Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

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

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

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

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

Reference period and enforcement

The government will take mitigating factors into account.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-the-national-minimum-wage/reference-period-and-enforcement

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

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

Steve Grozier

3 November 2025

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Research

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

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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