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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 ten - spring 2025

Introduction This paper presents the key findings from the ten wave of the Scottish third sector tracker, data for which was collected in February-March 2025. The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into the health of the...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-10

SCVO Impact Report 2025/26

SCVO Our impact in 2025 In 2025, the team at SCVO focused all our energy on supporting our essential voluntary sector. Here are ten ways our work made a difference. Our people Contacts Board Vacancies Offices Our work Campaigns AGM 2025 and trustee elections Press releases Impact...

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

Winners

By prompting a government review of formula, driving down its prices across the UK, and enabling families

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/winners-2025

A new covenant with civil society – what does it mean for Scotland?

Voluntary sector leaders in England had been subject to a toxic and hostile relationship with the UK Government,It’s no wonder that there’s an urgent need to reset the relationship with the new government in Westminster,voluntary sector plays in our society, and the need for an inclusive, strategic relationship with government,Quick off the mark, the Labour Government has launched a consultation on a new Covenant Framework that,In Wales partnership between the voluntary sector and Welsh Government has been enshrined in legislation

https://scvo.scot/p/94469/2024/10/25/a-new-covenant-with-civil-society-what-does-it-mean-for-scotland

Power and Making Change Happen

This report is based on the findings of a project designed to support civil society to analyse power and, as a result, take action for social change. It describes how strategies for change can be strengthened when organisations and their communities have a better understanding of...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/power-and-making-change-happen

Making the Grade? Results from the first year of grading registered services, 2008/09

This report presents the Care Commission's first full year of grading results. It examines the grades that registered services achieved in the first full year of grading up to 31 March 2009. The information is broken down in various ways in order to compare grades across service...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/making-the-grade-results-from-the-first-year-of-grading-registered-services-2008-09

Programme for Government proposal: Charity Regulation for a modern voluntary sector

Our proposals for the Programme for Government 2023/2024 cover three areas: Delivering Fair Funding by,By committing to the actions described in this paper, the upcoming Programme for Government can support,Given this clear commitment by the Scottish Government to a wider review, and the cross-party support,The problem The Scottish Government first launched its consultation on changes to charity regulation,In the 2023/2024 Programme for Government the Scottish Government should: 1.

https://scvo.scot/p/60269/2023/06/21/programme-for-government-proposal-charity-regulation-for-a-modern-voluntary-sector

Trading

Trading. Trading is an important source of funding for the third sector. It can enable organisations to reduce their dependency on ever...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/trading

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