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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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Think before you leap

conference on Strengthening Civil Society Impact, chairing a session on the ways in which different governments,Learning from our colleagues in Wales Since its inception, the Welsh Government has had legislation setting,out how Welsh Government and the voluntary sector will work together and communicate.,It was great to have the opportunity to talk to colleagues from Welsh Government, WCVA and the wider,Welsh Government really do provide multi year funding, and where they don’t (usually, apparently, if

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

Village and community halls handbook

From governance and facilities management to net zero and digital, we'll guide you through what you need,Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS), with support from Scottish Rural Network, part of the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls

Charities come together to renew their focus on cyber resilience

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

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

Funding

your grant At SCVO we manage funding programmes of our own and for other funders, including Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/funding

Membership

Exclusive membership benefits and support networks A strong community of voluntary organisations of all sizes Shape the future of the voluntary sector in Scotland Membership-exclusive events We regularly run sessions to help you make the most of your membersip. Please sign up for...

https://scvo.scot/membership

Good Governance

The SCVO Trustee Network provides trustees and boards with support and guidance to help generate good governance

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

Insights on better endings

It’s an obvious one to start with but many nonprofits reliant on government funding or philanthropic,Fragile governance is leading to poor decisions which can create fast spirals of crisis towards endings,This trend is marked by lack of understanding of the governance role of trustees, and by inadequate relationships

https://scvo.scot/p/89466/2024/03/25/insights-on-better-endings

Structure and governing documents

Your governing document outlines the formal rules about how your board will govern and make decisions,they join the organisation as part of their induction, and all trustees should read and understand the governing,It is important that your governing document is regularly reviewed, paying special attention to the part,Unincorporated organisations – village halls governed by a deed of Trust Many village halls in Scotland

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure

Scottish Government Commitments

When calling for Fair Funding principles and asks to be adopted by the Scottish Government, it is important,The Scottish Government has made numerous commitments to aspects of Fair Funding over previous years:,The Scottish Government will continue to work with the sector to tackle the barriers it continues to,, the Scottish Government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy, published in May 2023, committed to adopting,’s Programme for Government 2023-24 also committed to producing “a plan to deliver improvements including

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/scottish-government-commitments

Good Governance Webinars

v=mRd9F_fqcEA Good governance - why evaluation and reporting matters to trustees https://youtu.be/eqnQaKHn5BQ,Good governance - lived experience on boards https://www.youtube.com/watch?,v=m-bsCG5bJsU Good governance - business planning post-COVID https://www.youtube.com/watch?

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/good-governance-webinars