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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Time for charities to shape future of Scottish fundraising regulation

Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil said: “The Scottish Government values the contribution that the charitable,from the public before a recommendation is made to the SCVO board, and from there to the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/11610/2016/02/11/time-for-charities-to-shape-future-of-scottish-fundraising-regulatio

Community Capacity & Resilience Fund - Interim Report

Launched on 20 April 2015 by SCVO in partnership with Scottish Government, the fund invited applications,Organisations submit final report 30 April 2016 Evaluation and report of project submitted to Scottish Government,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance

https://scvo.scot/p/11825/2016/02/29/community-capacity-resilience-fund-interim-report

Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2

democracy by restricting the ability of third sector organisations to engage with parliament and government,However, we can see that both Scottish Government and opposition members are minded to extend the Bill

https://scvo.scot/p/11447/2016/02/03/lobbying_scotland_bill_stage2

Government to favour bidders who pay the Living Wage

Today the Scottish Government launched its new public procurement guidance to promote fair work.,authorities and other public bodies who are creating these public contracts are being advised by Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/10299/2015/10/06/government-to-favour-bidders-who-pay-the-living-wage

Why is public trust in Scottish charities so strong?

For example, 43% of people think the ‘government should redistribute income from the better-off to those

https://scvo.scot/p/11749/2016/02/17/why-is-public-trust-in-scottish-charities-so-strong-2

Hey trustees! Are you setting the digital direction?

you get regular email updates from the team which keep you in touch with activity – enabling you to govern,Futureproofing at the Gathering to find out more Read and share one of these publications Wired to Govern

https://scvo.scot/p/11337/2016/01/25/hey-trustees-are-you-setting-the-digital-direction

A workable Lobbying Bill?

So for the past wee while we have been engaging positively with Scottish Government to make sure the

https://scvo.scot/p/11490/2016/02/04/a-workable-lobbying-bill

How’s it going with those resolutions?

This is a vital element of good governance and should be part of the culture of your organisation.,School have produced a great Board Appraisal Good Practice Guide as part of their Building Better Governance,Of course, as with all good governance, you shouldn’t wait until things go wrong to introduce a process

https://scvo.scot/p/11329/2016/01/21/hows-it-going-with-those-resolutions

Programme for Government 2015-16

When First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2015,/16 earlier this week, she outlined what the Government intends to do over the coming year but also set,A Social Security Bill in the first year of the new Parliament will determine how the Scottish Government,The Programme for Government has set out what we can expect from the coming year and given as a flavour,of what might come after that.There are some encouraging signs but as always, it’s how the government

https://scvo.scot/p/10081/2015/09/03/programme-for-government-2015-16

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