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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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Reserves

Consider appropriate arrangements for financial reserves for your organisation and understand the impact of large reserves

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/business-planning/reserves

Essential digital skills

OpenLearn & LEAD Scotland) How to Stay Safe Online (Digital Unite) Staying Safe Online (Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/essential-digital-skills

State of the Sector 2024: key Scottish voluntary sector figures and trends

10-page summary of the latest headline figures and trends

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/state-of-the-sector-2024-key-scottish-voluntary-sector-figures-and-trends

SCVO Impact Report 2025/26

SCVO Our impact in 2025 In 2025, the team at SCVO focused all our energy on supporting our essential voluntary sector. Here are ten ways our work made a difference. Our people Contacts Board Vacancies Offices Our work Campaigns AGM 2025 and trustee elections Press releases Impact...

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

Wave ten - spring 2025

Introduction This paper presents the key findings from the ten wave of the Scottish third sector tracker, data for which was collected in February-March 2025. The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into the health of the...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/waves/wave-10

Scottish Charity Award winners 2025

By prompting a government review of formula, driving down its prices across the UK, and enabling families

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/2025-2

Trading

Trading. Trading is an important source of funding for the third sector. It can enable organisations to reduce their dependency on ever...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/trading

Guide to low-cost digital

Scottish Government have extended the scheme to include third sector organisations.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/guide-to-low-cost-digital

Small Charities in Scotland

Summary Small charities are an essential part of communities across Scotland, and account for three-quarters of the Scottish charities. Here we pull together some key facts and figures about the importance of small charities in Scotland. We also look at some of the challenges...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/small-charities-in-scotland

Supporting local communities

"We do not know if we will still be here in a year or not" There is no local community in Scotland that is not reliant on the voluntary sector. As outlined in SCVO’s State of the Sector 2025, of the over 46,500 voluntary organisations across the country, an incredible 88% are...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/supporting-local-communities

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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.