Fair Funding and procurement: re-energising our asks before 2026

A session to discuss the work of SCVO’s Fair Funding and procurement subgroup, in particular our Fair Funding asks & principles and shape SCVO’s policy asks ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.

Over several years, SCVO has developed and advocated for a package of asks and principles that we know would drastically improve the funding landscape for voluntary organisations in Scotland – Fair Funding. 

Those Fair Funding asks were and continue to be developed through wide engagement with SCVO members and the wider sector, listening to experiences, gathering evidence, and fine-tuning policy asks that would deliver tangible, positive change. 

That work has seen some great progress in recent years. Our asks have been echoed by a multitude of organisations across the voluntary sector and have led to some substantial parliamentary developments, such as the recent Social Justice & Social Security Committee’s budget scrutiny focus on voluntary sector funding, and the Scottish Government’s own commitment to Fairer Funding by 2026. 

But at this crucial point, with the Scottish parliamentary elections just over a year away, we want to refresh and re-energise those specific Fair Funding asks, engaging with the sector to ensure that what we’re asking for still reflects the reality on the ground. 

Join us to learn about our Fair Funding asks and share your views on that work and issues relating to procurement more widely.  

This event is for anyone working in the voluntary sector with an interest in funding and/or policy. 

If you can’t join us for this session, please consider sharing your thoughts via our online survey. Your responses will be used to shape our calls ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary Elections. 

Read all about our Fair Funding in Scotland 

And check out the work of the Fair Funding & Procurement subgroup