or Google Meet, rather than on a separate Zoom plan Both Microsoft and Google have excellent online form,interactive polls into Microsoft Powerpoint slides, or trigger workflows based on responses to Google Forms,For example, In a funding bid that includes costs for a staff post, make sure you also include all digital,Digital can mean investing to save money in the long run To wrap up on a positive note, there are lots,spending some money on digital and technology in the short term can add up to overall savings in the long

further with Scottish Labour on plans for a New Deal for the voluntary sector, which we hope will form,The current and next Scottish Government, post-2026, must prioritise addressing this.,Unlocking procurement for social enterprises and voluntary organisations: a 2023 survey by SCVO and Social,SCVO has long called for the Scottish Government to make improvements to funding data to support voluntary,In recent years SCVO has worked with its members, as well as partners across local and national governments

be operating in 12 months' time, the lowest confidence we have seen since we started to regularly survey,This does not include publicly, or independently, funded posts which were not eligible for furlough.,SCVO welcomed the announcement of support which, while much of the funding was concentrated on local,These funds went a long way to helping voluntary organisations through the immediate pressures of the,As detailed above, Scottish financial support to the sector was largely in the form of emergency funding

Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill conducted in January 2023 via an online survey,has never been more evident than over the course of the last few years but we cannot forget that, long,having been in place now for almost two decades, the need for modernisation and improvement has been a long-time,regarding this Bill, including meetings with both the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local,Instead, it is important we ask how legislation and other forms of non-legislative regulatory interventions

SCVO has been a long-time supporter of the National Performance Framework since its inception in 2007,Such tools should not be viewed as an exercise in form-filling but rather to help policymakers think,in Scotland to take complete account of their decisions' short and long-term impact by assessing the,Befriending Networks discussed how they used the NPF when considering applying for new funding.,in the significant presence of voluntary organisations in the structured conversations and online survey

SCVO has responded to the call from the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee’s for views on the post-legislative,Involving the sector ensures a much wider range of skills, expertise, local knowledge and experience,In addition, it has long championed improving social, environmental and economic wellbeing and tackling,Partnership for Procurement (p4p) programme has enabled some smaller voluntary sector organisations to form,Local Equality Impact Assessments on procurement must take this into serious consideration.

The Scottish Household Survey reveals that 28% of adults in Scotland volunteer.,the sector's income comes from the public sector, with more than half (59%) of this earned in the form,These funds have gone a long way to helping voluntary organisations through the immediate pressures of,This does not include publicly, or independently, funded posts that are not eligible for furlough.,There is a need for funding to meet the expected increased demand on the sector post-lockdown, and to

Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against a,demand: There is a need for funding to meet the expected increased demand on the sector post-lockdown,Time is required to form new social partnerships between the government and different sectors.Lessons,collaborate in a balanced way with each of the different sectors – including the voluntary sector – to form,matters relating to Scotland’s voluntary sector must be designed with us and our beneficiaries in local