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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
Wave twelve - Spring 2026
called for more sustainable and flexible funding, stronger representation, better relationships with government
https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/waves/wave-twelve-spring-2026
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
Capturing Cultural Value - How culture has become a tool of government policy
Culture now delivers government policy by other means.
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...
First Principle of Voluntary Action: essays on the independence of the voluntary sector from government
States of America and Wales - to review issues relating to the independence of voluntary action from government
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...
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
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
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,