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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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Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Information & advice When your budgets are tight and your future feels uncertain, making sure your policies,of your funding, and find new sources How to look after your staff Contact the Information Service Policy,paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding in its Policy,members and voluntary organisations Our SCVO partners provide discounted services and goods to SCVO,Good governance and difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic

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

New charity law in Scotland

Find out what the changes are, what they mean for you, and how SCVO have been involved in influencing,policy and influencing work The 2023 Act, which became legislation last summer, had already been through,a four year journey – and SCVO have been influencing and inputting throughout.,response to the Social Justice & Social Security Committee’s consultation on the bill in February.,In March, SCVO gave evidence to the committee on the bill, and the committee’s report on the bill was

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/new-charity-law

The Gathering 2023: a round-up

Our aims for the Gathering Gathering highlights After the Gathering The Gathering, organised by SCVO,,The chief executive of SCVO, Anna Fowlie, opened the session before Mr Yousaf addressed delegates.,’s head of policy and research led a Q&A with the First Minister addressing questions submitted by audience,public and the voluntary sector can show support for the action we need to see.The recent Climate Change Committee,Go to My SCVO Did you spot yourself or your colleagues in our Gathering photo album?

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2023

Review of FOI laws to be held

The Scottish Parliament is due to review Freedom of Information legislation after concerns were made by a third sector-led delegation

https://tfn.scot/news/review-of-foi-laws-to-be-held

Call for urgent review of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act

Members of a new network dedicated to open government have highlighted concerns about legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-urgent-review-of-the-freedom-of-information-scotland-act

No more excuses over multi-year funding 

Organisations must rally together to secure a spending review that delivers for Scotland’s voluntary sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/no-more-excuses-over-multi-year-funding

Review of National Outcomes 2023 - SCVO response to call for evidence

the heart of Scottish public policy and service delivery… SCVO welcomes the chance to share our thoughts,The Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee also noted in 2019 that "the NPF should explicitly,SCVO welcomes the Finance and Public Administration Committee's recommendation regarding accountability,As part of our recommendations to the Committee, SCVO believes it would be helpful to have guidance relating,About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation

https://scvo.scot/p/60157/2023/06/12/review-of-national-outcomes-2023-scvo-response-to-call-for-evidence

Fair funding: It's time to abandon the spin

The cost of living and running costs crises only intensify SCVO's calls for a fairer deal on funding,both in terms of overcoming the fragilities caused by years of underfunding and unlocking the sector’s post-crisis,SCVO's work with voluntary organisations over the past 18 months (see references below) has given us,The latest evidence review on partnership by Scottish Government researchers, guided by SCVO, the TSI,We present ten actions in the final case study, agreed with SCVO's Intermediaries Network.

https://scvo.scot/p/55084/2022/11/02/fair-funding-its-time-to-abandon-the-spin

SCVO response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee's National Performance Framework inquiry

Download the PDF version of SCVO's submission Download About our submission SCVO welcomes the opportunity,Our response SCVO welcomes the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s inquiry into the National,SCVO has been a long-time supporter of the National Performance Framework since its inception in 2007,In our oral evidence to the committee, SCVO explained that we were unsure which of the Scottish Government,Referring to the NPF as a ‘beacon of hope’ back in 2019, SCVO’s CEO, Anna Fowlie, explained that the

https://scvo.scot/p/49998/2022/04/14/scvo-response-to-the-finance-committee-inquiry-national-performance-framework-ambitions-into-action

Extending freedom of information - could voluntary organisations be affected?

by Katy Clark MSP, who proposes a bill to reform FoI legislation in Scotland, and it's one to which SCVO,There will be an opportunity for attendees to speak directly with SCVO to inform our response to the,Campaigners say the Scottish Government has been too slow to act on the committee's recommendations,,SCVO will provide further background information on the proposals to reform FoI over the coming weeks,Contact Paul Bradley, SCVO's Policy & Public Affairs Manager, at paul.bradley@scvo.scot.

https://scvo.scot/p/56065/2022/12/09/extending-freedom-of-information-could-voluntary-organisations-be-affected