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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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In Real Life: Forth Valley Sensory Centre

Tackling access issues in climate action “We’re not new to climate work,” explains Jacquie Winning (MBE,In 2021 the charity won SCVO’s Climate Conscious Award for its Making Sense of Energy project, to raise,awareness of climate issues within the sensory loss community, and work to make the climate movement,Just like in any other group of the Scottish population, climate is a tough topic to broach.,The cover of the climate cartoon produced by FVSC with pupils at a local school for deaf children.

https://scvo.scot/p/103265/2026/02/04/in-real-life-forth-valley-sensory-centre

In Real Life: the Soul of the Junction

The second is a moral concern for the climate; “when we heat the building it all escapes through the,Silviya has always been aware of the need to protect the climate, but has never worked in the climate,Scottish Flood Forum and SCVO’s Growing Climate Confidence programme.,These floods are also likely to become more frequent as Scotland’s climate changes.,workshops about protecting against the impacts of climate change.

https://scvo.scot/p/102808/2026/01/14/in-real-life-the-soul-of-the-junction

SCA Community Learning Exchange

From Rural & Island, Arts & Culture, Food & Nature, Climate & Energy, Diversity & Access, Health & Wellbeing,Tackling the climate emergency is a key area in Scotland’s Programme for Government in which communities,Some insights from groups who are shaping local climate practice: Campy Growers at Bamff - Scottish Community,Community led food growing, and nature and climate activities, are relatively low-cost and risk, and,Just imagine, if this is what communities can achieve in today’s climate, how much could be leveraged

https://scvo.scot/p/101091/2025/11/30/sca-community-learning-exchange

By examining the sector's response to events such as the Covid 19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/the-resilience-of-scottish-voluntary-organisations

Rethinking Greenwashing and Digital Inclusion 

Transparency and Tools for Change Fortunately, SCVO’s Growing Climate Confidence initiative provides,Practical tools, such as the Climate Checkup, help organisations assess their environmental impact and,These resources foster critical consciousness, empowering organisations to take authentic climate action,into how digital innovation can support both climate adaptation and mitigation.,the tools to avoid greenwashing and engage authentically in climate action.

https://scvo.scot/p/96239/2024/12/23/rethinking-greenwashing-and-digital-inclusion

Growing Climate Confidence: what we've learnt

It’s been a year since we launched our Growing Climate Confidence project.,most voluntary sector organisations are struggling to take action to reach net zero We created the Climate,We created a scorecard as a climate check-up but people find it demoralising to get a low score Much,to expand the programme in the years ahead, and we'll be reflecting on how we can make change and climate,crisis… the majority have no policies to reduce their own emissions or achieve net zero.

https://scvo.scot/p/92794/2024/07/08/growing-climate-confidence-what-weve-learnt

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

For wave eleven, we asked respondents questions on the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections, the climate,crisis and cyber risk.

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-eleven-autumn-2025

Climate Emergency Training:  How Scotland’s voluntary sector is rising to respond to the risks, responsibilities

Services Manager for environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, reflects on the importance of Climate,The session focused on support to help the third sector tackle climate change, and we were inspired to,see so many people attend, and to answer questions about our Climate Emergency Training.,Our training: is tailored to the Scottish context; covers climate science and causes of climate change,Find out more about Climate Emergency Training on our website here.

https://scvo.scot/p/87659/2024/01/15/climate-emergency-training-how-scotlands-voluntary-sector-is-rising-to-respond-to-the-risks-responsibilities-and-opportunities-ahead