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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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Business planning

Here are some of the ways that you can plan for your organisation.,Write a business plan A formal business plan can be a helpful place to gather : your aims and objectives,Managing risks Inevitably when running an organisation, things will go wrong.,Business continuity planning A business continuity plan (BCP) prepares and protects your organisation,More information on business planning is available from SCVO.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/operational-management/business-planning

Top tips for the public to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Give time Volunteering is shown to boost your own mental health and sense of wellbeing as well as supporting,There are loads of organisations in your community looking for volunteers from befrienders to charity,Remember that the people running it may be volunteers themselves and very busy.,’ve got some spare time, why not clear out all those unwanted items you’ve been planning to take to a,Legacy giving Coronavirus has led to a rise in people writing wills or updating their wills.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-the-public-to-support-nevermoreneeded

Meet the trainers

Anja Kirchhof Anja is a native German with a diploma in business management and economics.,Outside work you may find Anja running through Edinburgh’s parks and streets, encouraging others to run,Introduction to people management: essentials for team leaders, supervisors and managers, Adapt and develop your,with strategic planning, governance and research.,He has supported businesses, charities and institutions in areas of information security and data protection

https://scvo.scot/events-training/meet-the-trainers

Policies and procedures

organisation, responding to the real life issues that your board, staff and volunteers could encounter,harm people within, and connected to, your organisation might experience.,Weigh up the key risks facing your organisation and then decide how that should influence your approach,When developing your safeguarding policies and procedures, you should consider your organisation’s activities,Consulting your team or those benefiting from your organisation when developing your policies and procedures

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/safeguarding/policies

Trustee Essentials

, it's important that you have the support and information you need to run your organisation.,You'll find online resources and access to events and webinars to support you in your trustee role.,Take the checkup now Resources & templates We know how important it is to make sure your organisation,is running well.,Find out more Learning & training We're here to support your learning and development in everything that

https://scvo.scot/support/trustee-essentials

The Economy

Prompts for planning Sources of support For support with financial management, visit the SCVO web pages,on Finance and Business Management If you are seeking alternative sources of funding, Funding Scotland,across the sector Third sector organisations can seek emergency support from Community Enterprise, Scottish,Community Alliance, Development Trust Association Scotland and CEIS using the crisis support button,you are considering winding up your organisation, the SCVO guide to closing down a charity contains

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

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into,The Tracker asks organisations questions relating to their current organisational challenges; services,asked open questions about what additional resources, skills or capacities would best help their organisation,about the impact the increase in Employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) has had on their organisation,the option to provide their own open response. [2] This may reflect the large number of smaller organisations

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

Choosing the right structure for your organisation

The type of structure that's right for your organisation will depend on what you're planning to do and,When you've made a decision, you can read our guidance on writing a constitution and use our model constitutions,Incorporated or unincorporated organisations Choosing whether your organisation is incorporated or unincorporated,Being incorporated means your organisation is a recognised legal entity which is separate from the people,who run it.

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/structure

Webinar Q&A

EssentialSector mobile video training Support materials Webinar Q&A There were lots of great questions

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/essentialsector/mobile-video-training/support/webinar-qa

Mentors can turbo-charge your business

Kendra Walsh looks at the power of mentoring as she prepares to attend this year's Social Enterprise World Forum in Edinburgh

https://tfn.scot/opinion/mentors-can-turbo-charge-your-business