scvo.org.uk

# SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)

> SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for Scotland's voluntary sector.

## Key pages

- [About](https://scvo.scot/about): Who SCVO is, our mission and aims, and the membership community we work with.
- [Support & learning](https://scvo.scot/support): Practical guidance on setting up and running a voluntary organisation, covering legal structures, governance and day-to-day operations.
- [Events & training](https://scvo.scot/events-training): Webinars, masterclasses, training courses and e-learning for people working in the voluntary sector, plus the full events calendar.
- [Services](https://scvo.scot/services): Services for voluntary organisations, including our Information Service, HR service, payroll and managed IT support.
- [Funding](https://scvo.scot/funding): Our funding guide and support on finding funding, writing applications and building a fundraising plan.
- [Policy](https://scvo.scot/policy): SCVO's policy and influencing work with the Scottish and UK governments, including fair funding and procurement.
- [Research](https://scvo.scot/research): Research and data on Scotland's voluntary sector, including the Scottish Third Sector Tracker and facts and figures about the sector.

## About SCVO

SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for Scotland's voluntary sector.

Our role is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in Scotland and to support them to do work that has a positive impact.

SCVO supports members and the wider voluntary sector with all aspects of setting up and running a voluntary organisation. SCVO represents the needs and concerns of the voluntary sector to the Scottish government in Holyrood and UK government and Westminster. Through our learning and events programme SCVO offers training and development opportunities to the sector.

Members access an extensive membership benefits package including specialist, in-depth, 1-to-1 guidance from our Information Services team and from professional service partners.

Access to exclusive membership networks (including comms, employers, governance and policy) supports members to grow their connections, stay up to date, exchange ideas and views with peers, and learn through tailored learning opportunities.

SCVO members enjoy free access to Funding Scotland Premium to stay on top of funding opportunities to support their organisation’s financial resilience.

Discounts and savings on SCVO products and services (including our HR service, managed IT support, payroll service and events and training) and partner offers provide members with support to allow them to focus on delivering their organisation’s goals. Further SCVO products and services include [extensive digital support](https://scvo.scot/support/digital), a climate action resource [Growing Climate Confidence](https://climateconfident.scot), a voluntary sector publication [Third Force News](https://tfn.scot) and a voluntary sector jobs and recruitment service [Goodmoves](https://goodmoves.org).

For more information on SCVO membership, visit [SCVO membership](https://scvo.scot/membership)