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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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

SCVO Briefing: Medium Term Financial Strategy

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

Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Autumn Budget 2025 

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

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

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

Individual Giving in Scotland: donations, legacies and fundraising

About This page pulls together key facts about the individual giving landscape in Scotland and the wider UK using a range of data sources including the Scottish Third Sector Tracker. Individual giving is an essential source of income for many charities and voluntary groups and...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/individual-giving-in-scotland-donations-legacies-and-fundraising

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

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

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