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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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Building Scotland's Green Recovery (June 2020)

Better public procurement approaches by government, local authorities and public agencies to invest more

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/building-scotlands-green-recovery-june-2020

Tenants benefit from Home Comforts fund

NEWS 4 July 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Society
As cost of living hikes hit hard, housing group offers increasing support

https://tfn.scot/news/tenants-benefit-from-home-comforts-fund

Solwaybank Windfarm Community Benefit Fund

Currently open
.- Local procurement – using local suppliers and providers for goods and services, where possible.- Environmental

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000MixHWEAZ/solwaybank-windfarm-community-benefit-fund

SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)

Kyrstie Brown
15 May 2023
Posted in
impact the sector and which are a primary focus of SCVO's policy work, such as Fair Funding and procurement,From budgets and procurement to current and future legislative frameworks, they must strive to ensure,involved in public procurement.,CWB action plans should explicitly commit to using the flexibilities in commissioning and procurement,Participants we spoke to echoed SCVO’s previously stated concerns around competitive procurement.

https://scvo.scot/p/59630/2023/05/15/scvo-response-to-building-community-wealth-consultation-scottish-government

Helping the third sector get creative about approaching bids

OPINION 19 December 2017 by TFN
Management
Jim Wallace gives some advice to the third sector on getting creative with bids

https://tfn.scot/opinion/helping-the-third-sector-get-creative-about-approaching-bids

Council provides social enterprises with record investment

NEWS 4 October 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
Glasgow City Council unveiled an £8million spend. 

https://tfn.scot/news/council-provides-social-enterprises-with-record-investment

Man charged after charity volunteer allegedly assaulted

NEWS 18 November 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
"Being assaulted is not part of the job"

https://tfn.scot/news/man-charged-after-charity-volunteer-allegedly-assaulted

SCVO long-term funding survey and roundtable report 2013

government, through block grants, service level agreements and contracts commissioned or won through procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scvo-long-term-funding-survey-and-roundtable-report-2013

60 seconds on Fairtrade Fortnight

FEATURE 4 March 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Social Justice & Poverty
Scottish Fair Trade Forum's Martin Rhodes tells TFN how well Scotland is embracing fair trade

https://tfn.scot/features/60-seconds-on-fairtrade-fortnight

Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 – accredited body fees and proposals for discounting: PVG scheme consultation

Jason Henderson
27 May 2024
Posted in
About our submission We have undertaken initial scoping work and engagement with voluntary organisations to inform our position on proposals included within this consultation, including: Engaging with voluntary organisations with a particular interest in volunteering and/or...

https://scvo.scot/p/91692/2024/05/27/disclosure-scotland-act-2020-accredited-body-fees-and-proposals-for-discounting-pvg-scheme-consultation

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2025. 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.