The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national body representing the voluntary sector in Scotland.  Its mission is to advance the values and interests shared by the voluntary sector, by fostering co-operation, promoting best practice and delivering sustainable services.     

SCVO works with the CVS Network across a range of topics and issues, but also has a special role to support the Network in the following ways: 

• Provide leadership and a sense of common purpose       
• Build CVS capacity       
• Attract funding and resources       
• Strengthen the provision of information and advice to the voluntary sector 
• Support networking and the exchange of good practice       
• Improve performance and the quality of services       
• Develop skills, training and learning       
• Explore early opportunities for re-branding the CVS Network