Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

Guide to organisational change

for Continuing Employment) Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) is the Scottish Government's,Job Finding Support Scheme The UK Government has introduced a scheme to offer support across England,

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/guide-to-organisational-change

Choosing the right structure

The right structure for your organisation depends on what you're going to do, and how you're going to do it. Find out about the available structures here.

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/structure

New charity law in Scotland

The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 is a new piece of legislation that builds on existing charity law in Scotland. The first changes took effect in April 2024, with more to come in mid 2025. The new legislation modifies the Charities and Trustee...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/new-charity-law

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

Introduction This report presents the key findings from the eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector tracker, data for which was collected in September-October 2025. The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into the...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-eleven-autumn-2025

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

Press release

4 February 2026

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

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

The third sector - discussions around key public policy issues

with the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and with support from the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-third-sector-discussions-around-key-public-policy-issues

SCVO's strategy for 2023-28

We will promote excellence in governance, digital capacity, diversity and inclusion.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/strategy

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