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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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SCVO Briefing: Programme for Government

communities across Scotland experiencing poverty and inequality and is central to the Scottish Government’s,It must therefore also be central to this Programme for Government.,SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government’s continuing commitment to deliver Fairer Funding for Scotland’,To make progress towards eradicating child poverty the Programme for Government should ensure grants,In the Programme for Government the Scottish Government can make progress on the Committees recommendations

https://scvo.scot/p/98456/2025/05/01/scvo-briefing-programme-for-government

Governance review ordered at RSPCA

Problems at one of England's biggest charities

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-review-ordered-at-rspca

Governance meltdown at housing association

Organisation faces big challenges as another board member resigns

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-meltdown-at-housing-association

Part D: A convincing response from the Scottish Government and those responsible for disseminating funds would include:

However, the Scottish Government can change things for the better by nature of their funding.,However, we are far from consistent, timely decisions and payments across the Scottish Government.,In preparation for the new financial year the following April, the Scottish Government and those that,It is also vital for good governance.,The Scottish Government and those managing government funds should develop and sign-off partnership agreements

https://scvo.scot/policy/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-d-a-convincing-response-from-the-scottish-government-and-those-responsible-for-disseminating-funds-would-include

Scottish Charity Awards 2026

impact – it informed its landmark Birth Outcomes & Experiences Report, contributed to a Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/winners-2026

Five things I learnt from delivering SCVO’s new governance training 

Back in May I worked with SCVO to pilot a series of governance training courses – these are three practical,I knew people could get the legal basics on governance from many places, but we felt there was a gap,in the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. 5.,Governance training can be fun!,Philippa Bonella, SCVO governance trainer

https://scvo.scot/p/93218/2024/08/09/five-things-i-learnt-from-delivering-scvos-new-governance-training

Supporting health promotion activity in the voluntary sector: strategic needs assessment

The aim of the research was to assist the former Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) voluntary sector programme in the development of a strategic approach for supporting health promotion activity in the voluntary sector. The research involved conducting interviews with...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/supporting-health-promotion-activity-in-the-voluntary-sector-strategic-needs-assessment

Room for More Views? Sharing Power, Shaping Progress

On 21 November 2003, the People & Parliament Trust, in partnership with the Scottish Human Services Trust, the Scottish Executive and the Scottish Civic Forum, brought together 100 people in a Conference ?Sharing Power; Shaping Progress; Towards a Participative Democracy in...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/room-for-more-views-sharing-power-shaping-progress

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