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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: Medium Term Financial Strategy

Sheghley Ogilvie
1 May 2025
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Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment,Aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding,, including long-term action on the Scottish Government’s commitment on multi-year funding.,to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies.,The upcoming UK Government Spending Review should support the Scottish Government to take action on their

https://scvo.scot/p/98446/2025/05/01/medium-term-financial-strategy

How Scotland’s third sector is future proofing community buildings

Chiara Fingland
25 February 2026
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Strong governance supports good decisions and ensures buildings remain resilient and affordable well

https://scvo.scot/p/103694/2026/02/25/how-scotlands-third-sector-is-future%e2%80%91proofing-community-buildings

Safeguarding the future of international development

OPINION 15 July 2019 Guest post
Environment & International
Margaret Lynch advocates robust governance to rebuild public confidence

https://tfn.scot/opinion/safeguarding-the-future-of-international-development

“Dysfunctional” Citizens Advice Scotland votes for change

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
Organisation votes through changes to address endemic governance problems

https://tfn.scot/news/dysfunctional-citizens-advice-scotland-votes-for-change

Data mistakes are costly - what Scottish charities can learn from Birthlink’s £18,000 fine

OPINION 7 August 2025 by Mellisa Hall
Families & Young People
Management
Funding & Finance
Melissa Hall on data governance lessons from the case

https://tfn.scot/opinion/data-mistakes-are-costly-what-scottish-charities-can-learn-from-birthlinks-18000-fine

Changing Legal Structure

Changing Legal Structure

https://scvo.scot/support/changing-legal-structure

The role of intermediaries

"The implementation of Fair Funding across the Scottish voluntary sector would bring significant benefits" Intermediaries - also often called umbrella bodies, membership bodies, or network bodies - are the voluntary sector organisations whose members are primarily other voluntary...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/the-role-of-intermediaries

Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Autumn Budget 2025 

Sheghley Ogilvie
17 November 2025
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strong, sustainable and independent civil society, which is central to the delivery of the UK Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/101836/2025/11/17/letter-to-the-chancellor-of-the-exchequer-autumn-budget-2025

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into the Scottish Budget Process in practice

Sheghley Ogilvie
24 March 2025
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Official figures are not available from the Scottish Government, a significant gap in the Scottish Government's,Collect funding information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,The upcoming UK Government Spending Review should support the Scottish Government to take on action their,The upcoming UK Government Spending Review should offer the Scottish Government some Budget certainty,Collect funding information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/97983/2025/03/24/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-inquiry-into-the-scottish-budget-process-in-practice

Exclusive: the "downward spiral" of a Scots conservation charity

NEWS 12 September 2024 by Graham Martin
Management
Environment & International
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Insider dossier raises questions over finance, redundancies, governance and more

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-the-downward-spiral-of-a-scots-conservation-charity

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.