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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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Funding

Manage your grant At SCVO we manage funding programmes of our own and for other funders, including Scottish,Government.,Visit our grantmaking website to see what funds we currently have open for applications or to manage,all your monitoring and get in touch with our funding team for any support needs.,funding guide takes you through the key steps to consider when thinking about funding for your organisation

https://scvo.scot/funding

The charity (de)banking landscape

organisations to rely on trustees’ personal accounts in the interim period, which raises serious concerns about,financial governance.,Community Banking project, and SCVO joined a wide range of voluntary sector organisations, including our,sister councils NCVO, WCVA, NICVA, as the Scottish partner to ensure the needs of our sector were represented,upon banks to: simplify the process for setting up a charity bank account; recognise that it is in all our

https://scvo.scot/p/89511/2024/04/23/the-charity-debanking-landscape

Membership

manager at Leuchie House who told us all about their organisation.,Scotland We talked to Stephanie Quigley, service manager with Cancer Support Scotland who told us all about,our work and we encourage people to find out more about our services on our website.”,Frequently asked questions We'd love to hear from you if you have any questions at all about joining,some of the questions we're often asked about.

https://scvo.scot/membership

Think before you leap

The plus side of that, though, was that I didn’t push myself to jump to any conclusions about what I,Learning from our colleagues in Wales Since its inception, the Welsh Government has had legislation setting,Facilitated by our colleagues in WCVA, this involves a Third Sector Partnership Council and an obligation,sector in Wales about how this works – and the consensus was broadly that it does.,are always keen to talk about the importance of our work.

https://scvo.scot/p/89765/2024/04/09/think-before-you-leap

Charities come together to renew their focus on cyber resilience

for the third sector with real-world insights from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, some of our,Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, spoke about the Scottish Government,and working with the third sector to be more resilient: “I am pleased to announce that the Scottish Government,attended the conference in search of information and resources that could support the development of our,insights into building a robust cyber strategy that I've been able to cherry pick and adapt within our

https://scvo.scot/p/89528/2024/04/05/charities-come-together-to-renew-their-focus-on-cyber-resilience

Trustees' Week 2021

Trustees' Week (1-5 November 2021) is an annual event to showcase the great work trustees do, celebrate our,Our brand new Good Governance checkup tool guides you through the principles of the Scottish Governance,Use our Good Governance tool now Events With the support of CCLA Investment Management SCVO is hosting,lots of great free events throughout the week: 1 NOV - Rise & Shine with our Scottish Charity Awards,organisation's governance. https://youtu.be/SIfHORjqKrk 3 NOV – Good Governance: lived experience on

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/trustees-week-2021

Organisational purpose

A well-run board is clear about the purpose and values of the organisation and how it will achieve its,Making sure our governing documents are fit for purpose and set out the details of how our organisation,will be governed.,Making and recording informed decisions in line with our governing documents.,our decision-making.

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

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

It is important to ensure your organisation’s governance is as effective as possible - The Scottish Governance,What about our staff and volunteers?,Telling your staff and volunteers about the advice and help available, such as the Scottish Government,The Home Office have an email alert system for people and organisations to receive updates about the,Along with our #EUareValued campaign, we are: liaising with the Scottish Government regarding the implications

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Find out more about: Reserves Business planning Mergers and collaborative working How to make the most,Our position paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding,SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network have written to the Scottish Government multiple times to raise our,from our CEO, Anna Fowlie.,cost of living crisis The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has collected guidance and information about

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Leadership

A well-run board is clear about its role and responsibilities and provides strategic direction in line,for our decisions.,We need to make sure our organisation has a clear strategy to achieve our purpose.,Understanding and respecting the difference between governance and operations, delegating operational,Communicating with our staff, volunteers and members about our vision for our organisation and the decisions

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