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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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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

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

Regulator warns shooting charity

Governance fell short in a number of areas

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-warns-shooting-charity

SCVO Response: Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Inquiry into Committee Effectiveness

concerns about funding challenges faced by the third sector” and wanted to “examine how the Scottish Government’s,Over the last few years, SCVO has consistently called on the Scottish Government to implement our Fair,This included being able to highlight that the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding, although,SCVO, and the voluntary sector in Scotland, continues to push the Scottish Government on ensuring Fairer,For example, the 2019 report - Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21: Valuing

https://scvo.scot/p/98148/2025/04/03/scvo-response-standards-procedures-and-public-appointments-committee-inquiry-into-committee-effectiveness

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

Where is our reward? 

At a time when funding is insufficient and funding processes remain inefficient, governments at all levels,By including the sector in recent eNICs changes, one could argue that the UK Government sees the voluntary,Last week I submitted SCVO’s response to the Scottish Government’s Rural Delivery Plan, and the Community

https://scvo.scot/p/98022/2025/03/28/where-is-our-reward

Safeguarding the future of international development

Margaret Lynch advocates robust governance to rebuild public confidence

https://tfn.scot/opinion/safeguarding-the-future-of-international-development

Data mistakes are costly - what Scottish charities can learn from Birthlink’s £18,000 fine

Melissa Hall on data governance lessons from the case

https://tfn.scot/opinion/data-mistakes-are-costly-what-scottish-charities-can-learn-from-birthlinks-18000-fine

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