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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.

Jordan Ogg

Former Communications Officer at SCVO

Successful applications to the Community Capacity & Resilience Fund phase two

Successful applications to the Community Capacity & Resilience Fund phase two We're pleased to announce that 68 organisations across...  Read more

Creating a digitally confident third sector in Scotland: a call to action

Leaders from across Scotland’s third sector have come together with a rallying call for all the nation's charities and voluntary...  Read more

The Right Approach resource bank

#RightApproach Resource Bank This page provides useful links and resources about human rights in Scotland and the wider UK, including news...  Read more

Clear, confident and connected: An enhanced system of charity fundraising regulation for Scotland

Synopsis Scottish Fundraising Working Group June 2016 Foreword Scotland’s charity sector is a critical component of our civic society. The...  Read more

Briefing: SNP Manifesto – third sector commitments

From the ‘Valuing third sector’ section We have made significant investment in and promoted the role of the third sector, social enterprises...  Read more

Scottish Fundraising Working Group consultation

1 April 2016 The Scottish Fundraising Working Group, convened by SCVO, has developed three options for a new charity fundraising regulatory...  Read more

Position statement on UK Government anti-advocacy clause for Government funding

11 February 2016 The clause The UK Cabinet Office has issued guidelines to prohibit organisations in receipt of grant funding from all UK...  Read more

Intelligence briefing: welfare outreach and communications

Introduction SCVO is working with Scottish Government to support third sector organisations operating both nationally and on the frontline...  Read more

Apprenticeship Levy - SCVO Workforce Briefing - January 2016

The third sector in Scotland employs an estimated 138,000 people (headcount) or 83,350 Full Time Equivalent workers. This equates to 5.6% of...  Read more

Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1

Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1 SCVO Briefing 5 January 2016 Key points: To ensure diverse views are still encouraged at Parliament...  Read more