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Get involved at The Gathering!
The UK's biggest voluntary sector event is back!18th & 19th February, Edinburgh International Conference Centre. With over 70 exhibitors and 50 events, there's something for everyone! See the Gathering website for details.

SCVO calls on Swinney to intervene in council budget cuts
Following the recent announcements of local authority budget cuts across the country, SCVO is calling on Cabinet Secretary for Finance John Swinney to intervene. Read more in latest news.

Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) events
SCVO wants your views on the Scottish Government's proposals on SCIOs. Have your say on this new type of organisation, or come along to a consultation event.

SCVO joins campaign against new licensing rules
The UK Government plans to make voluntary organisations pay for recorded music played on their premises. SCVO is joining NCVO's campaign against this and you can too.

Voluntary sector campaign forces Government u-turn
The Scottish Government made a major u-turn, announcing that proposals in the Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill are to be amended. The Bill would have forced voluntary organisations to buy a licence for holding fundraising sales at a cost of several hundred pounds. Read SCVO's press release for more information.

Click now to save Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
A petition calling on Gordon Brown to intervene to save the Lloyds TSB Foundation has already received over 2500 signatures. Click here to sign the petition.

Based in the North? Come in from the cold to Fairways House
Voluntary organisations based in the North are invited to "come in from the cold" and check out the competitive facilities on offer in Fairways House, Inverness’s rural voluntary sector hub, run by SCVO. Click here to find out more, or see www.fairwayshouse.org.uk

SCVO publishes pre-Manifesto Discussion Document
Click here to get involved in shaping SCVO's manifesto for the upcoming elections.