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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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Annual Review 2015-16 Text Only

Supporting new approaches to tackling welfare reform With funding from the Scottish Government, our Community,from labour market We visited Glenboig Neighbourhood House, near Coatbridge, to launch a Scottish Government-funded,Gary Gray, Head of Welfare Services, Poppy Scotland said: “This government funding will broaden the employment

https://scvo.scot/p/14130/2016/12/07/annual-review-2015-16-text-only

SCVO Policy Committee is an invaluable source of knowledge

least Brexit, alongside the growing harsh reality of far-reaching trends such as budget cuts across governments

https://scvo.scot/p/14173/2016/12/09/scvo-policy-committee-invaluable-source-knowledge

The #rightapproach to children's rights

Earlier this year, a UN Committee delivered a report to the UK government on the human rights of children,concluded that, despite some progress since its last report in 2008, too often decisions can be made by governments,Our Report provides a roadmap for government, parliament and practitioners to support them in taking

https://scvo.scot/p/14010/2016/11/17/childrens-rights-in-scotland-rightapproach

Q&A on fundraising and being a trustee

Good governance is key to good fundraising practice; and a critical part of this is strategy.,What do you think of suggestions that charity trustees should be paid in order to improve governance,But instilling and following good governance is a fundamental part of the role of a trustee, and should,As I said before, a fundamental part of a trustee’s role is to do with governance.,the organisation raises funds, and the mechanisms for doing so, falls within the remit of good governance

https://scvo.scot/p/13949/2016/11/08/qa-on-fundraising-and-being-a-trustee

It’s time to secure the #rightapproach to care

Feedback from the Scottish Government’s 2014 consultation on reviewing National Care Standards in Scotland,Obviously, changing the standards that govern social care won't be enough to solve the puzzle of commissioning

https://scvo.scot/p/14046/2016/11/21/its-time-to-secure-the-rightapproach-to-care

Ten things every trustee needs to know

Good Trustees equals Good Governance.,Following the success of our Autumn 2016 CASS Building Better Governance Seminars, we’re planning more

https://scvo.scot/p/13940/2016/11/07/ten-things-every-trustee-needs-to-know

Our top 10 tips to prepare for changes in data protection law

data should be able to identify that it is personal data and be aware of the basic principles which govern

https://scvo.scot/p/14087/2016/11/28/top-tips-data-protection-law

Trustees share top tips

They attended our recent Building Better Governance training programme in Edinburgh, another series of

https://scvo.scot/p/13975/2016/11/11/trustees-share-their-top-tips

Budget and local authority round-up

Budgeting Fun This should be the time of year when many of us have fun with the Scottish Government budget,Local Government and communities One of those committees covers local government and communities.

https://scvo.scot/p/13855/2016/10/26/budget-and-local-authority-round-up

Dave's story: from prison to employment

But after weeks of going round the block with the DWP, the government, housing and every agency under

https://scvo.scot/p/14035/2016/11/18/daves-story-from-prison-to-employment

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