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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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Governance Code aims to support trustees

Scotland’s Governance Code for the Third Sector has been launched to mark the start of Trustees' Week

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-code-aims-to-support-trustees

SCVO response to 2025/26 Programme for Government 

Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Programme for Government (PfG) restates the Scottish Government,“The Fairer Funding pilot is, however, a very small part of the government’s overall £1 billion investment,“To achieve Fairer Funding by 2026, and to make good on the PfG’s rhetoric that this government recognises,‘the importance of a thriving Third Sector in Scotland’, the Scottish Government must go further.

https://scvo.scot/p/98517/2025/05/06/scvo-response-to-2025-26-programme-for-government

SCVO Response: Scottish Government consultation on Water services - investing in and paying from 2027

Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to respond to this Scottish Government,thresholds should be increased in line with inflation, backdated to 2016.We are calling on the Scottish Government,SCVO continues to call for funders, including the Scottish Government, to adopt SCVO’s definition of

https://scvo.scot/p/104156/2026/04/10/scvo-response-scottish-government-consultation-on-water-services-investing-in-and-paying-from-2027

Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Local Government: Scottish Budget and Spending Review 2025

This letter was sent to Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Local Government on the 17th,including meeting the full costs of employment in all grants and contracts issued by the Scottish Government,Nevertheless, for organisations delivering Scottish Government-funded services, these changes mean new,We welcomed the Scottish Government’s ‘Fairer Funding’ pilot of over £120 million across two years, for,Indeed, the Scottish Government’s evaluation of the Fairer Funding pilot shows that most participating

https://scvo.scot/p/102572/2026/01/07/letter-to-cabinet-secretary-for-finance-local-government-scottish-budget-and-spending-review-2025

Scotland’s top charity leaders: how diverse are they?

The David Hume Institute measures the diversity of Scotland’s top leaders. For the first time in our analysis this includes the leaders of the top 300 charities by income. As major influencers and lobbyists who impact on all parts of our society, charity leaders have a key role...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scotlands-top-charity-leaders-how-diverse-are-they

Engendering Change Conference Report (3 June 2000)

Holyrood One Year On: Has it Made a Difference to Women? This report is available for purchase from the below link.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/engendering-change-conference-report-3-june-2000

Cracking the Code: Engender Women's Budget Group Case Study

A case study in engaging with policy makers at a national level. This report may be purchased from Engender at the below link.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/cracking-the-code-engender-womens-budget-group-case-study

Boards, Governance and Leadership of the Third Sector - Scotland Study

This report focuses on the effectiveness of boards operating within third sector organisations in Scotland. Organisations were invited to take part in a survey in September 2008 that specifically asked opinions on the performance of the Chair, the board and the Chief Officer. A...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/boards-governance-and-leadership-of-the-third-sector-scotland-study

The role of compacts in local governance

Based on 12 detailed case studies in England, Scotland and Wales, the report describes the development of compacts, highlights some of the major barriers to effective partnership working, and offers key lessons from their development to date and guidance for those wishing to...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/contract-or-trust-the-role-of-compacts-in-local-governance

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