Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO Digital Call To Action 3

working: The Connecting Scotland programme, delivered by SCVO in partnership with the Scottish Government,Paul Hamlyn Foundation Scottish Funders Partnership Third Sector Lab The Catalyst Network Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-3

Society

Rising polarisation and increasingly hostile public discourse are creating challenges for people working and volunteering in the sector, and on the people they support. Prompts for planning Sources of support SCVO’s HR Service provides resources on employee engagement and culture...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/society

Pay in the voluntary sector

Summary This report pulls together data on sector pay, comparing salary data from the voluntary sector and the public and private sectors, as well as variations in pay depending on factors such as age, gender and full-time /part-time workers. The main source of pay data used is...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/pay-in-the-voluntary-sector

AI experiments should be a team sport

John Fitzgerald

12 June 2026

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Support & learning
Digital

There’s still a big governance gap to close, as very few organisations have an AI policy or strategy

https://scvo.scot/p/105244/2026/06/12/ai-experiments-should-be-a-team-sport

Approach

Now that you've got a solid understanding of digital exclusion and how it affects the people you support it's time to start developing your approach. You should now have a good idea of what will work best for your organisation. Are you going to focus on helping people build their...

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach

Essential digital skills

OpenLearn & LEAD Scotland) How to Stay Safe Online (Digital Unite) Staying Safe Online (Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/essential-digital-skills

Changing the Chemistry

Membership number 5027
Charity registered in Scotland SC045519

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/5027/changing-the-chemistry

Snapshot of a sector operating under "sustained and intensifying" strain

Steve Grozier

26 May 2026

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Research

SCVO’s 2026 Scottish Parliament election manifesto sets out what the new Scottish Government needs to

https://scvo.scot/p/104778/2026/05/26/104778

State of the Sector 2024: key Scottish voluntary sector figures and trends

10-page summary of the latest headline figures and trends

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/state-of-the-sector-2024-key-scottish-voluntary-sector-figures-and-trends

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/waves/wave-10

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