Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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Guidance for charities operating in other countries National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) General information on winding up and dissolving a charity, along with specific procedural guidance for organisations operating in England. Closing your charity or voluntary...

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/useful-contacts

Making use of AI

Outlines the ways AI could be used by the voluntary sector

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/making-use-of-ai

Press coverage tips for charities

An AGM won’t cut it – would you read a story about another organisation’s governance meeting?!

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/press-coverage-tips-for-charities

Scottish Charity Award winners 2024

" - Aberlour Children's Charity Sponsored by SGN This ambitious campaign persuaded the Scottish Government,focused on impact and saw the charity host a music and dementia conference, influence the Scottish Government’s

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

Managing safeguarding concerns

Undertaking safeguarding activities reduces the risk of harm and abuse for your team and all the children and adults you work with. However, there can still be worries that someone in contact with the organisation is struggling or experiencing abuse, neglect or exploitation...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/safeguarding/concerns

Organisations' responses to the Disability Discrimination Act - 2009 study

This report explores how organisations have responded to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. It is a follow-up to studies undertaken in 2003 and 2006. The study has explored more fully changes introduced by the 200...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/organisations-responses-to-the-disability-discrimination-act-2009-study

#EUareValued

Here at SCVO, we love charities. We believe every person who works to make a difference to Scottish communities should be valued, and that includes our colleagues who have come from other EU countries to live and work here. Scotland's voluntary sector is strengthened thanks to their contribution

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/eu-are-valued

The future of SCVO: consulting on a new strategic approach

Indeed Scottish Government specifically fund us to do that.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/the-future-of-scvo-consulting-on-a-new-strategic-approach

New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Press release

29 December 2025

SCVO are calling for the Scottish Government’s own funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition,Ahead of the Scottish Budget and Spending Review, the Scottish Government has a real chance to create

https://scvo.scot/p/102535/2025/12/29/new-research-underlines-pressures-on-third-sector-workforce-and-services

Returning to the workplace

Current government guidelines state that anyone who works from home, should.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/returning-to-the-workplace

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