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In a recent report by WEAll, we show that the UK and Scottish governments spend billions of pounds in,activities are deeply rooted in our communities and the sector plays a powerful role in holding governments

Many of these organisations have survived the initial crisis through government support or taking painful,The Scottish Government's initial support of the sector, a £350m cash injection, was a welcome recognition,With over 100,000 paid staff currently working in Scotland's voluntary sector, the Scottish Government,Funds were designed and managed in partnership with these bodies, and the Scottish Government recognised,Both UKSPF and Levelling Up have been talked about for some time by the UK Government.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and partner organisations, such as the Scottish Government,company DJS Research and funded by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations; the Scottish Government

But much of this value manifests itself in public spending boosts for the government through fiscal savings,Magic Breakfast is one of two charities which delivered the government-funded National School Breakfast,They also come from reduced government spending for special educational needs, truancy and exclusion.,This is even harder to pin down with numbers, but take a moment to reflect on whether government or businesses,By shifting the rhetoric that we are just a residual sector – filling the gaps left by governments and

Procurement is a key feature of the Scottish Government’s economic recovery plan and transformation strategy,Our event will be a great chance to engage with and learn more from Nick Ford, Scottish Government’s,Director of Procurement and Property, about how the Government is working with others to leverage the,The Scottish Government has also asked Blake Stevenson to carry out some research to learn more about

Back in September, the UK government launched a consultation on the engagement of civil society in the,A Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) for discussion at the UK level between stakeholders and the UK Government,The UK Government has now responded and issued a call for expressions of interest (EoI) for representative,Representation from the voluntary sector is crucial because these structures will enable the UK Government

Voluntary organisations have not found it easy to participate in this consultation – Scottish Government,We would urge Scottish Government to consider how voluntary organisations can be supported to engage,Further, we would ask that where the Scottish Government intends to prepare an impact assessment of the,We would urge the Scottish Government to ensure that, in development of these structures and processes,In developing governance structures and planning processes, attention must be paid to the role that the

the past 10 weeks, I have been completing a graduate internship lead by Scotland’s Third Sector Governance,The project involved creating a report mapping the governance training and support provision available,for trustees in third sector organisations - Governance Matters.,The project consisted of two primary research methods: interviews with governance training and support,Although everyone had a different approach to governance and governance improvement, one thread that

put climate change on the agenda of a board meeting – like 75% of people attending an SCVO Good Governance,The Scottish Government has committed to cut our country’s carbon emissions by 75% of 1990 levels by,The government is introducing a series of measures to try to achieve this and is putting pressure on,The Scottish Government has committed to ensuring the transition to net zero is a just transition that