Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

About the sector

people also call us not-for-profit sector, charity sector, social enterprise sector, NGOs (non-government,They are: For social, environmental or public benefit Organised, i.e. have a constitution Self-governing,responsible for decisions, including winding up the organisation Non-statutory, i.e. independent from government

https://scvo.scot/about/the-sector

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

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

Sector's role in the economy

Because at a time when the Scottish and local governments seem so enthusiastic about the prospects of

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/economy

UK/EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

We work closely with partners on the implementation of the TCA to ensure that the Scottish voluntary sector is included, heard and understood. Irene Oldfather is SCVO’s representative on the current UK Domestic Advisory Group (DAG).

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/europe

Community Wealth Building (CWB)

Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building

Review of charity regulation

We want to see the Scottish Government’s commitment to a wider review of charity regulation taken forward

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/charity-review

Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023

As OSCR and the Scottish Government proceed with the implementation of the Act’s proposals, we want to

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/charities-bill

Fair Work

organisations to be supported and resourced to be Fair Work employers.Grants and contracts Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/fair-work

Public Funds

Our aim is to ensure that the UK Government, the Scottish Government, and local government act on the

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/public-funds

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