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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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Letter to Scottish MPs - UK Budget: Impact of NI changes on charities in your constituency

supporting our communities.Together with sister organisations across the UK, we are calling on the government,TSI Scotland Network letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94720/2024/11/05/letter-to-scottish-mps-uk-budget-impact-of-ni-changes-on-charities-in-your-constituency

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

Response to Social Justice and Social Security Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Third sector funding principles

Parliamentary records and Scottish Government publications.,; however, the wider principles apply to all funders, including local government.,Scottish Government “Fairer Funding” commitments The Scottish Government has committed to implementing,Similarly, the Scottish Government, local government, and others also dedicate significant time, resources,by others on behalf of the Scottish Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/93311/2024/08/13/response-to-social-justice-and-social-security-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-third-sector-funding-principles

SCVO response to Audit Scotland's report on digital exclusion

exclusion, David McNeil, SCVO Strategic Director of Development, said: “This report shows that while government,"If the Scottish Government is serious about its mission to tackle poverty, these recommendations should

https://scvo.scot/p/93454/2024/08/22/scvo-response-to-audit-scotlands-report-on-digital-exclusion

Exhibitor information

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) will be your home for the duration of the Gathering 2026 on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th February. We know that exhibiting at an event can be quite stressful, so we’d like to make your time with us as comfortable and relaxed...

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

Digital inclusion: room for improvement

The report shows that while government aims to save money through digital services, the burden of supporting,Scotland to tackle digital exclusion for the past decade, the team at SCVO has seen commitment from government,The Scottish Government responded quickly, investing over £50m in Connecting Scotland.,The Scottish Government promise in the 2021 Programme for Government to spend £200m to get 300,000 households,But it’s not solely Government’s responsibility.

https://scvo.scot/p/93457/2024/08/22/digital-inclusion-room-for-improvement

The Gathering 2025 round-up

This page gives a round-up of events at the Gathering 2025, the UK's largest free event for the voluntary sector hosted by SCVO.

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2025

Regulator warns charity over six figure payoff

Governance review results in commission criticising trustees

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-warns-charity-over-six-figure-payoff

How can the new First Minister support the voluntary sector in his first Programme for Government? 

Each year at the beginning of September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government,(PfG), a set of actions that the government will take over the next year to progress its priorities.,Proposals should be shared with Scottish Government contacts over the next few weeks before the sign-off,Collect information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,SCVO’s policy proposals for the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government focus on supporting an

https://scvo.scot/p/60684/2023/07/10/how-can-the-new-first-minister-support-the-voluntary-sector-in-his-first-programme-for-government

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