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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.

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Membership

Meet our members SCVO members are part of a community of organisations.,Membership directory Our latest members Leuchie House We talked to Colin Leslie, communications and marketing,Are you an SCVO member who'd like to feature in "Meet our members"? Head to My SCVO to let us know!,our SCVO membership community.,One of our membership team members will help you as quickly as we can.

https://scvo.scot/membership

Funding

Manage your grant At SCVO we manage funding programmes of our own and for other funders, including Scottish,Visit our grantmaking website to see what funds we currently have open for applications or to manage,On our grantmaking website you can see any applications you have made through SCVO as well as manage,all your monitoring and get in touch with our funding team for any support needs.,funding guide takes you through the key steps to consider when thinking about funding for your organisation

https://scvo.scot/funding

HR service

Join our community Already a member or HR Service subscriber?,Join our community Already a member or HR Service subscriber?,Our resources include everything you need from recruiting your first member of staff, to developing your,Meet the team Caroline Christie Hello!,Please get in touch if you would like to talk about joining our HR Service and the benefits it will bring

https://scvo.scot/services/hr

AGM 2023

Board of Trustees should hold a members' meeting every calendar year and that the business of the meeting,Got questions about our AGM? We'd love to answer your questions about our AGM.,Drop an email to our membership team via membership@scvo.scot and we'll get back to you as quickly as,Email our membership team Not yet a member of SCVO?,We'd love to have you join our membership community. Join our membership community

https://scvo.scot/about/work/agm-2023

SCVO supply partner selection process

To help meet the delivery costs of managing and marketing our supply partner deals, we broker a commission,Highlighting suppliers to SCVO members is not an endorsement or recommendation on our part.,It is the responsibility of our members to discuss their requirements with our supply partners to ensure,they can meet their needs.,Monthly review of complaint register To find out more or ask about becoming a partner, please contact

https://scvo.scot/services/partners/code-of-conduct-2/selection-process

Decision making and governance

Members You will need to decide if a membership organisation is the right structure for your charity.,benefits Role of members Members can: Attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Take part in some decisions,Make sure you outline what actions members will be able to take, and any additional membership benefits,Our governance pages have more information about the roles and responsibilities of trustees, how to hold,meetings and how to develop your board.

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/decision-making

Board of trustees elections 2023

Along with our 3,500+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups make,Six of our trustees are elected from our membership and we have one vacancy for an elected member of,interests of our members and the wider voluntary sector.,SCVO's work and our current Board Read about SCVO's work and learn about our current Board members About,SCVO Our strategic plan Our impact report Meet our current Board of Trustees Board of trustees nomination

https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees/elections-2023

Policy network

About SCVO’s policy network connects voluntary sector professionals in Scotland with an interest in policy,Our members have access to a highly valued training and events programme and an online community space,Policy network events Our training and events aim to equip members with the skills, knowledge, and connections,Join the SCVO policy network Joining the network is an exclusive benefit we offer to anyone in an SCVO membership,To join, please contact pon@scvo.scot Meet the team Kyrstie Brown Leads our policy network and covers

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/policy

Meetings

who have minimal contact with directors to question directors about the company’s performance and prospects,Unlike a company a SCIO is obliged to hold a meeting of members at least every 15 months.,Annual General Meeting (AGM) For organisations with a membership, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) is,You can use our templates to help you create your own Code of Conduct and register of interests.,of the members it will be less, for example 1/10 of the membership or 20 members, whichever is the smaller

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/meetings

Using SCVO templates

How to use SCVO templates Our templates are here to give you a starting point - you'll need to adapt,them to suit your own organisation and, if necessary, get some advice to make sure they meet all your,Our templates are in Word documents, click the link and it'll download.,More help from SCVO Become an SCVO member or supporter Our members make up our community, and get access,Find out more about becoming an SCVO member now.

https://scvo.scot/support/using-scvo-templates