This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN
 




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.

Search

What can we help you with?

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN

Towards a Green Jobs Strategy - Opportunities for Business Consultation

This document is intended to foster discussion with interested parties, to inform the development of a Green Jobs Strategy. While a refreshed Smart, Successful Scotland will, as now, set out broad priorities, we need a Green Jobs Strategy to take a more detailed look at how we...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/towards-a-green-jobs-strategy-opportunities-for-business-consultation

Safeguarding

If so, you need to be aware of the Scottish Government’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/legal/safeguarding

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

Property

important you get the best deal for the organisation and follow any rules laid out in the law and your governing,selling or leasing charity property, you should ensure you have the necessary permission in your governing

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

National Third Sector Fund (NTSF)

The European Social Fund was managed by the Scottish Government and the lead partner for the NTSF project,funding is provided from various sources, and included the SDS managed Employability Fund, Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/european-projects/ntsf

A look ahead to the Scottish Spending Review

Having entered the New Year, the long-awaited UK Government Autumn Budget – Labour’s second since taking,Such dramatic scenes are, thankfully, unlikely when the Scottish Government share their draft Scottish,Content aside, UK Budget delays present challenges for the Scottish Government and uncertainty for local,As colleagues across the sector know, the Scottish Government have committed to ‘Fairer Funding’ for,For its part, as we enter 2026 its clear the Scottish Government must move further and faster.

https://scvo.scot/p/102518/2026/01/05/a-look-ahead-to-the-scottish-spending-review

Trustees' Week 2023 - there's so much going on!

about highlighting the great work of trustees across Scotland and the UK, and the role they play in governing,be looking at Navigating risk and safeguarding charities and Turcan Connell will cover Practical governance,Don’t miss the opportunity to feed in your thoughts and views at the Scottish government’s Third Sector,Come along and help us debate how we should fix governance.,And finally, looking towards 2024 we’ve got a great new series of good governance online training starting

https://scvo.scot/p/84489/2023/10/24/trustees-week-2023-theres-so-much-going-on

The State and the Voluntary Sector: recent trends in government funding and public service delivery

At a time when public expenditure is under pressure, this NCVO research publication contains the latest easy-to-understand intelligence on the UK statutory funding relationship. Figures typically refer to 2006-07 although some figures, such as those relating to the value of tax...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-state-and-the-voluntary-sector-recent-trends-in-government-funding-and-public-service-delivery

Child Poverty: a Final Report to the Local Government and Communities Committee of the Scottish Parliament

This research was commissioned in August 2008, following the setting up of an Inquiry in Spring 2008 to examine Child Poverty in Scotland. The main purpose of the research was to fill a gap in the evidence base and to obtain the views of parents living in poverty and of the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/child-poverty-a-final-report-to-the-local-government-and-communities-committee-of-the-scottish-parliament

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN