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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.

Natasha Hallett

ESF and ERDF 2014-2020 Operational Programmes Consultation Response

SCVO was invited to comment on the Scottish Government's draft Operational Programmes for European funding. This applies to the new European...  Read more

SCVO’s vision of a Scotland for all

Putting people at the heart of Scotland's future We want a Scotland that has a shared sense of purpose, is fair and prosperous, and where...  Read more

Scottish Government request for welfare reform data

In a role funded by the Scottish Government, public health practitioner Kate Burton is supporting NHS boards to mitigate the impact of...  Read more

1,600 members and counting

We now have over 1,600 members for the first time ever. 45 new members were approved in March and are listed below. A big welcome to the...  Read more

Scotland's Outlook campaign stats

Sources 870 000 people in Scotland still live in poverty The Poverty Alliance Poverty and Income Inequality Scotland: 2011-12 Households...  Read more

Parliamentary debate: responding to welfare reform

Introduction SCVO welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the planned debate on welfare reform. Our short briefing highlights: The...  Read more

Evaluation of Community Jobs Scotland Phase 2 (2012-2013)

More options download full report as a PDF document download full report as a Word document Executive Summary Community Jobs...  Read more

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

Introduction I would first like to say thank you to Sally, who is here tonight with Jamie and Luke, and to Martin Sime for asking me to give...  Read more

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administrations Bill

SCVO briefing The non-party campaigning section of this bill must be withdrawn The bill is an attack on democracy which could restrict...  Read more

Expert Working Group on Welfare – Phase 2 Call for Evidence

1. Underpinning objectives and principles Earlier this year, SCVO produced a paper which outlined third sector thinking about the principles...  Read more