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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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Membership

We were attracted to join SCVO as members because SCVO is a driving force within Scotland’s charity sector,We’d love fellow SCVO members and members of the public to join in some of our events to help support,Are you an SCVO member who'd like to feature in "Meet our members"? Head to My SCVO to let us know!,our SCVO membership community.,You're welcome to call us on 0800 169 0022 or drop us an email to membership@scvo.scot.

https://scvo.scot/membership

The future of SCVO: consulting on a new strategic approach

What struck us most was the need for clarity around our purpose, our role as a membership organisation,Or you might just follow us on social media.,Indeed Scottish Government specifically fund us to do that.,We are therefore proposing to reframe our membership offer where people and organisations will join because,That will also allow individuals to be members as well as organisations.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/the-future-of-scvo-consulting-on-a-new-strategic-approach

You're a charity! What next?

You’re joining a vibrant sector, doing important work.,At SCVO, we’re here to support you, promote the contribution your organisation makes and work towards,success, and ideas of lots of kinds of fundraising: Guide to finding funding Funding Scotland is SCVO's,SCVO members can access premium content and functionality: Funding Scotland Good governance Your management,& regulation that may affect youBusiness planning and development, and financesHow to be confident using

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/next-steps

AGM 2024

We invite SCVO membership contacts to submit votes on behalf of your organisation.,in remaining a powerful and respected voice, raising the profile and value of the sector for individuals,My reasons for wishing to serve on the Trustee Board are: My aim in joining the SCVO Trustee Board is,Email our membership team Not yet a member of SCVO?,We'd love to have you join our membership community. Join our membership community

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm

Decision making and governance

Membership organisations are probably the most common type of organisation in the voluntary sector.,people who would be interested in forming the wider membership.,even more so than your board, so it’s important to think about who your members will be, how they’ll join,include, and how you will describe the criteria for becoming a member Will members have to pay to join,Will members be individual people, or can they be organisations or bodies too?

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/decision-making

Event booking

Policies, procedures, terms & conditions Below you will find the individual terms and conditions for,SCVO is committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation.,We endeavour to ensure that all external venues we use are accessible as well.,Please inform us of your additional support requirements at the time of booking.,Please inform us of their names and dietary requirements at the time of booking.

https://scvo.scot/terms/events

SCVO Impact Report 2023/24

Despite continuing challenging times, voluntary organisations in Scotland - and SCVO's growing membership,Co-op who were joined by SCVO colleagues and Dates-n-Mates and Helensburgh Community Hub, who produced,most of their SCVO membership and to say thank you to them for being valued SCVO members and engaging,, we shared information with members about how they'd used My SCVO accounts to access their membership,Be helping individuals across the sector to shine in their roles, they in turn can help their voluntary

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

Structure and governing documents

New trustees should be given a copy when they join the organisation as part of their induction, and all,Options for structure This is a summary of some of the most common types of organisation used in the,is held in trust by property trustees, which then allows a separate management committee to run and use,This may seem more casual to deliver, but can be worrying as people can be individually held liable if,, please contact us so that we can send a request to the SCVO board for approval).

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure

SCVO's strategy for 2023-28

SCVO is not immune to these pressures and a focus for us in the coming years will be on our own financial,Working collectively will enable us to make a bigger difference.,It helps us improve our services and gives us insights to inform our policy and influencing work.,Building on My SCVO, we will actively engage with our vibrant membership community to personalise our,Every aspect of SCVO’s work is adding value to the sector’s contribution, collectively or as individual

https://scvo.scot/about/work/strategy

SCVO Impact

improved our services, championed the voluntary sector in many places, built partnerships and our membership,Our membership grew by record numbers in 2021/22!,service team with the aim of increasing the sector's access to our services and delivering a more joined-up,campaigning, and provided a useful bridge between SCVO, the wider sector, policy-makers and influencers,We hosted more training events than in 2020/21, delivering 4,000 hours of learning to individuals!

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22