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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

House We talked to Colin Leslie, communications and marketing manager at Leuchie House who told us all about,Scotland We talked to Stephanie Quigley, service manager with Cancer Support Scotland who told us all about,public to join in some of our events to help support our work and we encourage people to find out more about,Frequently asked questions We'd love to hear from you if you have any questions at all about joining,through our frequently asked questions, where we've answered some of the questions we're often asked about

https://scvo.scot/membership

Preparing for closure

Information needed to start a legal process Check your constitution and governing documents You will,The process for how to do this should be outlined in the constitution as well.,If you don’t have the power to close your organisation down you will have to change your constitution,All of this will take time so check your constitution early.,Assets and liabilities You will need to gather information about everything that the organisation owns

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/preparing

Constitution

We're passionate about what the voluntary sector can achieve.,View SCVO's Constitution here

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

Model constitutions

About our model constitutions Our model constitutions are here to give you a starting point – you’ll,Your constitution is an important document – it is worth taking the time to work through the various,Using our model constitutions Our templates are in Word documents, click on the link and it’ll download,The clause-by-clause guidance will give a further explanation about these clauses and why they need to,Terms and conditions These model constitutions (and the accompanying additional clauses and guidance)

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/model-constitutions

How to write your constitution

Before you start there are a few common issues that you need to think about, whatever legal structure,The key parts of a constitution will include details about - name, purposes, powers, membership, meetings,We know there's a lot to think about, so we've provided you with some model constitutions that you can,Changes to your constitution Your constitution should outline how you will make any changes to it.,You can find out more about what kind of changes need consent from OSCR, the timescales involved and

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/writing-constitution

Setting up a charity

Here’s an overview of what you need to think about when you’re setting up a charity, and what we’re going,to talk you through in this guide. 1 Before you start Benefits of becoming a charity About your charity,2 Decision making and governance Choosing the right structure How to write your constitution Model constitutions,Useful contacts If you have questions or want to know about something that isn’t covered here,you can

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

Choosing the right structure

When you've made a decision, you can read our guidance on writing a constitution and use our model constitutions,The key points to remember are: the structure is about how the charity will operate as an organisation,unincorporated organisations Choosing whether your organisation is incorporated or unincorporated is partly about

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/structure

Benefits of becoming a charity

Annual ReportExternal scrutiny reportOnline annual return.Publicise your charitable statusTell OSCR about,affect your charity.Be accountable to the public – any member of the public can ask for a copy of your constitution

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/benefits

Spittal village hall

Lynne Read, Secretary and Treasurer Highlands Tell us about your village hall Our village hall serves,The hall constitution states it is for social recreation and education, so I'm tapping into the education,So, the cause is justified and meets the constitution. What activities happen in your hall?,Volunteers at Cats’ Protection came out and spoke about the work they do.,There have been about 10 private users of the hall for consultations for wind turbines.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories/spittal-village-hall

Decision making and governance

Once you’ve decided what your charity will do you need to think about how you’ll make decisions.,These could be decisions about how the charity runs, who your trustees will be, changes to your charitable,can: Attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Take part in some decisions like making changes to the constitution,Here are some of the things you need to think about: Who will be allowed to be a member?,Your constitution should prevent employees becoming members so that they cannot decide or vote in trustee

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