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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Scottish Government Commitments

of the new First Minister, in April 2023 the Scottish Government published its policy prospectus, Equality,arrangements to the third sector in the coming financial year", through the launch of a "2-year funding pilot,eradicating child poverty".On the first day of the Gathering, First Minister John Swinney announced the pilot,organisations, officials are developing a system for evaluating the effectiveness of the Fairer Funding pilot

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/scottish-government-commitments

Building your partnership

However, being local isn’t enough – passion, capacity and the ambition to drive change are equally important

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/building-your-partnership

SCVO Briefing: Medium Term Financial Strategy

While SCVO welcome the Fairer Funding pilot launched be the Scottish Government in February 2025 - which,commitments more than £120 million to pilot projects focusing on essential services and eradicating,The Scottish Government has described the pilot as the first step in mainstreaming multi-year funding

https://scvo.scot/p/98446/2025/05/01/medium-term-financial-strategy

Human Rights and Equality in the Voluntary Sector

This report is the result of a pilot project exploring how voluntary organisations that work in the equalities,The pilot was carried out by the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and the Equality and Diversity,Forum (EDF) with funding from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/human-rights-and-equality-in-the-voluntary-sector

Report of the NHS Scotland Human Rights Working Group

This report presents an overview of the human rights pilot project for the year April 2009 ?,The human rights pilot project established a working group made up of NHS board representatives to look,These were presented to the Mutuality Equality and Human Rights Board (MEHRB) in June 2010.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/report-of-the-nhs-scotland-human-rights-working-group

Response to Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Managing Scotland’s Public Finances – A Strategic Approach

Within the first 18 months of a pilot project The Cyrenians Hospital InReach service, for example, reported,In terms of valuing the voluntary sector as an equal partner in public service delivery, and properly,programme of public service reform must address this comprehensively, treating the voluntary sector as an equal,sector workers, action has not been taken to ensure voluntary sector staff can receive pay increases equal

https://scvo.scot/p/93290/2024/08/12/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-managing-scotlands-public-finances-a-strategic-approach

SCVO Response: Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Inquiry into Committee Effectiveness

these recommendations, beyond the likes of more timely notifications and a two-year multi-year funding pilot,to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21: Valuing the Third Sector - published by the Equalities

https://scvo.scot/p/98148/2025/04/03/scvo-response-standards-procedures-and-public-appointments-committee-inquiry-into-committee-effectiveness

Project to beat period poverty will go on

Women from low-income households in Aberdeen will continue to receive free sanitary products

https://tfn.scot/news/project-to-beat-period-poverty-will-go-on

Understanding Asset Mapping and Partnering in Scotland - Executive summary and Full Report

important that this role is recognised by all partners and that the voluntary sector is acknowledged as an equal,In collaboration with the local voluntary sector interfaces, and building on the pilot work in East Dunbartonshire,, the report focuses on three pilot areas: Falkirk, Aberdeen City, and Argyll and Bute.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/understanding-asset-mapping-and-partnering-in-scotland-executive-summary-and-full-report

DigiNext event content and speaker videos

This is a pilot of a new resource that's designed to help you guide strategic conversations around digital,Rachel has previously worked as Head of Content at Mind, and in equality and human rights advice.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/diginext-event-information