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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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Don’t get stuck with old Windows
John Fitzgerald
18 January 2019
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With a year to go until Windows 7 reaches the end of its supported life, John Fitzgerald outlines the steps charities should be taking now. Read more

January Resolutions - get fit, governance style!
Tracey Bird
16 January 2019
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The gyms are full, the diets everywhere, and the alcohol all dried up. But what are you doing to ensure a healthy board for 2019? November 2018 saw the launch of the new Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector and my New Year’s resolution (in a work context…) is to promote... Read more

New employment law resources
Tracey Bird
7 January 2019
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Happy New Year! And looking back, it was a busy old year in the SCVO Information Service. First off, I’d like to start by thanking everyone who contacted the SCVO Information Service last year. During 2018 we received more than 1,400 enquiries on all manner of subjects, ranging... Read more

Storytelling Success
Claire Sharp
11 December 2018
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Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating SCVO Digital’s Storytelling Success: Describing your Digital Journey event at the William Quarrier Epilepsy Centre in Govan, Glasgow as part of our digital participation practitioner events programme. We were delighted to host... Read more

Digital leadership isn't just about using new technology
Sally Dyson
6 December 2018
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The latest research from Lloyds Banking Group identifies that 52% of charities have basic digital skills, a rise of 4% from 2017. This is coupled, at the other end of the scale, with the number of charities reporting as having none of the basic digital skills reducing from 10... Read more

#ILoveCharity – campaign update
Ann Rowe
4 December 2018
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SCVO launched the I Love Charity campaign in February 2018 to inspire trust in charities. The idea was to provide practical tools and resources to help the sector improve how it operates – the only way to truly stamp out negative headlines is to stamp out bad practice. And, as... Read more

Effectiveness - #TrusteesWeek
Tracey Bird
16 November 2018
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This is the final blog in a series celebrating Trustees Week and the launch of the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. I hope you’ve found them useful and have maybe managed to attend an event to celebrate all that is great about trustees and Scotland’s third sector... Read more

Reflecting on the 2018 Digital Index report for charities
David McNeill
15 November 2018
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Today the Lloyds Banking Group publish the findings of the latest UK Business Digital Index survey, including a dedicated report for the charity sector. It is hugely encouraging to see the results demonstrate the progress being made by charities in adapting to our digital world... Read more

Control - #TrusteesWeek
Tracey Bird
15 November 2018
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The principle of the trustees being in control of their organisation is essential to good governance, and is one of the five main principles of the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. As with all of the Code principles, how a board might demonstrate and implement the... Read more

Dundee Council? Digital Champions!
Sue Holland-Smith
14 November 2018
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Sue Holland-Smith of Dundee City Council shares how Get Online Week worked for them. Here in sunny Dundee we have been on a bit of a Digital Skills journey over the past year or so. We have been developing our Digital Champions model through a series of Champions Gatherings... Read more