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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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Briefing to Scottish MPs: Employment Rights Bill

Plans to progress towards Fair Work should also recognise that poor funding practice creates precarity,Medium voluntary sector organisation “Funding issues ensure that no one has security of employment.,current arrangements, we effectively suffer a cut in funding year on year.”,Fair Funding can and should cover the full costs of employing staff.,they can afford a cost-of-living salary increase for staff in April 2025; or whether they need to cut posts

https://scvo.scot/p/96303/2025/01/09/briefing-to-scottish-mps-employment-rights-bill

The role of the Digital Champion

We help our family, friends and colleagues and those we care about and support make the most of the online world. Think of a time when you've supported someone to do something online or when you've shown someone how to use a device. That's what a Digital Champion does. We're more...

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/the-role-of-the-digital-champion

The Gathering 2022: a round-up

The programme included sessions on the climate crisis, institutional racism, fair funding, digital wellbeing

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2022

Policy network

Contact Jason Henderson Leads our better regulation work and is responsible for charity law and Fair Funding,Contact Sheghley Ogilvie Leads our Fair funding and procurement work and is responsible for Fair Work

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/policy

SCVO Briefing to UK Parliament: National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

Voluntary sector costs are climbing, funding is falling, and demand for services continues to increase,Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises such as the pandemic, and the cost-of-living,they can afford a cost-of-living salary increase for staff in April 2025; or whether they need to cut posts,providing pet food and veterinary support to those in need plus a wealth of advice and guidance, and is funded,entirely by voluntary donations with no Government funding, despite having statutory powers.

https://scvo.scot/p/95795/2024/12/10/scvo-briefing-to-uk-parliament-national-insurance-contributions-secondary-class-1-contributions-bill

This programme offers grants of between £3,000 and £20,000 to support serving families stationed overseas. It aims to help overseas bases, or UK-based charities working with them, identify and address challenges impacting the wellbeing of partners, children and young people during overseas deployments.The Trust is looking to support projects which offer new forms of targeted support for families of serving personnel posted and living overseas to help them thrive in their new communities and build networks of support to improve wellbeing. Your project will need to meet one or more of the following outcomes:- Provide new forms of personalised and targeted support in location for partners, young people, and children and their wellbeing whilst posted overseas. - Increase serving families’ knowledge of existing services and recreational provision.- Reduce isolation and the impact of loneliness in country for partners, young people and children.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000005aRGXMA2/armed-forces-covenant-fund-trust-supporting-serving-families-overseas-programme

SCVO's Response to Scottish Government's Rural Delivery Plan Consultation

They are run by volunteers and depend largely on fund-raising and public donations.,This is usually as a direct result of short-term funding arrangements and late confirmation of funding,for posts.

https://scvo.scot/p/97735/2025/03/17/scvos-response-to-scottish-governments-rural-delivery-plan-consultation

They support work at a community level.Current funding priorities are:- Asylum Seekers and Refugees:

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000Ng9BEAS/the-hilden-charitable-fund-uk-programmes

The Gathering 2025 round-up

Thank you to everyone who completed our post-Gathering evaluation, your opinions will help us to shape

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2025

WCT will prioritise funding organisations who are working in one or more of the following areas: - Parenting

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003i38YEAQ/woodward-charitable-trust-general-fund