This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN
 




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.

Search

What can we help you with?

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN

Intelligence briefing: welfare outreach and communications 

Introduction SCVO is working with Scottish Government to support third sector organisations operating,In addition, SCVO hosted a Fairer Scotland conversation in July in partnership with Scottish Government,resilience fund is delivered by SCVO and Development Trusts Association Scotland on behalf of Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/11321/2016/01/19/intelligence-briefing-welfare-outreach-and-communications

New year, new you?

OSCR Companies House Your local authority The Scottish government The Care Inspectorate HMRC The Health,auditors The list could go on, as I learned when I attended the CASS Business School Building Better Governance,financial responsibilities - real participation, involvement and accountability is vital for good governance

https://scvo.scot/p/10955/2016/01/06/new-year-new-you

An update from the front

In July SCVO brought many together for the Scottish Government’s Fairer Scotland conversation and many

https://scvo.scot/p/11314/2016/01/19/an-update-from-the-front

Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1

democracy by restricting the ability of third sector organisations to engage with parliament and government,impact, could now become a serious threat to the third sector’s engagement with parliament and government,register to civil servants as this would be detrimental to the partnership approach of the Scottish Government,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance

https://scvo.scot/p/11484/2016/01/05/lobbying-scotland-bill-stage-1

Scottish budget highlights for the third sector

Local government has been cut by 7% in real terms.,Whatever you think of local government, the fear is that this will lead to cuts for our own sector (given,inevitable gaps that arise from council services being reduced In terms of social security, the Scottish Government,and also announced that £250 million of funding would be moved from the health budget to local government,there hasn’t been a direct hit on the third sector, but the repercussions of the cuts to local government

https://scvo.scot/p/10923/2015/12/18/scottish-budget-highlights-for-the-third-sector

Briefing: public sector funding

the public sector, with around 40% of the sector’s total income coming from local authorities, Government,Figure 1: number of organisations in receipt of public sector money The table below summarises government,The Scottish Government is the second largest funder, accounting for 20%.,The rest is made up from Non-Departmental Public Bodies, NHS and UK Government.,Note that while Scottish Government funding appears to have decreased, this may be linked to the increase

https://scvo.scot/p/11951/2016/01/02/briefing-public-sector-funding

New digital training and support framework now open for submissions

year we hosted a supplier engagement event for third sector organisations interested in the UK government's,The Government Digital Service has now opened their new digital training and support framework for submissions,The framework covers five lots: Assisted digital: Support to use government digital services Digital

https://scvo.scot/p/10877/2015/12/07/digital-training-and-support-framework

Designing the Self-Regulation of Fundraising in Scotland - Summit report

September, alongside a review conducted by Sir Stuart Etherington for the Cabinet Office of the UK Government,and investment for trustees The review must not simply be about regulation, we need to look at governance,easily Having OSCR as the universal body should hopefully help to tie up better the issues of good governance,Charities have to take ownership of this process – you can’t have self-regulation imposed by government,appointment of Lord Grade as interim Chair of the new Fundraising Regulator SCVO and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/10909/2015/12/16/designing-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-summit-report

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN