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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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The Economy

Prompts for planning Sources of support For support with financial management, visit the SCVO web pages,they are impacting on organisations across the sector Third sector organisations can seek emergency support,Enterprise, Scottish Community Alliance, Development Trust Association Scotland and CEIS using the crisis support

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/economy

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

Introduction This report presents the key findings from the eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector tracker, data for which was collected in September-October 2025. The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into the...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-eleven-autumn-2025

Wave ten - spring 2025

Introduction This paper presents the key findings from the ten wave of the Scottish third sector tracker, data for which was collected in February-March 2025. The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into the health of the...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-10

Policy network

SCVO’s policy network connects voluntary sector professionals in Scotland with an interest in policy and public affairs. Our members have access to a highly valued training and events programme and an online community space designed for collaboration and connection. The network is open to anyone in an SCVO member organisation either working in or with an interest in policy.  

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/policy

Society

are creating challenges for people working and volunteering in the sector, and on the people they support,Prompts for planning Sources of support SCVO’s HR Service provides resources on employee engagement and,culture and inclusive recruitment Flexibility Works provides a range of free resources to support flexible,can support with recruitment of trustees and paid staff William Grant Foundation have collated sources,of support and information on wellbeing in the voluntary sector workforce Directory of Social Change

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/society

Creating community: village halls & community spaces

Support for this conference is generously provided by Scottish Rural Network, Keegan & Pennykid, and,Claire Martin - Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) Claire Martin is a Churches Advisor for the,for the Just Enterprise programme, with a focus on crisis and recovery support.,Karin Gallacher - SCVO Karin joined SCVO as Head of Information and Support in 2025, and is kept very,of TSIs and support organisations in Scotland Funding partners Get in touch Got questions, feedback

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/conference

Statement from Anna Fowlie: We need to stand together in solidarity against violence and hate speech

As well as voicing our unwavering support, we at SCVO want to provide whatever practical support we can,Support Here are some links to a range of information and support that we hope will be helpful: Supporting,Victim support Scotland offers support for identifying hate crime and reporting it.,Solidarity in action There are a host of posts across social media platforms, voicing support for those,Here is an post by the CEO of an English charity.

https://scvo.scot/p/93298/2024/08/13/stand-together-against-racism-and-hate

Scotland's Digital Inclusion Charter - Approach

People sometimes feel they are passed from pillar to post – never getting the support they actually require,Explore the five pillars of digital inclusion – how can they relate to the support you do or want to,of digital exclusion, but all of them depend on the circumstances of the person you’re looking to support,people don’t feel comfortable engaging with the learning environment, you need to adjust how you support,You can always check out the Resources page of Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter for more support.

https://scvo.scot/p/95493/2024/12/02/scotlands-digital-inclusion-charter-approach

Politics

Prompts for planning Sources of support Join us at The Gathering Related training and events

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/politics

The Gathering 2022: a round-up

is having a devastating impact on our planet A greener Gathering Our strategic objectives are to support,re-usable cupThe SEC planted a grove of trees - on behalf of SCVO - together with Trees for Life to support,Through this year's Gathering programme we aimed to support delegates to build a programme to suit their,We focused on speakers that can help to provoke new thinking, and topics to provide practical support,is the centre of our communitySounds cheesy but it really is all about the people we work with an support

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2022