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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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Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

We're here to support you in tough times As the cost of living crisis takes hold, people and communities,We're here to provide practical support and help fight your corner.,Here’s a round up of the way we’re using our voice to support you through financial uncertainty.,This included a call for support with energy costs that the UK government had provided to the sector,Good governance and difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Your organisation’s legacy

want to think about how you celebrate your achievements, and what happens to any people you were supporting

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/legacy

DigiNext event content and speaker videos

Have we adapted how we support staff and volunteers when working in new ways?,What Next - wrapping up the day John Fitzgerald gave a short talk on ‘Digital Next – your post-AI digital,And you can check out this blog post for more of our thinking on what you need in a good digital strategy,David provides strategic leadership to SCVO to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable,He is responsible for work on policy, membership and sector support services.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/diginext-event-information

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

organisations to ensure their staff, volunteers and service users can access accurate information and the support,about the advice and help available, such as the Scottish Government Stay in Scotland campaign and support,you are an SCVO member our Professional Networks can help you make the most of information, peer support

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

eLearning and Virtual Learning Environments

You can also groups posts into learning units in Facebook groups, to create a course with topic folders,have developed the Learn My Way platform to deliver digital skills courses Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/digital-services/tools-functionality/elearning

Small steps to cyber security: don’t take the bait

used when talking about emails, but these can also take the form of a text message or social media post,Contact SCVO’s Cyber Resilience Co-ordinator, Alison Brogan, if you’d like support with creating a positive,From board level to supporting your team in their everyday work, there is lots of free support available

https://scvo.scot/p/98699/2025/05/19/small-steps-to-cyber-security-dont-take-the-bait

Information for new trustees

1. Know your organisation’s purpose It’s vital as a trustee that you know about what your organisation was set up to do, how it’s trying to achieve its aims and who it’s trying to help. You can find this out by reading your organisation’s governing document. This might be called...

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/information-for-new-charity-trustees

Policies, procedures and terms & conditions

programme to avoid clashes in event themes, to provide a varied and interesting programme and to support,Additional support Some people need additional communication support to participate fully in events.,SCVO considers requests for reasonable adjustments for communication support on a case by case basis.,If anyone requires additional support to attend your event, please contact us to talk about it.,sell, hire or copy content or materials and will not use such materials except for the purpose of post

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/terms

The Social Economy Pledge

We’re an alliance of leading membership and support bodies who passionately believe in the power of these,organisations to drive post-lockdown change.,: People - To recognise the vital role of charities, social enterprises and community groups in supporting,Policy - To support policies that lead to the growth, success and sustainability of charities, social,Collaboration - To support a continued partnership approach between government, charities, social enterprises

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/social-economy-pledge

2020

We have received so much support for the project not only within our immediate community but also from,Celebrating communities – Supporting our community A community hub for areas of multiple deprivation,in South Lanarkshire, Supporting our Community (SOC) helps families which struggle to access support ,Mark Rouse, Project Coordinator for Supporting Our Community, said:“Supporting our Community are delighted,employee applications have increased, and income has gone up by 300% despite having no fundraising posts

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2020