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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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Programme for Government proposal: Transparent voluntary sector funding

Collect information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,Official figures are not available from the Scottish Government, a significant gap in the Scottish Government's,Currently, the Scottish Government publishes monthly reports on government spend over £25,000.,funding of the voluntary sector “across all Scottish Government departments and local government to,Collecting information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/60307/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-transparent-voluntary-sector-funding

Programme for Government proposal: Delivering Fair Funding by 2026

Summary In the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus New leadership - A fresh start, the Scottish Government,/24 Programme for Government should, at a minimum, commit to: 1.,To achieve this, officials across Scottish Government and the Scottish Government itself must work with,The Scottish Government has also committed to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across government,Measuring impact The Scottish Government should collect information across all government departments

https://scvo.scot/p/60303/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-delivering-fair-funding-by-2026

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

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

Scotland’s resilient third sector through the cost-of-living crisis: insights from new research by Erin Cutroneo

Scottish Government has acknowledged the challenges faced by the sector, recently committed to implementing,Third Sector-Scottish Government Relations: Participants had mixed views on the sector’s relationship,with government.,Fair Funding: All participants emphasised the power of government implementing Fair Funding principles,Government should also tailor policy and support by organisation type, capacity, and mission to support

https://scvo.scot/p/101739/2025/11/03/scotlands-resilient-third-sector-through-the-cost-of-living-crisis-insights-from-new-research

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

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