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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

sizes Shape the future of the voluntary sector in Scotland Meet our members SCVO members are part of,We know there is great need for respite across the country and we want more people to take advantage,We were attracted to join SCVO as members because SCVO is a driving force within Scotland’s charity sector,The resources, training and opportunities available to members, together with the wealth of news and,By adding these digital services, we have become more accessible to people living in rural communities

https://scvo.scot/membership

SCVO Impact

We were so pleased to offer a brand new, refreshed membership benefits package welcoming more new members,helped more voluntary sector employers to fill positions than the year before.,organisations using Goodmoves https://youtu.be/7iJex6xtnd4 Community Jobs Scotland We celebrated 10,years of Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) – one of the country’s most successful employability programmes,Visit Community Jobs Scotland In addition to our successful Community Jobs Scotland, we have been dedicated

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

SCVO Impact Report 2023/24

members 3 supporters Meet our membership community Find out more about our latest members Explore our,Despite this, Goodmoves - SCVO’s careers hub – continued to successfully connect 90,000 job seekers with,New updates to charity law will help to make sure the law is more in line with what charities in Scotland,We reached more new and existing SCVO members and people in the voluntary sector and beyond than ever,Following the Connecting Scotland programme closing for new applications, we developed two new funding

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

SCVO's HR Service: Two years on

SCVO’s HR Service first launched back in 2020 with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund Scotland,We now support over 140 organisations across Scotland and can safely say that no one day is the same.,We’ll end the week advising on how to evaluate a newly created job or supporting a CEO go through the,perspective, wanting to do more than stretched resources allow to support staff, it’s no wonder our,The formal policies still have their place of course, but we are very supportive of finding new ways

https://scvo.scot/p/95812/2024/12/10/scvos-hr-service-two-years-on

Briefing to Scottish MPs: Employment Rights Bill

This workforce makes a huge contribution to people and communities across Scotland, providing a diverse,The voluntary sector workforce includes more women (64.5%), more part-time workers (37%), and more people,SCVO welcomes the new rights for employees and workers that the Bill introduces, including the right,With these new rights, however, comes new responsibilities which voluntary sector employers must be supported,undermines job security, creating uncertainty for both employers and their staff.

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

Multi-million pledge to help third sector transform lives

First Minister confirms funding of third sector jobs programme

https://tfn.scot/news/lives-transformed-after-multi-millon-investment-in-third-sector-jobs-progra

Cash for third sector jobs programme

Young people are set to benefit from an additional ÂŁ6.1 million to help them get into work through a third sector scheme

https://tfn.scot/news/cash-for-third-sector-jobs-scheme

More employers needed for Community Jobs Scotland

​Successful job creation scheme wants more third sector employers

https://tfn.scot/news/more-employers-needed-for-community-jobs-scotland

Strategy for 2023-28

Charities, social enterprises and community organisations have simultaneously never been more needed,We want to make sure that’s recognised and valued.,Members matter SCVO has over 3,000 members and supporters across the whole of Scotland, and that number,in Scotland that advances equality, tackles poverty, delivers a more inclusive, fair and cohesive society,We will enable our members to be ambitious for themselves and their communities, be more resilient and

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

Pay in the voluntary sector

competition from other service providers and pay-related challenges (see for example The ALLIANCE, 2023, SCVO,year 830,000 people volunteered The sector looks after substantial assets on behalf of the communities,and people of Scotland… from historic buildings, social housing and community land to investments held,companies 83 credit unions Over 6,000 of these voluntary organisations are also social enterprises Learn more,about the sector’s size and shape and get in touch with our research team if you'd like to know more

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/pay-in-the-voluntary-sector