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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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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

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

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

Part E: SCVO’s role in securing progress on funding - where do we go from here?

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

https://scvo.scot/policy/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-e-scvos-role-in-securing-progress-on-funding-where-do-we-go-from-here

Public Sector Funding

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

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

State of the Sector 2024: key Scottish voluntary sector figures and trends

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

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/state-of-the-sector-2024-key-scottish-voluntary-sector-figures-and-trends

FLOW for ALL

  • Membership number 6081
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC050666

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/6081/flow-for-all

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.