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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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2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey

Key findings from the 2025 workforce survey including recruitment, retention, wellbeing, diversity and pay.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/2025-scottish-voluntary-sector-workforce-survey

Small in size, big in impact: Scotland’s small charities

Ilse Mackinnon
22 June 2026
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and recognising the vital role of infrastructure support, from funding advice and HR resources to governance,Funding Scotland HR resources and HR Service Governance support Volunteer Scotland’s volunteering resources

https://scvo.scot/p/106692/2026/06/22/small-in-size-big-in-impact-scotlands-small-charities

CAS undertakes biggest review in its history

NEWS 3 May 2016 by Rab Armour
Management
​Umbrella body undertakes root-and-branch review of its governance

https://tfn.scot/news/cas-undertakes-biggest-review-in-its-history

Crisis at Vegan Society as five board members resign

NEWS 20 July 2021 by Rab Armour
Management
Society faces a governance overhaul if it is to survive

https://tfn.scot/news/crisis-at-vegan-society-as-five-board-members-resign

Most charity fraud committed by staff and volunteers

NEWS 27 October 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
1 comment
Report finds charities are lax with internal security and governance

https://tfn.scot/news/most-charity-fraud-committed-by-staff-and-volunteers

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

Technology

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, and as new technical innovations come along at speed, voluntary organisations need to be constantly thinking about how these changes might impact on their work. While digital development used to be a one-off project, it is...

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

Gathering 2027 exhibitor information

We want you to have a brilliant experience while you're an exhibitor at the Gathering, For a hassle-free event, please take a few minutes to read the following guidelines.

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/exhibitor-information

Citadel Youth Centre (SCIO)

  • Membership number 3031
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC047933

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/3031/citadel-youth-centre-scio

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures

Sheghley Ogilvie
12 August 2025
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Question 1: What actions should the Scottish Government be taking now to start to address these ‘Scottish,To achieve this the Scottish Government must: Embed Fair Funding principles, including multi-year funding,Question 2: To what extent does the Scottish Government’s 2025 MTFS and its FSDP demonstrate effective,The Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” pilot, launched in February 2025 committed more than £120,Collect funding information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/99925/2025/08/12/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-2026-27-responding-to-long-term-fiscal-pressures

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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.