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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.

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AI organisational policies

Internal policies for staff use People in your organisation will already be using AI, so you’ll want a policy on employee use. This will be similar to a “use of social media” policy. Individuals and teams across organisations are already actively experimenting with tools such as...

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/ai-policies

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

Support & learning

Includes governance, finance and managing people Digital How to deliver digital services, tackle digital

https://scvo.scot/support

Staff

Some organisations use the local government SJC Salary Scales.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/staff-volunteers/staff

Using SCVO templates

You should check that this policy is compliant with the law and with your own governing document.

https://scvo.scot/support/using-scvo-templates

Holiday pay calculations

Employers can use the government website calculator to work out holiday entitlement.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/leave/guide-to-holiday-entitlement-and-pay/holiday-pay-calculations

Public Sector Funding

Public Sector FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO Sector Stats, based on analysis of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

Introduction

opened up that allow Scotland’s charities to work in close partnership with elected members and government,crucial that charities continue to work constructively with the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/introduction

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