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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.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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Annual Review 2015-16 Text Only
John Ferguson
7 December 2016
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SCVO Annual Review 2015-16 A special HELLO to every single one of our 305 new members! We’re really excited that we welcomed 5 new members each week last year. Thanks for joining and we hope you’re enjoying being a member of SCVO. People in Scotland tell us they love charity! We... Read more

Annual Review 2015-16
John Ferguson
7 December 2016
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Our Annual Review celebrates our achievements of the past year. https://readymag.com/642897 View the text only version of the Annual Review Download our Annual Report Our Annual Report is presented by our Directors, together with the audited financial statement for the year ended... Read more

SCVO joins forces with partners across the UK to give people the tools to make government more open & responsive to their needs
Press release
5 December 2016
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Monday 5 December 2016 SCVO media release The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) in partnership with the Wales Council for Voluntary Organisations (WCVA), Involve, and Northern Ireland Environment Link has been awarded a £500k Big Lottery Fund grant to support... Read more

Autumn Statement offers little hope to people supported by Scotland’s charities and voluntary organisations
Press release
23 November 2016
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On 23 November 2016, the UK Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his autumn statement to the UK Parliament. Commenting on the statement, SCVO Director of Public Affairs, John Downie, said: This budget offers little hope to the people that Scotland’s charities and voluntary... Read more

2016 Annual General Meeting
Charlotte McNeill
21 November 2016
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If you would like to request to vote by proxy at SCVO's AGM this year, please use this proxy form for the 2016 AGM Read more

Scottish Fundraising Working Group recommends that charities in Scotland do not use Fundraising Preference Service
Press release
11 November 2016
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SCVO media release 10 November 2016 The Scottish Fundraising Working Group is recommending to charities in Scotland that they do not need to screen against the FPS. Chair of the Group and Partner at MacRoberts LLP, Val Surgenor, said: “The Scottish Fundraising Working Group’s... Read more

Q&A on fundraising and being a trustee
Theresa Shearer
8 November 2016
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Chair of recent review into fundraising in Scotland sets out what trustees need to know Read more

Charity leaders urged to catch up with the digital revolution to help people
Press release
2 November 2016
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SCVO media release 2 November 2016 Leaders from right across Scotland’s charities and third sector organisations have come together with a rallying call for all charities in Scotland to commit to seize the opportunities presented by new technology and the internet. Over the last... Read more

Digital Innovation
Alex Nuttgens
2 September 2016
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This Wednesday, SCVO organised a Digital Innovation event. As one of SCVO’s developers, I was asked to sit in and share my thoughts on the event. Our world has started to change very quickly, this change brings with it challenges. In order to use technology effectively, modern... Read more

The human right to food
Elli Kontorravdis
2 September 2016
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The #rightapproach that goes to the heart of our society Read more