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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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What SCVO has done

including the Social Renewal Advisory Board which our CEO, Anna Fowlie was part ofWorked with Scottish Government,met the immediate and longer-term need of the sector and our communities Worked with the Scottish Government,voluntary sector and to stimulate debate about the sector’s future Liaised closely with Scottish Government,Hub updated with information and resources on areas including funding, running your organisation, governance

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/what-scvo-is-doing

Trustee Elections 2022

collaboratively developed strategic direction and the progress which can be delivered through good governance,I have demonstrable experience of charitable governance.,I would welcome the opportunity to apply my skills and experience to the governance of SCVO in order,Working across 13 Government teams and respected by all political parties, I bring extensive experience,of members, in: Listening to and supporting members;Having honest and meaningful dialogue across Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm/trustee-elections-2022

Our push for action

The Minister’s response acknowledges that Scottish Government’s “progress has not met the expectations,for being sceptical that anything is happening “at pace” on digital inclusion within the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/error-404-digital-inclusion-still-not-found/our-push-for-action

Distributing & allocating funding

positive impact Fair Funding could have… cannot be underestimated" © Brian Hartley From Scottish Government,funders who can clearly see the benefits Fair Funding would have if implemented by the Scottish Government

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

Brodies

As a charity law and governance specialist with a wealth of experience acting as a charity trustee myself

https://scvo.scot/services/partners/legal/brodies

AGM 2025

I bring governance, fundraising and partnership skills.,My experience is mainly in property law, company secretarial and governance.,I have served on various Committees of the Law Society of Scotland, including the Governing Council.,I leverage my experience in charity leadership, finance, governance and strategy to support the Board,Tackling inequalities, strategy, funding and governance.

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

Premises licensing

The Scottish Government website has more information for individual local authorities.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/premises-licensing

About the Scottish Third Sector Tracker

Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government,2025, SCVO was able to make informed decisions on its influencing and media work, and Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/about

What is Fair Funding?

Scotland, the many benefits of multi-year funding are understood and recognised by the Scottish Government,core funding, which enables organisations to provide security, plan effectively, and fulfil good governance

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

Young people & the SDGs

The SDGs aren’t legally binding, they rely on individual governments to turn promises into effective,aged 16-24 to be part of a project aimed at bringing the voice of young people to the heart of government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/european-projects/young-people-the-sdgs

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