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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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Support & learning

and model constitutions Running your organisation How to solve problems and run effective and sustainable,to know about setting up and running a community space Closing down an organisation If you're closing,to planning for Scottish voluntary organisations 2025 Self-study eLearning Learn at your own pace, and,a voluntary sector organisation Find out more Upcoming events Infrastructure support As part of the,The latest posts in support & learning.

https://scvo.scot/support

DigiNext event content and speaker videos

runs smoothly.,why it is important to develop a positive cyber security culture within your organisation and learn,What Next - wrapping up the day John Fitzgerald gave a short talk on ‘Digital Next – your post-AI digital,up, governance and day-to-day running.,David provides strategic leadership to SCVO to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable

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

Guide to low-cost digital

If you have a big team, including volunteers and board members, this could allow you to enable your whole,Scottish Government have extended the scheme to include third sector organisations.,Use cloud services instead of running your own hardware You can run file servers and networks on your,So you don’t gain much resilience by running software on your own machine.,Most organisations these days don’t run their own servers, but use cloud services instead.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/guide-to-low-cost-digital

The Economy

governments at all levels indicating there will be standstill budgets or cuts in public spending, and,For support with financial management, visit the SCVO web pages on Finance and Business Management If,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/shifting-sands/economy

10 steps for charities and the independence referendum

FEATURE 7 August 2014 Guest post
Management
Carnegie UK Trust have created a step-by-step guide to ensuring your board understands what it needs

https://tfn.scot/features/10-steps-for-charities-and-the-independence-referendum

Goodmovers | Who is moving where in the voluntary sector | 18 August 2015

FEATURE 18 August 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Email details of your new starts to [email protected]

https://tfn.scot/features/goodmovers-who-is-moving-where-in-the-voluntary-sector-18-august-2015

No more excuses over multi-year funding 

OPINION 9 March 2022 by Paul Bradley
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Organisations must rally together to secure a spending review that delivers for Scotland’s voluntary sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/no-more-excuses-over-multi-year-funding

Trustees’ Week 2022 – Join us to inform, inspire, support and celebrate!

Tracey Bird
26 October 2022
Posted in
celebrating the great work of an estimated 250,000 trustees across Scotland and the role they play in governing,boards.,With experts from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, you’ll hear how to ensure your organisation,through the post pandemic recovery.,Whether you're struggling to stay afloat, or just need some help to future proof your organisation, come

https://scvo.scot/p/54907/2022/10/26/trustees-week-2022-join-us-to-inform-inspire-support-and-celebrate

Long-read exclusive: Girlguiding UK facing wide-ranging repercussions after ban on trans women and girls

NEWS 12 December 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
After a major change to its equality and diversity policy, the UK-wide charity has found itself at the centre of a storm

https://tfn.scot/news/long-read-exclusive-girlguiding-uk-facing-wide-ranging-repercussions-after-ban-on-trans-women-and-girls

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

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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.