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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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AI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector

Used well, digital and technology can make charities more effective, resilient and responsive, enabling,SCVO’s commitment SCVO will continue to support the sector through strategic leadership, practical guidance,Generative AI tools have moved rapidly into everyday use, hybrid working and cloud services are now embedded,At the same time, familiar pressures remain: constrained funding and capacity, persistent digital exclusion,AI Artificial Intelligence has dominated the tech headlines since generative AI tools like ChatGPT were

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-4

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

We also asked open questions about what additional resources, skills or capacities would best help their,organisation do more for their beneficiaries; the impact of funding delays; and about the impact the

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-eleven-autumn-2025

Introduction This paper considers the available literature and data on the resilience of Scottish voluntary,For this paper, resilience is defined as the ability of an organisation to anticipate, cope with and,long-term trends from the Scottish third sector tracker, we draw conclusions about the sector’s resilience,and what is required to sustain and build on that resilience.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/the-resilience-of-scottish-voluntary-organisations

Fife Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

Currently Closed
The Fife Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Supports and Services has funding available to support,It aims to:- build capacity to address a short-term, temporary need- deliver transformation change within,a short-term timescale, without the need for ongoing investmentFull details can be found in the guidance

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000OWKFSEA5/fife-communities-mental-health-and-wellbeing-fund

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

David Livey
23 January 2025
Posted in
If implemented, these would support a thriving voluntary sector, strong public services, and resilient,communities.,challenges of income-generation, including public sector grants, and the solutions needed.,organisations: a 2023 survey by SCVO and Social Enterprise Scotland found that lighter-touch approaches, guidance,Capacity building: also necessary is theprovision of support and resources to empower voluntary organisations

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

Celebrating community action on climate change across Scotland

NEWS 1 July 2021 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
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Keep Scotland Beautiful is sharing inspiration and learning from the Climate Challenge Fund

https://tfn.scot/news/celebrating-community-action-on-climate-change-across-scotland

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

Sheghley Ogilvie
13 August 2024
Posted in
to vital capacity—that could otherwise be devoted to delivery—being wasted.,The Investing in Communities Fund – supposedly a three-year fund – is a recent example.,(54%); raising funds to meet the demand (50%); and volunteer capacity, (41%.),While our sector is resilient, the impact of rising costs on some organisations has been devastating,,Funding processes could be made more efficient through providing clearer guidance, simplifying the approach

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

UK government urged to appoint dedicated civil service "philanthropy champion"

NEWS 17 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
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Currently, the UK government has only one-third of a single civil servant’s time dedicated to philanthropy policy.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-urged-to-appoint-dedicated-civil-service-philanthropy-champion

Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances

Sheghley Ogilvie
17 August 2023
Posted in
Share with the Committee whether the Scottish Government has issued internal formal grant-management guidance,Growing investment in the capacity and sustainability of voluntary organisations is proven to pull greater,for the long-term and build the internal capacity needed to leverage non-public financing from other,short term funding as a crisis that undermines resilience.,Committee to ask the Scottish Government whether it has issued internal formal grant-management guidance

https://scvo.scot/p/61563/2023/08/17/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-pre-budget-scrutiny-the-sustainability-of-scotlands-finances

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

Paul Bradley
1 May 2023
Posted in
The public sector's investment in the voluntary sector supports the capacity and sustainability of voluntary,) and the Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund (ALEC).,, enabling the third sector to secure the resilience and capacity it needs to support the transformation,Implementing a policy just two months after publishing generic guidance and without a commitment to uplifts,, and to promote community connection and resilience.

https://scvo.scot/p/59486/2023/05/01/inquiry-into-the-scottish-governments-public-service-reform-programme-scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee

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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.