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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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Introduction

Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS), with support from Scottish Rural Network, part of the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/introduction

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

How can the new First Minister support the voluntary sector in his first Programme for Government? 

Each year at the beginning of September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government,(PfG), a set of actions that the government will take over the next year to progress its priorities.,Proposals should be shared with Scottish Government contacts over the next few weeks before the sign-off,Collect information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,SCVO’s policy proposals for the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government focus on supporting an

https://scvo.scot/p/60684/2023/07/10/how-can-the-new-first-minister-support-the-voluntary-sector-in-his-first-programme-for-government

SCVO response to Civil Society Covenant Framework engagement exercise

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to the call for views on the UK government's Civil Society,In recent years SCVO has worked with its members, as well as partners across local and national governments,and the Scottish Government.,Engagement with other parts of the Scottish Government is less consistent.,A change in funding culture and practice is required at all levels of government.

https://scvo.scot/p/94723/2024/11/05/scvo-response-to-civil-society-covenant-framework-engagement-exercise

SCOPE: skills recognition, capacity building and professional education for the voluntary sectorufeff

Ireland, Finland, Latvia and Estonia, to develop five modules which cover the following key topics: Governance

https://scvo.scot/support/elearning/scope/project

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

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

Briefing to UK Parliament: Spring Statement

The government has frequently championed their ambitions of a relationship with civil society built on,To achieve this, it is essential that the government actively engages voluntary employers on increased,Working in partnership requires government to recognise the sector’s expertise and be open to evidence,The Spring Statement can and should action the Government’s commitments to the sector by recognising,SCVO looks forward to the Treasury engaging with the Scottish Government on these issues and Fair Funding

https://scvo.scot/p/97964/2025/03/24/briefing-to-uk-parliament-spring-statement

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