Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Essential digital skills

This report is full of information about the progress we’re making across the UK, and where we have more,and media links I can log in remotely to my email and other work-related communication tools I can post,Essential Digital Skill: Handling Information and Content Handling information and content is all about

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/essential-digital-skills

Elections

Certificate’) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Apply to vote by proxy | Electoral Commission How to vote: Voting by post

https://scvo.scot/policy/elections

The Law

During 2026/27, new legal responsibilities around employment law, charity law, safeguarding and controlled interest in land come into force. Other potential changes to employment law and charity law may come into force in future years. Planning prompts Sources of support The SCVO...

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

New charity law in Scotland

The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 is a new piece of legislation that builds on existing charity law in Scotland. The first changes took effect in April 2024, with more to come in mid 2025. The new legislation modifies the Charities and Trustee...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/new-charity-law

AI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector

This Call to Action is about what needs to happen next.,This is not about chasing the latest technology.,It is about building a voluntary sector that can thrive, adapt and deliver impact in a digital society,Cyber Security Cyber security is about taking action to keep your data and systems safe and secure so

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-4

Society

Rising polarisation and increasingly hostile public discourse are creating challenges for people working and volunteering in the sector, and on the people they support. Prompts for planning Sources of support SCVO’s HR Service provides resources on employee engagement and culture...

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

George Wyllie Foundation 2019

Membership number 7650
Charity registered in Scotland SC049369

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/7650/george-wyllie-foundation-2019

Politics

There are some signs of strain in relationships between the voluntary sector and governments at all levels, particularly, but not exclusively, in relation to funding. Prompts for planning Sources of support Join us at The Gathering Related training and events

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

Fair Funding in Scotland

Fair Funding is about ensuring a voluntary sector funding landscape that is fair, flexible, sustainable,Read about the package of asks Promising progress has been made over the last few years, but further

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding

Pulse one - Spring 2026

Summary for both reports Across both reports emerges a clear picture of a sector under growing and ongoing pressure. Funding challenges, such as short‑term and competitive funding, are made worse by a difficult social and political climate. The first report shows that the funding...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/pulses/pulse-1-spring-2026