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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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SCVO Briefing: Medium Term Financial Strategy

Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment,Aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding,, including long-term action on the Scottish Government’s commitment on multi-year funding.,to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies.,The upcoming UK Government Spending Review should support the Scottish Government to take action on their

https://scvo.scot/p/98446/2025/05/01/medium-term-financial-strategy

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into the Scottish Budget Process in practice

Official figures are not available from the Scottish Government, a significant gap in the Scottish Government's,Collect funding information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,The upcoming UK Government Spending Review should support the Scottish Government to take on action their,The upcoming UK Government Spending Review should offer the Scottish Government some Budget certainty,Collect funding information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/97983/2025/03/24/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-inquiry-into-the-scottish-budget-process-in-practice

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

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

Funding for village halls

The Scottish Government Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) supports communities across Scotland

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

Climate confident village halls

Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) The Scottish Government Community and Renewable Energy

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

New research finds funding delays emerge as major challenge for Scottish charities 

published their manifesto, Scotland’s Essential Sector, outlining the need for the next Scottish Government,“The next Scottish Government needs to implement Fair Funding as a matter of urgency.”,trust when programmes are paused or cancelled.” - Org 2 “Ongoing delays each year with Scottish Government,Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/103262/2026/02/04/new-research-finds-funding-delays-emerge-as-major-challenge-for-scottish-charities

How to escape the charity audit headache

Audits of charity accounts are currently creating a headache for the third sector. There are several causes. But some charities can escape some of the headache with thought or careful planning. The issues with audits are UK-wide and not just confined to Scotland. There is a...

https://scvo.scot/p/58510/2023/03/20/how-to-escape-the-charity-audit-headache

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

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