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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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Programme for Government sets the tone – we must now focus on reality

that tackling the climate emergency would be the prime agenda item for this year's Programme for Government,The government's efforts to combat climate change will grab the headlines, but there were many other,The Programme for Government mentions Scotland's commitment to open government through its second Open,Government Action Plan.,The 2019/20 Programme for Government sets a welcome tone for partnership and collaboration between government

https://scvo.scot/p/32428/2019/09/06/programme-for-government-sets-the-tone-we-must-now-focus-on-reality

Digital ‘Gathering’ Momentum

digital’ and its benefits the past few years across an already busy voluntary sector landscape of governance

https://scvo.scot/p/35802/2020/03/03/digital-gathering-momentum

Gather round & I’ll tell you all about SCVO's top two info service enquiries...

But the top two topics are the same year in and year out…Governance and Funding.,Not surprising really, good governance is essential to any effective voluntary organisation, and of course,Code for the Third Sector’s five core principles and the key elements of good governance.,We’ll be using SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup to show how you can evidence and demonstrate good governance,There’s more on governance with OSCR exploring The tools for good governance and there’s financial sessions

https://scvo.scot/p/34498/2020/01/21/gather-round-ill-tell-you-all-about-scvos-top-two-info-service-enquiries

What does the National Performance Framework mean to the voluntary sector?

then, it has been presented as a performance framework for all of Scotland and not just for the government,This February, ESS, SCVO and the Scottish Government are coming together to host an interactive workshop

https://scvo.scot/p/35447/2020/02/07/what-does-the-national-performance-framework-mean-to-the-voluntary-sector

SCVO response - Long-Term Financial Sustainability of Local Government

14 August 2019 Local Governmentt Funding - SCVO response to local government committee - August 2019Download,question 5, “Are there any other issues relating to the long-term sustainability of Scottish local government,Despite the tough times local government is facing, we hope councils continue to take the time to build

https://scvo.scot/p/32146/2019/08/14/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliaments-local-government-and-communities-committee-long-term-financial-sustainability-of-local-government

Budget delays and impact on the voluntary sector

When the Scottish Government announced in November 2019 that the budget would be postponed, due to the,will likely cause significant challenges for organisations who receive annual funding from the Government,We have therefore been engaging with the Scottish Government and COSLA to seek assurance that steps will,Before Christmas, we wrote to Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government,Local Government has emphasised this to her cabinet colleagues.

https://scvo.scot/p/34316/2020/01/08/budget-delays-and-impact-on-the-voluntary-sector

What’s your problem?

The statement above was the statement that opened the ‘Scottish Government service design champion training,The Scottish Government, over the last two years has being working the public sector and developed the

https://scvo.scot/p/34530/2020/01/21/whats-your-problem

Scotland’s public bank with a public purpose

organisations that are committed to contributing to the Bank's missions, which will be aligned to Scottish Government,Finally, a thanks to the Scottish Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/35282/2020/01/28/scotlands-public-bank-with-a-public-purpose

Scottish National Investment Bank Bill Stage 3

The National Investment Bank will be one of the many drivers the Scottish Government has at its disposal,Parliament expects the Bank to assume within the financial sector, as outlined in the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/34487/2020/01/20/scottish-national-investment-bank-bill-stage-3

Data and digital - secure yourself!

During this session, my colleague Kirstie Steele from the Cyber Resilience Unit at Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/34550/2020/01/21/data-and-digital-secure-yourself

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