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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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Public and Charity Prespectives: Summary of OSCR's 2010 Surveys

This report presents a summary of research conducted in early 2010. The overall aim was to gauge and track the opinion of charity trustees and the general public in order to identify priorities for development of OSCR?s processes and communication. For charity trustees the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-and-charity-prespectives-summary-of-oscrs-2010-surveys

Learning from Mergers

This research published by Capacitybuilders in England shows that the majority of public service commissioners would like to see greater collaboration and merger between organisations that provide support and advice to civil society groups. The findings show that commissioners...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/learning-from-mergers

Save the Children report reminds us that good governance is everyone’s responsibility

Alastair Keatinge reflects on the Charity Commission probe into allegations of inappropriate behaviour at the charity

https://tfn.scot/opinion/save-the-children-report-reminds-us-that-good-governance-is-everyones-respo

Upheaval at HIV Scotland as trustees and staff leave after governance review

New chief executive ordered independent probe

https://tfn.scot/news/upheaval-at-hiv-scotland-as-trustees-and-staff-leave-after-goverance-review

Scottish Government Debate Briefing: Tackling Child Poverty and Inequality Through the Scottish Budget

communities across Scotland experiencing poverty and inequality and is central to the Scottish Government’s,SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government’s continuing commitment to deliver Fairer Funding for Scotland’,Ensuring grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award support,The Scottish Government have recognised the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on public sector staff,Draw the Scottish Government’s attention to oral evidence on the Scottish Government’s recent consultation

https://scvo.scot/p/96257/2025/01/07/scottish-government-debate-briefing-tackling-child-poverty-and-inequality-through-the-scottish-budget

Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities

One-half of Scotland?s population lives in Glasgow or Edinburgh or in one of the council areas that directly abuts those cities; more than one-half of Scotland?s gross domestic product is made in those areas. This paper discusses the key challenges of productivity, social change...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/four-challenges-for-scotlands-cities

The Road Ahead 2022

NCVO's annual analysis of the biggest trends, opportunities and events that will impact charities and volunteering in England and the wider UK in the year ahead. This is NCVO's second Road Ahead published during the pandemic. As in previous years, the report was developed using a...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-road-ahead-2022

Promoting Corporate Diversity in the Financial Services Sector

This report provides an in-depth appraisal of the underlying causes of the credit crunch and of the global financial recession that followed in 2008/2009. It analyses the lack of financial diversity within the UK financial services system as a contributory factor to these...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/promoting-corporate-diversity-in-the-financial-services-sector

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