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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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Mental health & wellbeing

Flexible Working Policies The traditional working pattern has changed a lot this year.,According to research by the Wellbeing of Women group, 900,000 women have had to leave their jobs due,The clear message is that designing policies and procedures in isolation of the staff who will benefit,This is part of the government commitment to conduct research into ‘what works to improve reproductive,Using the hashtag in your social media posts and exploring what else has been posted is a fun way to

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/mental-health-and-wellbeing

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.,More information and policy analysis can be found at the Scottish Centre on European Relations, an independent

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Information & advice When your budgets are tight and your future feels uncertain, making sure your policies,collaborative working How to make the most of your funding, and find new sources How to look after your staff Policy,paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding in its Policy,Good governance and difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic,Fundraising has collected guidance and information about generating income, good fundraising practice and research

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Access to banking

Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest access to banking briefings and policy papers from,the policy team.,Read more Latest consultation responses The latest access to banking consultation responses from the policy,evidence, resources, or experiences that could support our work, please contact Kirsten Hogg, Head of Policy,and Research.

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/banking

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

The current and next Scottish Government, post-2026, must prioritise addressing this.,Economy and Fair Work Committee post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,: in 2024 the Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee carried out post-legislative scrutiny,Research with Third Sector Organisations and New Businesses – Views and Experiences of Scottish Public,Procurement, Scottish Government: research commissioned by the Scottish Government and published in

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

Fair Funding in Scotland

The evidence we have collected demonstrates the urgent need for Fair Funding – an array of policy asks,Funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research,Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest Fair Funding briefings and policy papers from the,policy team.,Read more Latest consultation responses The latest Fair Funding consultation responses from the policy

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

Scottish Charity Awards winners - 2012

health board area in Scotland, train Scotland’s first 100 dementia champions and launch a Dementia Research,Its effective lobbying work persuaded the Scottish Government to commit to guaranteeing a year of post‐diagnostic,and hard work of all our staff and volunteers and to positive and supportive partnerships withkey policy

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2012

Top tips for businesses to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Do your research Think about what kind of society your business needs to survive and thrive?,Here are some suggested social media posts: “We recognise [Insert charity name] is #NeverMoreNeeded so

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-businesses-to-support-nevermoreneeded

Policy network

Policy network community SCVO’s policy network has been around for over twenty years to offer the sector,Latest news & opinion The latest Policy network news and blogs.,Bills process, how to engage with political party manifestos, opportunities to meet political party researchers,Next policy network event Join the SCVO policy network Meet the team Eve Dillon Assists across all aspects,& research activity Contact Rachel Le Noan Leads our transforming the economy work and is responsible

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

Get involved

Collaborate with us and our members to develop and promote voluntary sector policy perspectives for Scotland