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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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Iraq War - Right or Wrong tracker

The poll found that more than 60% of Britons think government spending on the war in Iraq was a waste

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/iraq-war-right-or-wrong-tracker

Women and the charity sector

Among its key findings, the report found: The charity sector has created an additional 120,000 jobs for women over the past decade, to become the source of one in every 25 jobs filled by women in 2022, women contribute an estimated 64% of the hours worked in civil society...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/women-and-the-charity-sector

Charity Trustee Ethnicity In Glasgow

CRER research examining whether there is underrepresentation of minority ethnic people on charity boards,, with a focus on the top charities in Glasgow by income. CRER identified ethnicity and gender for each of the trustees for all 426 of the charities in sample pool through a...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/charity-trustee-ethnicity-in-glasgow

2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey: Data Tables

Data tables for the 2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey.The data tables exclude open text responses - the survey was completed anonymously, but some qualitative responses include personal information and identifiable individuals and organisations.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/2025-scottish-voluntary-sector-workforce-survey-data-tables

SCVO response to Deputy First Minister's comments on Scottish Government's funding shortfall

the public sector in Scotland will have to “absorb” a £200 million shortfall because of the UK government’s,“The UK and Scottish Governments must work together as a matter of urgency to resolve this issue.”

https://scvo.scot/p/96826/2025/01/30/scvo-response-to-deputy-first-ministers-comments-on-scottish-governments-funding-shortfall

Participation and Representation: Strengthening the Third Sector Voice in Local Governance

East Lothian as it sought to strengthen the participation of third sector organisations in local governance,now participate directly in the process of selecting delegates and in being delegates in local governance,representation Democratisation can be initiated from the top Bringing third sector organisations into local governance,Stronger third sector representation can, in turn, help to improve local governance and outcomes for

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/participation-and-representation-strengthening-the-third-sector-voice-in-local-governance

Participation and representation: Strengthening the third sector voice in local governance

What Works Scotland has been working with the third sector to develop a vision to re-imagine community planning in Scotland. At the end of 2014 representatives from third sector interfaces (TSIs) in Scotland worked together in a two-day deliberative forum facilitated by What...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/participation-and-representation-strengthening-the-third-sector-voice-in-local-governance

Governance crisis at leading charity as chief executive resigns

​World's oldest animal charity plunged into disarray after resignation

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-crisis-at-leading-charity-as-chief-executive-resigns

Pay charity trustees to improve governance says think tank

Charities should be able to pay trustees to improve standards of governance says a new report from New

https://tfn.scot/news/pay-charity-trustees-to-improve-governance-says-think-tank

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