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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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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

Useful contacts

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

Self-employed and contractors

A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and take responsibility for its success or failure. Self-employed workers aren’t paid through PAYE, and they don’t have the employment rights and responsibilities of employees. Someone can be both employed and...

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/recruitment-selection/guide-to-employment-status/self-employed-and-contractors

Scottish budget: Glimmers of hope amid financial hopelessness

Ahead of the budget, SCVO made two asks of the Scottish Government: to work with us on mitigations to,On NICs, the budget document confirms the Scottish Government will continue to press the Chancellor to,The government fell short, however, of putting its money where its mouth is and committing to cover those,draw the conclusion that voluntary sector staff are considerably less important to the Scottish Government,another year of standstill budgets for the voluntary organisations funded through that part of government

https://scvo.scot/p/95554/2024/12/05/scottish-budget-glimmers-of-hope-amid-financial-hopelessness

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

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

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