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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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Membership

Exclusive membership benefits and support networks A strong community of voluntary organisations of all,sessions to help you make the most of your membersip.,We joined SCVO to be part of a nationally recognised organisation, whose mission is to support, promote,and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector attracted Cancer Support Scotland to join.,We'd love to share your story.

https://scvo.scot/membership

Trustee's Week 2023

your organisation is doing on governance.,SCVO new online governance course for 2024 on a series of topics: Running effective board meetings Defining,strategy, culture and values Board and staff relationships Access 1-2-1 support if your organisation,Good governance check-up How good is your organisation's governance?,results and plan the next steps on your journey to good governance.

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/trustees-week-2023

You're a charity! What next?

Our information on running your organisation Now that you’re up and running as a charity, we can offer,lots of support on how you can run your organisation.,SCVO members can access premium content and functionality: Funding Scotland Good governance Your management,We have lots of support to help you develop a great board, including: Guidance to help you you recruit,and train new trusteesOur Governance check-up tool, giving you bespoke guidance on what your board needs

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/next-steps

Roles & responsibilities

Service Users Involving service users in the governance and management of your organisation can generate,Your governing document It is essential that your trustees are familiar with your governing document.,It is your ‘user manual’ and outlines the formal rules about how your board will govern and make decisions,Good governance needs well informed and active trustees.,SCVO can provide further training and resources to help ensure your organisation is governed effectively

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

Decision making and governance at your charity

These could be decisions about how the charity runs, who your trustees will be, changes to your charitable,The key choices you must make are: Whether you will have members How you will set up your governing body,Elect board members Within a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), the members also,Members are the people who will have ultimate control over your organisation, even more so than your,meetings and how to develop your board.

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/decision-making

Information Service

the right structure Talking through SCVO's model constitutions Running your organisation Organisational,development and planning Financial and legal responsibilities Your role as an employer Governance Good,governance and best practice Trustee roles and responsibilities Recruitment and induction We also have,a dedicated HR and employment support service to help you with managing and employing staff.,SCVO members get extra in-depth support

https://scvo.scot/services/information

Trainers

Pam's current courses: Get started with fundraising: building capacity to raise funds and Develop your,of consultancy network Consultants for Good.,Philippa's current courses: Guide to good governance: running effective board meetings, Guide to good,governance: defining strategy, culture and values and Guide to good governance: board and staff relationships,Ross is the organiser of Tech for Good Scotland and was named one of the Big Issue's Changemakers of

https://scvo.scot/support/training/trainers

SCVO Digital Call To Action 3

People have just had to get on board and give stuff a go.,Organisations are able to articulate what digital skills are needed, and support their teams to develop,Encourage your team to keep building their skills, eg by supporting shared ‘learning hours’ once a month,Boards have a good grip of strategic cyber risks.,Emphasising good practice with data security at all stages of digital development.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-3

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

Approved Bureau Good governance work Over the past year, we've been dedicated to providing best practice,support on governance.,By helping to create well run boards, we can help to create well run organisations.,allowing us to identify where the sector is succeeding, and where it needs to do better. 10 good governance,webinars 800+ subscribers to our trustee bulletin 161 Good Governance Checkups completed HR In December

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact