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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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The Gathering 2025 round-up

This page gives a round-up of events at the Gathering 2025, the UK's largest free event for the voluntary sector hosted by SCVO.

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2025

The Reinvention of Philanthropic Charities

charities which operate within the public sector, are led by public sector employees, and which through procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-reinvention-of-philanthropic-charities

Programme for Government: Voluntary sector deserves to be treated fairly

Anna Fowlie
5 September 2024
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We’re not a nice-to-have sector. We’re an essential sector. 

https://scvo.scot/p/93667/2024/09/05/programme-for-government-voluntary-sector-deserves-to-be-treated-fairly

2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey

Key findings from the 2025 workforce survey including recruitment, retention, wellbeing, diversity and pay.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/2025-scottish-voluntary-sector-workforce-survey

Pay in the voluntary sector

Summary This report pulls together data on sector pay, comparing salary data from the voluntary sector and the public and private sectors, as well as variations in pay depending on factors such as age, gender and full-time /part-time workers. The main source of pay data used is...

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

Single Outcome Agreements 2009-10: an analysis by CCPS

undertaken, using 24 headings for coding, namely: social care; service delivery; commissioning and procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/single-outcome-agreements-2009-10-an-analysis-by-ccps

SCVO Briefing Scottish Government debate: The UK Budget – Scotland’s Priorities

Sheghley Ogilvie
23 September 2024
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Multi-year funding For over a decade, the Scottish Government has recognised the need for multi-year funding, committing to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies, including within several Scottish Budgets and Programmes for Government...

https://scvo.scot/p/93758/2024/09/23/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-debate-the-uk-budget-scotlands-priorities

Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26

Sheghley Ogilvie
27 January 2025
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Summary Scotland’s voluntary sector plays an essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland and is central to the Scottish Government’s ambitions to eradicate child poverty, grow the economy​, tackle the climate emergency, and improve public services. Without...

https://scvo.scot/p/96778/2025/01/27/finance-and-public-administration-committee-debate-briefing-scottish-budget-2025-26

Warm welcome to strengthen ties between countries

NEWS 24 September 2025 by Rab Armour
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Professional and cultural links strengthened during meeting

https://tfn.scot/news/warm-welcome-to-strengthen-ties-between-countries

More Than a Minibus: diversity and impact of Community Transport in Scotland

recommendations for the sector and its funders including: fair, adequate and multi-year funding ; procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/more-than-a-minibus-diversity-and-impact-of-community-transport-in-scotland

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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.