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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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Crisis at Citizens Advice Scotland as funding gets withheld

NEWS 21 March 2016 by Rab Armour
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Minsters say enough is enough and order governance review at top Scottish charity

https://tfn.scot/news/crisis-at-citizens-advice-scotland-as-uk-government-withholds-funding

Charity in crisis: questions raised in parliament

NEWS 31 May 2016 by Rab Armour
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​Jackie Baillie tables parliamentary questions following TFN exclusive on Citizens Advice governance

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-in-crisis-questions-raised-in-parliament

Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations

  • Membership number 6026
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC045715

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/6026/uist-council-of-voluntary-organisations

Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26

Sheghley Ogilvie
27 January 2025
Posted in
essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland and is central to the Scottish Government’s,Align the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding.,the Scottish Government’s continuing support of fairer funding within the Scottish Budget.,Highlight the Scottish Government’s recent consultation on Disclosure Scotland fees.,Ultimately, however, Scottish Government must ensure grants and contracts Scottish Government, their

https://scvo.scot/p/96778/2025/01/27/finance-and-public-administration-committee-debate-briefing-scottish-budget-2025-26

Thinking about strategic charity reserves management

Ben Cairns
22 June 2023
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Ben Cairns (co-founder and director of IVAR) and Chris Mills (Research Associate at IVAR) explore what strategic charity reserves management means and its benefits, in their latest blog for Small Charity Week 2023. 'We’re a small charity with a small turnover. We know we’re...

https://scvo.scot/p/60288/2023/06/22/thinking-about-strategic-charity-reserves-management

Engender

  • Membership number 3193
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC029053

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/3193/engender

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

David Livey
23 January 2025
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These must be priorities for the Scottish Government following the 2026 election.,The Scottish Government’s commitments to “fairer funding” by 2026, while welcome, fall short of SCVO’,The current and next Scottish Government, post-2026, must prioritise addressing this.,organisations and others to understand Scottish Government spending.,Civil Society Covenant framework engagement: in 2024 SCVO responded to the UK Government’s initial

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

Volunteer Scotland

  • Membership number 290
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC013740

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/290/volunteer-scotland

PVG scheme proposal surely for the bin, along with policymaking that continues to treat the sector as an afterthought

Jason Henderson
23 January 2025
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In May last year, the Scottish Government opened its consultation on a series of Disclosure Scotland,And so, with the government publishing its analysis on the responses to these proposals earlier in the,The Scottish Government’s lack of progress on Fairer Funding, at a time when Fair Funding is urgently,Given the very clear conclusions reached in the Scottish Government’s consultation analysis, it is surely,But such capacity building must be met by the Scottish Government rather than placing financial burdens

https://scvo.scot/p/96653/2025/01/23/pvg-scheme-proposal-surely-for-the-bin-along-with-policymaking-that-continues-to-treat-the-sector-as-an-afterthought

Save the Children to lose £100 million aid cash

NEWS 27 April 2018 by Rab Armour
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International aid group won't apply for government funding until probe into governance is complete

https://tfn.scot/news/save-the-children-to-lose-100m-aid-cash

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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.