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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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Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

Introduction This report presents the key findings from the eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector tracker, data for which was collected in September-October 2025. The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into the...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/waves/wave-eleven-autumn-2025

SCVO's strategy for 2023-28

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

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

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

Board of trustees elections 2025

Trustees make sure the governance of the organisation is maintained to a high standard.

https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees/elections

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

Levelling Up and social needs: An analysis of government’s progress - How Levelling Up is missing social needs

The government should change the criteria for the Levelling Up Fund to include social infrastructure,The government should ensure the criteria for the long-awaited UK Shared Prosperity Fund, worth up to,The ‘everyone in’ movement to tackle homelessness during lockdown shows how government and charity sector,These roadmaps should be informed by local data on social needs from both government and the social sector,businesses, faith groups and community groups, should be established to provide intelligence to the government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/levelling-up-and-social-needs-an-analysis-of-governments-progress-how-levelling-up-is-missing-social-needs

Familiar Patterns and New Initiatives: UK Civil Society and Government Initial Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis

on civil society actors, the paper includes an exploration of how civil society and the national government,familiar patterns of behaviour by civil society in the UK, and in the relationship between the government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/familiar-patterns-and-new-initiatives-uk-civil-society-and-government-initial-responses-to-the-covid-19-crisis

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 responds to UK Government Spring Budget

Responding to the Spring Budget 2024, SCVO Chief Executive Anna Fowlie, said: “I share the disappointment of other voluntary sector bodies that the Spring Budget did not recognise the essential services and support of voluntary organisations both in Scotland and across the UK...

https://scvo.scot/p/89078/2024/03/06/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-spring-budget

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