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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Press coverage tips for charities

Find out which channels they use/prefer (i.e. newspaper, Facebook, TikTok)Press is just one piece of,release – and make the subject stand out!,release tips?,approach doesn’t work, find relevant reporters such as political or social affairs correspondentsPress releases,if certain details are vital or if they can be linked etc Do press releases have to include photos?

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/press-coverage-tips-for-charities

Sharing the news of a closure

Letting the people involved with your organisation know about a closure isn’t an easy task, and could,Communicating to staff and people using your services It’s important to think about the timing of when,For smaller or local organisations, local press and radio could be a good first call.,The most common way of securing media coverage is through the publishing of a press release.,After you have written this press release, you will need to share this with journalists and media outlets

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/sharing-the-news

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

What about our staff and volunteers?,Telling your staff and volunteers about the advice and help available, such as the Scottish Government,impartial helpline service – 0800 916 9847 - for EU citizens resident in Scotland with issues and concerns about,The Home Office have an email alert system for people and organisations to receive updates about the,You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Employer National Insurance Changes

The Autumn 2024 Budget introduced changes to the level of Employers’ National Insurance Contributions. We estimate that this will cost the voluntary sector in Scotland as a whole around £75m. Given the challenging financial context, any increase in costs will be hard for...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/ni-changes

Understanding Scotland: Economy (August 2022)

The August 2022 report has revealed widespread anxiety and pessimism about Scotland’s economic outlook,majority think support from the UK (89%) and Scottish (73%) governments thus far has been insufficient Press,release: "nine in ten Scots anticipate a recession and worsening inflation" https://davidhumeinstitute.org,/latest-news/2022/8/29/press-release-nine-in-ten-scots-anticipate-a-recession-and-worsening-inflation

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/understanding-scotland-economy-august-2022

Briefing to House of Lords: National Insurance Contributions Bill

You can find out more about the voluntary sector in SCVO’s State of the sector statistics.,rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes domestic and farmed animals across Scotland, rehabilitates and releases,These increases in costs are simply unaffordable: hard pressed organisations like C-Change Scotland will

https://scvo.scot/p/96605/2025/01/22/briefing-to-house-of-lords-national-insurance-contributions-bill

Trust in international aid charities drops

A study by nfpSynergy has found that 54% of the public feel that charities are trustworthy - but only 36% trust aid agencies

https://tfn.scot/news/trust-in-international-aid-charities-drops

Charity Finance Group post-budget survey Nov 2024

Nearly nine in ten charitable organisations say they are concerned about affording the government’s increase,conducted by Charity Finance Group (CFG) in November show that most charities (87%) are concerned about,report: https://cfg.org.uk/knowledge-hub/report_cfg_survey_reveals_deep_concern_over_rise_in_ernics Press,release: https://cfg.org.uk/news/media_release_80_uk_charities_say_they_will_have_to_cut_costs

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/charity-finance-group-post-budget-survey-nov-2024