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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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Press coverage tips for charities

user-generated content (i.e. staff and volunteers using their phones or contacts to create social media posts

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/press-coverage-tips-for-charities

Oxfam’s income tops an incredible £400m

​Oxfam posts record turnover in its latest annual accounts

https://tfn.scot/news/oxfams-income-tops-an-incredible-400m

Fair Work

Fair Work for the voluntary sector workforce is an SCVO priority. We are calling for voluntary organisations to be supported and resourced to be Fair Work employers.Grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award should support Fair Work...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/fair-work

Scottish & UK Budgets

We engage annually with budget processes to call for meaningful progress to realise these ambitions and respond to announcements that will impact our sector. Latest news & opinion The latest Scottish & UK Budgets news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The...

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

Public Funds

Our aim is to ensure that the UK Government, the Scottish Government, and local government act on the voluntary sector's concerns in the design and delivery of new funds, including Levelling Up and Dormant Assets. Latest news & opinion The latest Public Funds news and blogs. Read...

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

Procurement

Scotland’s procurement system should support and enhance the financial health of voluntary organisations and the essential services they provide. We work with colleagues across the sector to call for more equitable, effective, and flexible procurement processes that encourage participation of voluntary organisations of all sizes through straight forward, streamlined approaches that support Fair Work and quality outcomes.

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

National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET)

We work closely with Ewan Aitken who is the voluntary sector’s representative on NSET Delivery Board to ensure that voluntary organisations are understood as a crucial part of driving social and economic wellbeing in Scotland. Scotland's National Strategy for Economic...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/nset

Community Wealth Building (CWB)

Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building Steering Group, we are committed to amplifying and championing the views of the sector, to ensure national legislation reflects what is needed in communities, and the sector is...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building

Review of charity regulation

We want to see the Scottish Government’s commitment to a wider review of charity regulation taken forward ensuring an independent, holistic approach to regulation that avoids gaps and overlaps in accountability, and results in a regulatory landscape that ultimately reflects the...

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/charity-review

Audits

Latest news & opinion The latest audits news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest audits briefings and policy papers from the policy team. Read more Latest consultation responses The latest audits consultation responses from the policy team. Read more...

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