SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning 1
Tags: Political campaigning
Martin Sime
Chief executive, SCVO from 1991
Martin Sime has been chief executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) for more than 20 years, having joined in 1991.
He is on the board of ACOSVO, which is the voluntary sector's chief officers network in Scotland, and has served on the New Deal task force and the expert panel on procedures for the Scottish Parliament. He is also currently treasurer of Civicus, a global civil society network and was an advisor to the Christie Commission on Public Service Reform.
Before he joined SCVO he worked in the mental health field and had been the director of the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
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The Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations has criticised the Scottish regulator, OSCR, for stepping “outside its regulatory remit” in draft guidance produced for charities on the Scottish independence referendum.
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is to manage a programme providing 80 young Scots with paid work placements in charities and SMEs within the creative and arts sectors.
Scottish charities are taking a proactive approach to the challenges of today, with almost half focusing on business development in the next year and one-fifth planning a restructure.
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations has today released figures that it says indicate reserves are running out for the country’s small and medium-sized charities.
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SCVO responds to claims CEO received govt cash to go on 'sabbatical' 1
Tags: Umbrella bodies | Statutory funding
The Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations has again defended its chief executive Martin Sime after media claims that he accepted £10,000 from the SNP government to go on a "six-month round-the-world sabbatical".
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Government 'must involve the sector in the Youth Contract' 4
Tags: Funding | Public service delivery
Umbrella bodies have welcomed the creation of the £1bn government fund to tackle youth unemployment but stress that the voluntary sector must be involved in its delivery.
A scheme launched by the Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations has seen 766 jobs in the voluntary sector filled by young unemployed people.
The money flowing into Scotland’s charities fell by almost £100m during 2010 and four in five expect the economic situation to worsen over the next 12 months.
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