Membership

Who Can Join

Membership of the Association is open to the Chief Officers (irrespective of job title) of Scottish Voluntary Organisations* and heads of Scottish branches of Voluntary Organisations with a United Kingdom or international sphere of operation. Application for membership is subject to approval by the Board.

The Cost

Only £70 per year

- a passport to a whole programme of cost effective events.

Download the application form and be part of it now!

ACOSVO/ACEVO Dual Membership Offer

We are now able to offer dual membership, in partnership with our English and Welsh sister organisation ACEVO. Joining both organisations will give you ACOSVO's unique Scottish peer networking opportunities combined with ACEVO's publications and other services. For more about ACEVO, please visit their website at www.acevo.org.uk . ACEVO are offering a generous reduction on their membership rates - but only to ACOSVO members wishing to join both organisations.

We hope you will be able to take advantage of this unique offer, giving you access to an even greater range of services, at the lowest possible cost, but don't worry if your budget can't quite stretch to membership of both organisations, even at these reduced prices. You can still join ACOSVO and benefit from increased services over the coming year.

Voluntary Organisation Definition

*ACOSVO follows the SCVO definition of a voluntary organisation as being “non-profit driven, non-statutory and autonomous. It is run by individuals who do not get paid for running it. Voluntary organisations include charities, housing associations and credit unions. Voluntary organisations do NOT include: private sector businesses and financial institutions whose prime purpose is to generate profit; political parties; colleges and universities; faith based organisations whose prime purpose are religious; trade unions; private independent schools."

For a full definition follow this link: SCVO definition