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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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Politics

There are some signs of strain in relationships between the voluntary sector and governments at all levels,, particularly, but not exclusively, in relation to funding.

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

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

Introduction This report presents the key findings from the eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector,The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into,the health of the sector, key trends, and developments.,skills or capacities would best help their organisation do more for their beneficiaries; the impact of funding

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

Wave twelve - Spring 2026

Key findings . Download full report Data tables [1] Respondents are asked to rank their challenges 1-3 from a list of options. They also have the option to provide their own open response. [2] This may reflect the large number of smaller organisations that joined the panel during...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-twelve-spring-2026

SCVO's Response to Scottish Government's Rural Delivery Plan Consultation

Rachel Le Noan
17 March 2025
Posted in
A Vision for Rural Scotland The purpose of this vision is to clarify the long-term goal and the overarching,They are run by volunteers and depend largely on fund-raising and public donations.,This is usually as a direct result of short-term funding arrangements and late confirmation of funding,for posts.,A good example of this is The Reuse Consortium that is working with the public sector on developing a

https://scvo.scot/p/97735/2025/03/17/scvos-response-to-scottish-governments-rural-delivery-plan-consultation

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
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#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making,(Finance & Public Administration Committee)

Rachel Le Noan
16 February 2023
Posted in
Organisational profiles: funding and public sector relationships: in 2021 SCVO commissioned an independent,, specifically in relation to funding and relationships with the public sector.,partners requires attention: ‘Third sector organisations felt that public sector organisations were,Exploring options for resourcing engagement, particularly where this is a long term and time intensive,sector awards funding to the third sector can create a power imbalance, with the public sector being

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

Help inform a multi-year spending review that delivers for Scotland’s voluntary sector

Paul Bradley
7 March 2022
Posted in
use this time to rally together to secure a spending review that delivers for Scotland’s voluntary sector,In recent weeks, SCVO responded to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee,cycle on your organisation and why government must invest for the long-term.,needs to look like to give you greater financial and planning certainty, will go a long way.,For those wanting to add a line to support SCVO’s submission, we will be posting a final version on our

https://scvo.scot/p/49187/2022/03/07/help-inform-a-multi-year-spending-review-that-delivers-for-scotlands-voluntary-sector

Coronavirus, next steps & communities

Paul Bradley
8 June 2020
Posted in
SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament - Debate: COVID-19 Next Steps (Communities) SCVO briefing -,was a welcome recognition that without the voluntary sector, public authorities would not have been,demand: There is a need for funding to meet the expected increased demand on the sector post-lockdown,voluntary sector – to form a fairer, more inclusive model of recovery that prepares us for economic shocks,Sector specific Balanced relationships: Public bodies and the voluntary sector must work together to

https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities

Scottish Government Debate – Contribution of EU Nationals

Craig Wilson
20 December 2018
Posted in
freedom of movement could see an exodus of Principal Investigators (PIs) – individuals who secure funding,members will receive different statuses.Pre-settled status will be an option to those can’t prove how long,re-emerge if they still have no documentation after five years and the scheme is closed.The application form,Citizen Rights The Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) have developed a series of briefings covering,However following the publication of a new WhitePaper on immigration this freedom will be curtailed and

https://scvo.scot/p/28241/2018/12/20/scottish-government-debate-contribution-of-eu-nationals

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee Inquiry on Scottish Government Draft Budget 2019-2020

Paul Bradley
11 September 2018
Posted in
fail to discourage ‘parking and creaming’, and will also see small providers, subcontracted, waiting long,private sectors benefit (whilst the private sector gain Modern Apprenticeships, the public sector gains,additional funding through the Barnett formula).,There is no parity of esteem in terms of the treatment of the public and third sectors.,given the precarious year-to-year funding of many organisations.

https://scvo.scot/p/26134/2018/09/11/economy-jobs-and-fair-work-committee-inquiry-on-scottish-government-draft-budget-2019-2020

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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.