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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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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 voluntary sector dealt £177million real-terms funding cut 

around half of which comes from local authorities, and a third of which comes from the Scottish Government,pressures, including the real-terms cut in public sector funding, underline the need for the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/97961/2025/03/24/scottish-voluntary-sector-dealt-177million-real-terms-funding-cut

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

SCVO response to Audit Scotland's report on digital exclusion

exclusion, David McNeil, SCVO Strategic Director of Development, said: “This report shows that while government,"If the Scottish Government is serious about its mission to tackle poverty, these recommendations should

https://scvo.scot/p/93454/2024/08/22/scvo-response-to-audit-scotlands-report-on-digital-exclusion

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

You can find the whole range of our recorded webinars on the SCVO YouTube channel - as well as lots more videos curated for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Highlights We've picked some highlights for you here by topic, to get you started:

https://scvo.scot/events-training/recorded-webinars

Digital inclusion: room for improvement

The report shows that while government aims to save money through digital services, the burden of supporting,Scotland to tackle digital exclusion for the past decade, the team at SCVO has seen commitment from government,The Scottish Government responded quickly, investing over £50m in Connecting Scotland.,The Scottish Government promise in the 2021 Programme for Government to spend £200m to get 300,000 households,But it’s not solely Government’s responsibility.

https://scvo.scot/p/93457/2024/08/22/digital-inclusion-room-for-improvement

Making change happen

Digital inclusion and digital skills are at the heart of the Scottish Government and COSLA's digital

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/making-change-happen

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