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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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Scottish Charity Awards winners - 2017

change in Scottish Education for pupils who have learning disabilities, resulting in the Scottish Government,a loss of £192k into a surplus financial position, transitioning into a SCIO and ensuring good governance

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2017

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

SCVO's strategy for 2023-28

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

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

Bank account comparison table

'All trustees listed on Charities Commission or on the governing documents in Scotland need to be applied

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/bank-accounts/comparison

How to write your constitution

organisation likely to give the impression that the organisation is connected to Scottish or UK government

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/writing-constitution

SCVO response to 2023/24 Programme for Government

Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “The First Minister has today set out a Programme for Government (PfG,environment that would recognise the vital role of Scotland’s voluntary sector in delivering on government,“Today’s PfG restates the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector,The Scottish Government's current poor grant-making practice makes the focus on improving the clarity

https://scvo.scot/p/62038/2023/09/05/scvo-response-to-2023-24-programme-for-government

Guide to employee benefits

sacrifice Certain employee benefits attract preferential tax treatment, which is often inline with government

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-employee-benefits

Useful Facts & Stats

and engagement with the public sector, including a broader sense of the sector being undervalued; governance

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/useful-facts-stats

Guide to Trade Unions

For example, trade unions may lobby the government or the European Union on policies which promote their

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-relations/guide-to-trade-unions

Scottish Charity Awards winners - 2012

Its effective lobbying work persuaded the Scottish Government to commit to guaranteeing a year of post‐diagnostic

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2012

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