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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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AGM 2025

Learn the outcome of the election process for new trustees.,I am passionate about the Third Sector and ensuring our voices are heard and actioned in partnership,I’ve developed award-winning campaigns, achieved numerous policy wins for mental health charity SAMH,Incoming Chair of Highland Third Sector Interface.,Collectively SGBs represent one-third of the voluntary sector, through 13,000 sports clubs.

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

UK’s civic space ‘heavily damaged’, annual review finds

NEWS 18 February 2026 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Bond has released its third and final annual UK civic space review. 

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-civic-space-heavily-damaged-annual-review-find

Third sector hits back at claims civic society has been “captured” by Scottish Government

NEWS 24 January 2023 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
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Leading voices from Scotland’s third sector have hit back at the UK’s newspaper of record.

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-hits-back-at-claims-civic-society-has-been-captured-by-scottish-government

Holyrood 2026: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 9 January 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
TFN's guide to charity manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2026-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

Commission on Local Government Tax Reform

Jenny Bloomfield
10 June 2015
Posted in
large number of our member organisations support those on low incomes and/or benefits, that others campaign,Given that so much of the value of the third sector comes from those who freely give up their time for,As a third sector membership body with a wide range of members, we do not have a view on which is the,The third clear option, the land value tax, has a lot of support within those in our sector who work,SCVO works in partnership with the third sector in Scotland to advance our shared values and interests

https://scvo.scot/p/9312/2015/06/10/commission-on-local-government-tax-reform

Land reform report & Bill could be a game changer

Felix Spittal
9 June 2014
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executive summary isn’t the most accessible way to release such an important piece of work, the final report,Based on the idea of the ‘common good’ (which benefits society as a whole), the report’s recommendations,We have the highest concentration of private land ownership in Europe and it’s unlikely this will change,It’s important that the Scottish Government continues to respond positively to this important report,That’s why SCVO has joined up with a number of third sector organisations to issue this briefing to MSPs

https://scvo.scot/p/4916/2014/06/09/land-reform-report-bill-could-be-a-game-change

Expert Working Group on Welfare – Phase 2 Call for Evidence

Natasha Hallett
16 December 2013
Posted in
Made up of a wide range of third sector organisation, the Campaign highlights that these principles could,[iv] The third sector is making a strong call for policy to be grounded in human rights principles as,These are values which guide the third sector’s work with people across the country.,are clear views from the third sector about the need for policy making to better reflect societal changes,It also helps to strengthen and develop third sector organisations taking part.

https://scvo.scot/p/2912/2013/12/16/2912

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

Natasha Hallett
8 January 2014
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Many of you in the Third Sector are quite aware of this and have battled against it for years.,news and nothing further is mentioned.,private equity companies and the politicians who support them. - those government ministers who devise policies,And this brings me to the third significant stream that is running at the moment..,Truth Commission had been set up to investigate the banking scandal and an hour after its 9 volume report

https://scvo.scot/p/2963/2014/01/08/the-war-on-the-commonweal-taking-a-stand-in-2014

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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.