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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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Transparent funding

Latest news & opinion The latest transparent funding news and blogs.,Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest transparent funding briefings and policy papers,Read more Latest consultation responses The latest transparent funding consultation responses from the,Read more Contact us If you have any questions on transparent funding, want to discuss our calls in more

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/transparent-funding

I Love Charity

two main aims: To support good governance within organisations to ensure they are well run, open and transparent,In the coming months, we’ll release more detail about the programme and keep you posted on opportunities

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/i-love-charity

Community Wealth Building (CWB)

Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building Steering Group, we are committed to amplifying and championing the views of the sector, to ensure national legislation reflects what is needed in communities, and the sector is...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building

Lobbying Act

To comply with the Lobbying Act, organisations must record any instances of regulated lobbying (as defined by the Act) with MSPs on the Lobbying Register. We continually monitor the Act and Register for any potential added burden on Scotland’s voluntary sector. Latest news...

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/lobbying-act

Press coverage tips for charities

pick up the phone and chat – journalists can help form a story or narrow down an angle/hook with youBe transparent,user-generated content (i.e. staff and volunteers using their phones or contacts to create social media posts

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/press-coverage-tips-for-charities

Guide to organisational change

here (ACAS) Redundancy Having a plan Having a plan will help you manage the redundancy process with transparency,timelines, calculating redundancy pay correctly and supporting all affected staff to plan for the future, post

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/guide-to-organisational-change

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

MSPs should behave responsibly

Politicians should be open about who they are meeting with rather than forcing lobbyists to join a register

https://tfn.scot/news/msps-should-behalf-responsibly

Clash over regulator’s support for FoI charging

Campaigners dispute OSCR's FoI charging stance

https://tfn.scot/news/clash-over-regulators-support-for-foi-charging

Campaigners call for FOI reform

A new report calls for sweeping changes to improve transparency and accountability.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-call-for-foi-reform