Prosperity Fund,In his letter[4] to the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Kate Forbes MSP), the Cabinet,to produce the proposal for a Scottish Replacement For EU Structural Funds submitted to the UK Government,/publications/cst-response-to-scottish-government-request-for-additional-funding/cst-response-to-scottish-government

https://scvo.scot/p/42106/2021/01/25/scotland-and-the-shared-prosperity-fund

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