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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Felix Spittal

Former Policy Officer at SCVO

Good times for land reform

The Smith Commission's recommendation to devolve the Crown Estate is an important step, but the proposals for radical land reform announced...  Read more

Community Empowerment Bill needs a shot in the arm

I’ve been involved with the Community Empowerment Bill for around three years now and as time has passed its limitations have become...  Read more

Casting off politics to concentrate on knitting

Hi! For those of you who don’t know me, my name’s Felix and I work in the charity sector.  And as we all know, that means that the only...  Read more

Will new rules on charity campaigning affect you?

Thankfully for the vast majority of the sector the answer is likely to be “no”  Read more

A little less engagement, a little more action

Focus on engaging communities rather than enabling community action makes the Community Empowerment Bill frustratingly inconsistent   Read more

Land reform report & Bill could be a game changer

Now we have a chance to really move forward on land reform  Read more

Shaking up local democracy?

The Commission on Local Democracy’s interim report aims to provide a starting point for the reform of local democracy, but will it end up...  Read more

Can land reform help Scotland become more equal?

Half of Scotland's private land in the hands of a small but powerful group. With changes on the horizon is radical reform finally a...  Read more

Silencing the third sector

The odious stream of negativity targeted at third sector campaigning rumbles on.  Read more