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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

Technology

your organisation is prepared for a cyber attack by finding out more about cyber resilience SCVO’s blog

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/technology

Active travel

"Fair Funding would be transformational – the blueprint is there to fix it, so fix it!" “Everyone benefits when more people walk, wheel, and cycle,” states Transport Scotland. “Active travel is good for your physical, mental, and social health, and increased rates of active...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/active-travel

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

Third Sector Trends in England and Wales 2025: Income sources, assets and financial wellbeing

organisations did not hold grants (that does not mean they never have, or do not intend to do so in future,Though once vaunted as the future of sector sustainability, income from contracts is now valued farless,It may be a matter of concern that few TSOs are investing in their development; only 16% of TSOs have,See also: https://www.communityfoundation.org.uk/third-sector-trends/ https://nfpresearch.com/blog/2026

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/third-sector-trends-in-england-and-wales-2025-income-sources-assets-and-financial-wellbeing

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

Sheghley Ogilvie
12 August 2024
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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
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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

Volunteering in education and skills: our recommendations for change

OPINION 5 September 2024 by Sarah Latto
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Sarah Latto on the contribution of volunteering to learning and development

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

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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.