Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Free Personal Care for Older People

The government ran with it and the legislation was supported unanimously in parliament.,Subsequently, the Scottish Government agreed to extend free personal care to younger people with degenerative

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/free-personal-care-for-older-people

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

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

SCVO response to Scottish Spending Review and Scottish Budget 2026/27

Press release

13 January 2026

The Scottish Spending Review is welcome, giving the Government the long-term outlook to make progress,"Welcome too is the Scottish Government’s commitment to multi-year funding for sections of the voluntary,had hoped for more than a recommitment to the ‘first step’ announced last February—the Scottish Government's,The Government’s own research confirms this.,“In the meantime it is essential that in the weeks following the Scottish Budget the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/102822/2026/01/13/scvo-response-to-scottish-spending-review-and-scottish-budget-2026-27

Evidence action can change lives

Two Scottish Government programmes funded through digital health and care — Digital Lifelines Scotland,They demonstrate the power of targeted investment and show that when government, local organisations,

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/error-404-digital-inclusion-still-not-found/evidence-action-can-change-lives

Gathering Event Host Terms and Conditions

cancelled or postponed (by SCVO or the SEC/venue) due to Covid restrictions imposed by Scottish Government,If concerns are outwith government guidance some or all of the costs will be incurred by the event host

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/gathering-2022-event-host-terms-and-conditions

Model constitutions

model constitution as a whole, and make adjustments as appropriate, to ensure that it reflects the governance,using the model constitutions to determine what type of legal entity – and what key features of the governance

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/model-constitutions