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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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SCVO's work to become an anti-racist organisation

That includes establishing good baseline information about our board and workforce (11 trustees and 85,staff), and about applicants for jobs.,Read about diversity at the Charity Awards in this article.,Including a question about board/leadership diversity in the Third Sector Tracker research.,Highlighting diversity in seeking new trustees.

https://scvo.scot/p/89475/2024/03/25/scvos-work-to-become-an-anti-racist-organisation

Insights on better endings

It’s rarely just financial issues that are raising questions about the need for an ending.,within a trustee board meaning trustees aren’t familiar enough with one another to have important conversations,Questions about whether the charity structure enables the change that organisations seek are not new.,And what about funders?,Perhaps a Founder is concerned that the board isn't fully aware of the risk of succession planning and

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

HR service

Sign in About the service The SCVO HR Service supports you with your HR needs.,Please get in touch if you would like to talk about joining our HR Service and the benefits it will bring,I’m passionate about making HR more progressive and accessible for all.Outside of work I love musical,I’m also a volunteer young person’s mentor and trustee board member.,I would love to talk to you about your people and explore how we can support your organisation through

https://scvo.scot/services/hr

Trustees' Week 2021

Trustees' Week is about celebrating your passion and commitment by sharing your stories and different,You can find out more about Trustees Week online or @TrusteesWeek #TrusteesWeek on Twitter.,of the Trustee Recruitment Cycle to help you build the board that your charity needs and hear about the,– How trustees can champion board diversity Join Penny Wilson, from Getting on Board, Malcolm John from,Action for Trustee Racial Diversity, and Manish Joshi, SCVO trustee, to hear about the practical ways

https://scvo.scot/trustees-week-2021

Board of trustees elections 2023

Joining the SCVO Board of Trustees At SCVO we're passionate about what the voluntary sector can achieve,Board of trustees nomination form Being a trustee SCVO is a trusted organisation, with a critical role,members to the Board of Trustees.,SCVO's work and our current Board Read about SCVO's work and learn about our current Board members About,SCVO Our strategic plan Our impact report Meet our current Board of Trustees Board of trustees nomination

https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees/elections-2023

Roles & responsibilities

As well as these legal considerations, there are other things to think about when looking at who can,You should think about the age and capabilities of your trustees and the composition of your board.,It is your ‘user manual’ and outlines the formal rules about how your board will govern and make decisions,But the broad difference is that governance is about strategy, and management is about operations.,the board functions effectively.

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

Decision making and governance

These could be decisions about how the charity runs, who your trustees will be, changes to your charitable,Also think about whether any applications can be vetoed by the board. Can employees be members?,, or anyone thinking about becoming a trustee, should read the OSCR guidance for trustees for more detailed,meetings and how to develop your board.,You may like to think about a scheme of delegation, which outlines where the trustees have delegated

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

Trustee's Week 2023

Find out more about what’s happening across the UK at Trustees Week 2023.,Free trustee recruitment advertising Trustee recruitment and increasing board diversity is an ongoing,well-managed charity and will follow that with an outline on what happens when OSCR receives concerns about,It asks a series of questions about your organisation and gives you a personalised action plan at the,Through the trustee network, we offer guidance and information for members of boards and committees,

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

Recruitment & induction

Before you look for new trustees you should see what skills your current board has, and identify where,If you have a place to fill on your board and want to recruit new trustees, there are a number of options,and how to diversify your board.,They should: Know about the organisation and its aims, and understand the challenges it faces and the,Think about having an existing trustee mentor a new one, and make sure you continue to develop your board

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

Who you need

The members of governing bodies go by a variety of names: Trustees Management board or Executive Committee,If you’re registered as a company, you’ll have a ‘Board of Directors’.,If you’re a charity, it will be ‘Trustees’.,There are specific roles that you’ll need on your board of trustees to make sure it’s running effectively,Read more about roles and responsibilities of trustees.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/who-you-need