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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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Shows promise. But must try harder: An assessment by the SDC of the Government's reported progress on sustainable development over the past five years

In 1999, the UK Government published a sustainable development strategy for the UK, A Better Quality,The Government?,Following this review, the Government is planning to launch a consultation in April 2004 on a revision,conduct its own review of the last five years, and now publishes this report as a commentary on the Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/shows-promise-but-must-try-harder-an-assessment-by-the-sdc-of-the-governments-reported-progress-on-sustainable-development-over-the-past-five-years

Cancer charity appoints new CEO

NEWS 18 January 2023 by Rab Armour
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Health & Social Care
New governance structure at charity

https://tfn.scot/news/cancer-charity-appoints-new-ceo

Review of the Scottish Drugs Forum

external reviews of voluntary organisations in receipt of major recurring grants from the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/review-of-the-scottish-drugs-forum

In Real Life : Climate adaptation in Oxgangs, Edinburgh Edible Estates

Sarah McArthur
8 April 2026
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Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by more than 50% since 1990; and from central government

https://scvo.scot/p/104173/2026/04/08/in-real-life-climate-adaptation-in-oxgangs-edinburgh-edible-estates

How we produced SCVO’s AI policy 

John Fitzgerald
1 October 2025
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and using AI tools, and these left some grey areas that weren’t covered by existing IT and data governance,and changing rapidly, so it would be easy to produce a policy that dated very quickly AI use and governance

https://scvo.scot/p/101267/2025/10/01/how-we-produced-scvos-ai-policy

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

Footgolf Association of Scotland

  • Membership number 8361
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC050749

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/8361/footgolf-association-of-scotland

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

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

Changing Legal Structure

Changing Legal Structure

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

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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.