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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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Jargon buster

It generally projects future opportunities, maps the financial operations, marketing and organisational,Read our blog on how your charity can avoid conflicts of interest.,Connected Person: as defined within the Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, a connected

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/jargon-buster

25 questions charities are asking about AI in 2025

questions We’ve covered audience questions about the Caddy tool from Citizen’s Advice in a separate blog

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/25-questions-charities-are-asking-about-ai-in-2025

Out of School Care: Rapid Review – Feedback from services on the way ahead

Coronavirus / COVID-19 Views of out of school service leaders captured in response to blog asking for,their views on the future.,Irene's blog 'Reflections on our journey and the way ahead': https://soscn.org/blog/reflections-on-our-journey-and-the-way-ahead,music, art and theatre that do not involve touching, and less activities involving sand, water etc. investing

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/out-of-school-care-rapid-review-feedback-from-services-on-the-way-ahead

Time and trust: key learning from the Covenant process

Kirsten Hogg
25 July 2025
Posted in
hard work needed to change relationships and ways of working (read more about that in Anna Fowlie's blog,organisations would have little time for another set of high level principles in Scotland, and would want any future,If we’re going to do something like this, please let’s invest the time in doing it properly.

https://scvo.scot/p/99536/2025/07/25/time-and-trust-key-learning-from-the-covenant-process

Response to Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Managing Scotland’s Public Finances – A Strategic Approach

Sheghley Ogilvie
12 August 2024
Posted in
Similarly, Scotland’s 6,000 social enterprises contribute to society and the economy by investing profits,The evidence we have collected demonstrates the urgent need for a Fair Funding approach to investing,To support Scotland’s vital voluntary sector to adapt to current and future societal and economic challenges,In its response to the Christie Commission on the future delivery of public services, in 2011, the Scottish,The ‘Investing in Communities Fund’ – a three-year fund – is a recent example of this.

https://scvo.scot/p/93290/2024/08/12/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-managing-scotlands-public-finances-a-strategic-approach

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

David Livey
23 January 2025
Posted in
and private sectors by department and budget line Publish the Scottish Government’s total direct investment,contribution to Scotland’s economy: in 2024 the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) published a blog,In its response to the Christie Commission on the future delivery of public services, in 2011, the Scottish,Our sector must be meaningfully involved in this process of reform and, in future, the design of the,This means putting in place robust, formalised frameworks that future-proof, and make consistent, working

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

The size and shape of the voluntary sector workforce

communities and people of Scotland… from historic buildings, social housing and community land to investments

https://scvo.scot/the-size-and-shape-of-the-voluntary-sector-workforce

Response to Social Justice and Social Security Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Third sector funding principles

Sheghley Ogilvie
13 August 2024
Posted in
The Scottish Government recognised this in its response to the Christie Commission on the future delivery,It is important that Scottish Government, and other public sector bodies, understand that investment,The Investing in Communities Fund – supposedly a three-year fund – is a recent example.,detail, but to summarise: Scottish Government should view funding of the voluntary sector as an investment,For example, spend on homelessness prevents future spend on justice and health services.

https://scvo.scot/p/93311/2024/08/13/response-to-social-justice-and-social-security-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-third-sector-funding-principles

Volunteering in education and skills: our recommendations for change

OPINION 5 September 2024 by Sarah Latto
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Sarah Latto on the contribution of volunteering to learning and development

https://tfn.scot/opinion/volunteering-in-education-and-skills-our-recommendations-for-change

Women’s organisations ‘missing out’ on tampon tax

NEWS 3 May 2018 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
The Westminster Government has been accused of being political when allocating funding

https://tfn.scot/news/womens-organisations-missing-out-on-tampon-tax

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.