Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

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

How Scotland’s third sector is future proofing community buildings

Chiara Fingland

25 February 2026

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Growing Climate Confidence

Climate crisis

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

Got an excellent board? Enter awards to win £5,000

NEWS 16 January 2017 by Susan Smith

Management

UK charities are being urged to enter the Charity Governance Awards for the chance to win £5,000 and,highlight good governance

https://tfn.scot/news/got-an-excellent-board-enter-awards-to-win-5000

How we produced SCVO’s AI policy

John Fitzgerald

1 October 2025

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Support & learning
Digital

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

Responsible AI use and the environment

John Fitzgerald

23 September 2026

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In September, the Scottish Government announced that data centres in planning would stay on hold until

https://scvo.scot/p/107819/2026/09/23/responsible-ai-use-and-the-environment

Scottish voluntary organisations' financial reserves

Download PDF Introduction The academic literature highlights the role that good financial management plays in helping organisations deliver their objectives, while ensuring their stability and survival. This is often hampered by a lack of financial management skills, risk...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/scottish-voluntary-organisations-financial-reserves

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

2026 Fundraising landscape

Sources CAF UK Giving Report 2026 CAF UK Local Giving Report 2026 Scottish Third Sector Tracker Pulse 1 (2026) Scottish Third Sector Tracker Wave 12 (2026) SCVO Individual Giving in Scotland (2026): donations, legacies and fundraising SCVO 2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/2026-toolkit-for-fundraisers

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

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