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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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Don’t let the UK Government steal this opportunity for our sector

We have a very supportive Scottish Government.,The Scottish Government has endorsed SCVO’s recent fundraising review, OSCR is on board and, from the

https://scvo.scot/p/10665/2015/11/19/dont-let-the-uk-government-steal-this-opportunity-for-our-sector

We need your views on fundraising in Scotland

Finally, for good measure, include observers from OSCR and the Scottish Government’s charity and consumer,The Review’s recommendations, and decisions subsequently made by the UK Government, do not impact directly

https://scvo.scot/p/11841/2016/03/01/we-need-your-views-on-fundraising-in-scotland

Changing the way we do business at OSCR

However, the nature of the questions will change, with much more focus on issues about governance.,The aim is to contribute to the good governance of a charity.

https://scvo.scot/p/11822/2016/02/29/changing-business-oscr

Digital delights ripe for the picking

really interesting topic we’ll be examining is the opportunities, threats and potential of digital governance,digital means that there are so many new ways of working, and trustees need to ensure that their governance,The publication ‘Wired to Govern: A trustee’s handbook for the digital revolution’ from the law firm,‘Wired to Govern’ a social media policy template and a useful checklist for digital governance.

https://scvo.scot/p/11518/2016/02/09/digital_delights

Chancellor’s employability cash grab may kill Scotland Bill

The Work Programme, once the pride and joy of the UK government, has always been deeply unpopular and,With the UK Government in control of Job Centres and Universal Credit, it will continue to hold all the,The Scottish Government had prepared for this by having extensive consultation with stakeholders.,The on-going discussions between governments on the fiscal framework are, of course, critical to what,For this reason the Scottish Government should refuse to sign up to the fiscal framework until Scotland

https://scvo.scot/p/11494/2016/02/05/chancellors-employability-cash-grab-may-kill-scotland-bill

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

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