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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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Board behaviour at SCVO

beginning of June saw the SCVO Board meet to discuss how they demonstrate and evidence the Scottish Governance,Code of Conduct The Governance Code states that ‘creating a constructive board environment where diverse,information only; what’s for discussion; and what is for decision making Conflict of Interest The Governance

https://scvo.scot/p/44140/2021/06/18/board-behaviour-at-scvo

Building a voluntary sector research community

Tracker will inform and direct the way SCVO, and many other organisations including the Scottish Government,2021). [1] Those stakeholders include organisations directly funding this project: The Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/44022/2021/06/10/building-a-voluntary-sector-research-community

Good governance is now vital to ensure resilience and recovery

That’s why we’re running a new series of free Good Governance Webinars which will look at what trustees,Our first webinar on August 26 will look at Good governance and risk management.,Governance in uncertain times means you need to be ready to respond quickly and appropriately to changing,Our October Good governance, diversity, and recruiting new trustees webinar will look at recruiting for,As government support schemes such as furloughing end, and fundraising and trading activities remain

https://scvo.scot/p/39848/2020/08/04/good-governance-is-now-vital-to-ensure-resilience-and-recovery

SCVO response to new Scottish Cabinet announcement

welcome Shona Robison to her new role as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government,Scotland’s recovery, the sector as a whole doesn’t even get a mention on the face of the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/43640/2021/05/20/scvo-response-to-new-scottish-cabinet-announcement

Parity of esteem?

An optimist might say that at long last government has recognised that the voluntary sector is present,It transpires that the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has the third,I’m optimistic that the incoming Government will make good the commitments that have been made, I look

https://scvo.scot/p/43671/2021/05/21/parity-of-esteem

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

Promote the key levers that governments and funders can use to enable the transformative potential of,Governments should avoid funding that flows from ad-hoc short-termism.,Following the passage of the Internal Market Act, the UK Government will administer these funds.,What, if any, is the role of governments in supporting cross-sector partnerships?,The Scottish Government, local government, independent funders, and the sector itself all have a role

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

Programme for Government 2020/21

The First Minister sets out the Scottish Government’s policy stall for the year ahead At the beginning,of each September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government; a sort of mini manifesto,Due to that looming election, the Programme for Government is necessarily light on legislation.,In fact, the government has seemingly already overstretched itself on legislative commitments and has,Government and local government) will see 50,000 previously digitally excluded people brought online

https://scvo.scot/p/40142/2020/09/02/programme-for-government-2020-21

Restarting services safely

this blog provides a summary of three main sources of support to help you develop plans: Scottish Government,Guidance The Scottish Government website is being regularly updated, with detailed guidance for different

https://scvo.scot/p/43621/2021/05/17/restarting-services-safely

Scottish election results 2021

Scottish Parliamentary election concluded with a predictable result, a historic fourth term in Government,As policy colleagues know, minority government can be an opportunity for influencers.

https://scvo.scot/p/43605/2021/05/13/election-results-2021

Happy Volunteers' Week!

The popularity of this week’s Good Governance - Board Diversity & Young Trustees Webinar shows that there

https://scvo.scot/p/43869/2021/06/03/happy-volunteers-week

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