technical innovations come along at speed, voluntary organisations need to be constantly thinking about,Check-up to assess your organisation’s current digital maturity and plot a route ahead Find out more about,digital systems and data and ensure your organisation is prepared for a cyber attack by finding out more about,cyber resilience SCVO’s guide to generative AI will help voluntary organisations find out more about

During 2025/26, new legal responsibilities around employment law, charity law, safeguarding and controlled interest in land come into force. We also provide information on other potential changes to employment law and charity law which may come into force in future years. https...

2025/26 will see the new UK government bed in, and preparations begin for Scottish Parliament elections in 2026 and local government elections in 2027. Heading into 2025/26, there are some signs of strain in relationships between the voluntary sector and governments at all levels...

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...

something to suit everyone in-person or online at the Gathering Extra This year's Gathering was all about,part of our voluntary sector mosaic wall, and to chat one-to-one with SCVO team members to learn more about,of our key seminars, live event hosts, special guests and discussions Here are some of the details about,Here are a few things that delegates have told us that they enjoyed about the Gathering: "Being able,Also being able to attend educational sessions about different areas in the third sector""Seeing the

Despite being an #EssentialSector, the voluntary sector remains invisible in discussions about budgets,usually as a direct result of short-term funding arrangements and late confirmation of funding for posts,That element should not be overlooked when we talk about workforce.,On the point about the circular economy, we know that 88% of voluntary organisations are local.,They also purchased to the value of about £2.9m from local social enterprises.

many voluntary organisations work with Many voluntary organisations have an important story to tell about,Donors and staff also increasingly have hopes or expectations about how organisations are addressing

At the same time, society as a whole is changing around us, and voluntary organisations will also need to consider any impacts of broader societal changes, from an increasing focus on structural inequalities to a rise in societal unrest. https://youtu.be/m5xpv8i9YIs Prompts for...

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

You can find out more about the voluntary sector in SCVO’s State of the sector statistics.,they can afford a cost-of-living salary increase for staff in April 2025; or whether they need to cut posts