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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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SCOPE eLearning platform

The SCOPE e-learning platform is for trustees, volunteers and staff It provides entry-level information,and learning to help you run your voluntary organisation.,The SCOPE e-learning platform offers flexibility, as you can complete your learning at a time and place,Please note that some of the digital badges no longer work on the SCOPE platform so you may not be able,You can find out more about the project Start your learning now

https://scvo.scot/support/elearning/scope

Good Governance

Trustees have a significant part to play in your organisation.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance

SCVO Trustee Network

E-learning Our SCOPE E-learning platform provides entry level information and learning for trustees,,The five modules are a great induction tool and will help you run your organisation.,your trustee opportunities on the Volunteer Scotland national database For organisations wanting the,Black Professionals Scotland supports organisations in meeting their inclusion and diversity ambitions,to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise' for 2024.

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee

Support & learning

and model constitutions Running your organisation How to solve problems and run effective and sustainable,voluntary organisations.,to planning for Scottish voluntary organisations 2025 Self-study eLearning Learn at your own pace, and,a voluntary sector organisation Find out more Upcoming events Infrastructure support As part of the,SCOPE e-learning platform Skills recognition, capacity building, and professional education for the

https://scvo.scot/support

Deciding to close an organisation

You might be choosing to close down because of: a loss in sources of funding or a loss of support difficult,assets (money) to cover the costs of running your organisation or delivering your services.,This could include not having enough money to: pay staff salaries and expenses run buildings or digital,who still need your support.,For example, changing the geographical areas you work in, expanding or tightening the scope of what you

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/deciding-to-close-an-organisation

Accounts & reporting

Keeping accurate accounts is a vital element in running your charity, ensuring that you are making...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/charity-accounts-financial-reporting

Making use of AI

This can help in expanding the scope of an article, blog post, or marketing copy.,By running A/B tests with different generated variations, writers can quickly identify which versions,It’s worth emphasising that you’ll still need to apply your expertise and experience to ensure that you,And you’ll need to apply your critical judgement to check the result, especially if you are developing

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/making-use-of-ai

Designing your approach

By participating in this work your organisation is making huge strides towards meeting the 'partnership,Define clear, measurable goals for your digital inclusion initiatives.,The individual organisations participating in your place-based initiative may be quite new to digital,support partnerships to come together and design solutions that work for your community.,We usually run these sessions in-person, but we can also do it online, and they are usually all delivered

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/designing-your-approach

The Scottish Government’s consultation on the charity regulation review is a vital milestone

review required, but that it needs to be comprehensive, holistic, independent, and with an extensive scope,set by voluntary organisations.,our members and further afield in the sector to develop our own suggestions for what the review’s scope,SCVO will be working with the Scottish Government to run two webinars, one on the 4th of June for those,But again, I encourage you to also submit your own response if possible, so that we can show collectively

https://scvo.scot/p/91777/2024/05/29/the-scottish-governments-consultation-on-the-charity-regulation-review-is-a-vital-milestone

Building your partnership

Expand the scope of an existing partnership: In some cases there may already be a more formal partnership,Start mapping your potential stakeholders to get a better understanding of who you should be working,To fully embrace the spirit of place-based digital inclusion we need organisations from every sector,It furthermore supports capacity and workload issues faced by local leads.,Renfrewshire in 2021 reflected: Governance As with any partnership, you will need to pay attention to your

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/building-your-partnership