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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

While the comments below are about SCVO’s specific work with voluntary sector intermediaries, they will

FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull together what we know about,83 credit unions Over 6,000 of these voluntary organisations are also social enterprises Learn more about

That’s why Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter’s second pledge is all about your Approach.,People sometimes feel they are passed from pillar to post – never getting the support they actually require,Think about how you can embed digital inclusion into your service.,Where would be good opportunities to think about doing digital nudges or signposting to other services,comfortable engaging with the learning environment, you need to adjust how you support them to learn about

83 credit unions Over 6,000 of these voluntary organisations are also social enterprises Learn more about