Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector
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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This session was a great opportunity for our Charter Development Fund cohort to share their concerns and build mechanisms to manage and mitigate challenges they might come across in the delivery of their projects.
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What worked, what didn’t and what we learned over the last month.
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Following a High Court trial and six year investigation by the Charity Commission in England and Wales we now have a report into the failure of Kids Company and the subsequent, very public, fallout. The Charity Commission report, which details serious mismanagement, makes for...
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What is clear from this cohort is that digital inclusion support is still a priority for a wide range of organisations.
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The landscape of digital inclusion is changing. In the almost-two-years since the first lockdown, the importance of digital services and access has been under the spotlight as organisations pivoted, and changed the way they delivered support to some of Scotland’s most vulnerable...
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Today we’ve launched the 2022 Scottish Charity Awards with the invitation to organisations across the country to share their amazing stories of success and achievement over the past year. Don’t hide your light under a bushel. Every organisation will have a story to tell about...
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In this joint blog our Digital Participation Project Manager Aaron Slater and Digital Inclusion Development Officer Claire Sharp explain their approach to digital wellbeing. How did we get here? Aaron: As we approach the end of January there’s one big topic that has...
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Charities are reminded of the importance of keeping personal data secure after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposed fines this year on two UK charities for breaches of data protection rules in the UK. In July 2021, the ICO (as regulator of data protection in the...
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There is so much good work done in Scotland and throughout the world by charitable organisations and volunteers. The work of many of these charities is closely linked and often critical to many areas of our lives. But there are charities whose original aim has been satisfied...
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For many charities the purchase or lease of a property will be one of their biggest financial commitments, to use as an operational base, or as an events or retail space. Charities need to be aware of a number of issues to ensure that any property supports their charitable aims...
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