This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN
 




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.

Search

What can we help you with?

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN

Community Wealth Building: Approaches relevant to rural and island communities

suggest a set of possible learning points in relation to each of the five principles: Progressive procurement,: Considering the introduction of a geographicalelement to procurement to ensure processes are applicable

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/community-wealth-building-approaches-relevant-to-rural-and-island-communities

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027-28 - the affordability & sustainability of Scotland's tax & spending plans

About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Along with our community of around 4,000 members and supporters, we believe that a thriving voluntary sector should be at the heart of a successful...

https://scvo.scot/p/106642/2026/08/17/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-2027-28-the-affordability-sustainability-of-scotlands-tax-spending-plans

Committee asks how voluntary sector funding can be improved

Find out more about SCVO’s Fair Funding work here: https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/,SCVO’s engagement with the Scottish Budget process here: https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/92410/2024/06/26/committee-asks-how-voluntary-sector-funding-be-improved

SCVO Briefing: Programme for Government

It must be recognised that poor funding and procurement practices undermine voluntary organisations aspirations

https://scvo.scot/p/98456/2025/05/01/scvo-briefing-programme-for-government

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

PVG scheme proposal surely for the bin, along with policymaking that continues to treat the sector as an afterthought

In May last year, the Scottish Government opened its consultation on a series of Disclosure Scotland proposals, including steps to provide PVG discounts to care experienced people and those on particular benefits. Alongside these admirable proposals, there was one specific...

https://scvo.scot/p/96653/2025/01/23/pvg-scheme-proposal-surely-for-the-bin-along-with-policymaking-that-continues-to-treat-the-sector-as-an-afterthought

Amplifying our collective voice on Fair Funding

At SCVO, we have worked hard over the last few years, with our sector, to pull together our Fair Funding principles and asks, and to champion those within the Scottish Parliament. But as successful as that work has been thus far, we can still do much more by amplifying our calls...

https://scvo.scot/p/90226/2024/04/19/amplifying-our-collective-voice-on-fair-funding

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN