Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

21st Century governance: trustees' week conference

brought together over 100 trustees plus charity and governance expert speakers to celebrate Trustees' Week,Conference agenda and resources The SCVO Trustees' Week conference brought together trustees interested,in Edinburgh from 1992-1997, Chair of NHS Lothian from 1997-2006, and Chair of Synaptik from 2019 -2023,Since September 2024 he has chaired the Scottish AI Alliance’s Community Advisory Group.,He is a member of the Charity Law Association.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/21st-century-governance-trustees-week-conference

Scottish Charity Award winners 2025

Since becoming the volunteer Shop Manager in 2023, Juliet has launched the store’s success.,As well as getting the shop fully operational 6 days of the week and successfully onboarding 8 new volunteers,I dedicate it to the incredible people I work with, those who are open about their struggles, committed,Successfully securing funding for the charity’s first professional staff member in over a decade, and,the charity engaged with thousands of pupils, supported over 100 events during Scottish Interfaith Week

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/2025-2

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027-28 - the affordability & sustainability of Scotland's tax & spending plans

Jason Henderson

17 August 2026

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Consultation responses

About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation,Along with our community of around 4,000 members and supporters, we believe that a thriving voluntary,About this response In preparing this response, SCVO has drawn on evidence from our research, policy ,And in the meantime, it is essential that, in the weeks following the Scottish Budget, the Scottish Government,In 2023, it was 1143, increasing to 1288 by 2024. Last year, 875 charities were wound up.

https://scvo.scot/p/106642/2026/08/17/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-2027-28-the-affordability-sustainability-of-scotlands-tax-spending-plans

The Law

SCVO Information Service All SCVO’s legal partners offer up to 2 hours of free legal advice for SCVO Member

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/legal

What is the vision?

David Livey

28 March 2024

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Policy

Fair Funding

These questions, and more, were chewed over by politicians, pollsters, and pundits this week at the Holyrood,reducing inequality, driving improved health and wellbeing outcomes for our citizens, fostering community,Last week the Scottish Parliament debated a motion in the name of Kate Forbes MSP, on the economic contribution,It gave politicians the space to consider the importance of the sector to our people, communities, society,Read more about SCVO’s Fair Funding work here

https://scvo.scot/p/89500/2024/03/28/what-is-the-vision