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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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Scotland's Digital Participation Challenge fund

Our Digital Participation Challenge Fund, supported by the Scottish Government, the ERDF and BT, invests

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/challenge-fund

Deciding to close an organisation

This can sometimes involve difficult decisions about staffing and governance.

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/deciding-to-close-an-organisation

SCVO response to Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) 

for Voluntary Organisations' (SCVO) Head of Policy and Research, said: “To achieve the Scottish Government’s,Third Sector in Scotland, the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) needed to set out the Scottish Government’s,welcome, if, as she suggests, multi-year funding is to be one of the policy solutions the Scottish Government,funding much wider than the current pilot, to voluntary organisations contributing to Scottish Government,"Our sector makes a significant contribution to the Scottish economy and the government’s ambitions to

https://scvo.scot/p/99042/2025/06/26/scvo-response-to-medium-term-financial-strategy-mtfs

The Scottish Government has promised timely notifications of funding arrangements – help us monitor it!

read this: we are looking for voluntary organisations who are expecting funding from the Scottish Government,A result of that has been the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding by 2026 and, although,And so, as part of our Fair Funding package, we have been asking the Scottish Government to ensure funding,But even more encouraging was the Scottish Government’s response.,If your organisation is awaiting notification from the Scottish Government on funding for the forthcoming

https://scvo.scot/p/88501/2024/02/07/the-scottish-government-has-promised-timely-notifications-of-funding-arrangements-help-us-monitor-it

Towards a Research and Development Strategy for Social Services in Scotland

Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) in partnership with the Scottish Government,of all five associated Change Programmes (Performance Improvement; Service Development; Practice Governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/towards-a-research-and-development-strategy-for-social-services-in-scotland

Managing the Needs of Drunk and Incapable People in Scotland: a Literature Review and Needs Assessment

The purpose of this research was to identify what need there is in Scotland for services for people who become drunk and incapable in public. This involved not only estimating the size and nature of the problem, but also looking in detail at how the needs of this population are...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/managing-the-needs-of-drunk-and-incapable-people-in-scotland-a-literature-review-and-needs-assessment

Entitlement to minimum wage and exemptions

apprenticeship, and they are working under a contract of apprenticeship, apprenticeship agreement or a government

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-the-national-minimum-wage/entitlement-to-minimum-wage-and-exemptions

Risk analysis & management

Risks in your wider operating environment Changes in the law, change of government and social, environmental

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/business-planning/risk-analysis-management

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