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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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A Short Study of Resilience in Scottish Charities

the ability to adapt in the face of change, is considered important in supporting the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-short-study-of-resilience-in-scottish-charities

Public trust and confidence in charities

This report presents the findings of the 2010 Charity Commission study into public trust and confidence in charities in England and Wales. The study was first conducted in 2005 in response to the Draft Charities Bill (now the Charities Act 2006) which proposed a new statutory...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-trust-and-confidence-in-charities

Tayforth Workforce Planning Project 2008 - 2009

The Tayforth Learning Network Workforce Planning Project 2008-9 was established to improve the Network?s knowledge of the workforce, workforce planning and learning provision in social services and learning provider organisations in Tayforth. It is the first large-scale study of...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/tayforth-workforce-planning-project-2008-2009

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

Community Wealth Building, the road to where?

Community Wealth Building (CWB) became a buzzword in 2021 when the Scottish Government revealed plans,The vision for Scotland’s future, set out in the Programme for Government 2021-22 and the National Strategy,However, if CWB is the roadmap to a better future for Scotland, the Scottish Government need to clarify,The Scottish Government have adopted a model of CWB known as the ‘Preston Model’, after the successful,SCVO met with the CWB team at Scottish Government before the change in leadership, who promised they

https://scvo.scot/p/91412/2024/05/15/community-wealth-building-the-road-to-where

SCVO Briefing to UK Parliament: National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

We ask that grants and contracts awarded by the UK government, their agencies, and other public bodies,are entirely commissioned to deliver public services on behalf of Local Authorities and Scottish Government,If that change does not come from the UK or Scottish Government, we will need to make those changes with,need plus a wealth of advice and guidance, and is funded entirely by voluntary donations with no Government,We ask that grants and contracts awarded by the UK government, their agencies, and other public bodies

https://scvo.scot/p/95795/2024/12/10/scvo-briefing-to-uk-parliament-national-insurance-contributions-secondary-class-1-contributions-bill

Letter to Scottish MPs: UK Budget: Support the voluntary sector in your constituency  

To make progress the UK Government must: Move forward with multi-year funding Provide Scotland with a,Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentSCVO Briefing Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94388/2024/10/23/letter-to-scottish-mps-uk-budget-support-the-voluntary-sector-in-your-constituency

25 questions charities are asking about AI in 2025

This article covers audience questions that came up during a panel discussion on ‘Putting People and Values at the Heart of AI’ at The Gathering, SCVO’s national convention for charities, on 5 February 2025

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/25-questions-charities-are-asking-about-ai-in-2025

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

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