longer-term shifts around forming and maintaining relationships in hybrid or remote working arrangements. 4.,And what about funders?,Presently, only a few funders are receptive, but there's a promising growing trend where some funders,are thinking ‘upstream’ and evaluating how their grant cycles impact project endings and wider lifecycles,This will make it straightforward for organisations needing support to find it and demonstrate the value

In many groups, there was a desire for more open relationships with funders, and events organised specifically,Some participants also proposed regular and collaborative “networking events with funders”, allowing,their work or impact effectively”.,giving to grateful charities”.Sharing my knowledge about funding and how it can help both funders and,helping them to make connections.Focussing on funds with the priorities best aligned to us and the value

These are time, power, trust and value.,We often hear how the pandemic impacted on the relationships between public and voluntary sectors.,It is important that more events and activities of this nature are organised to explain how to engage,feeling that this is a fine line to tread: ‘They need to be able to provide evidence of need/and also demonstrate,would contribute to good funding relationships (Case study of voluntary sector intermediaries, page 4-

Combined, these events have left the sector wrestling with a running costs crisis while the cost-of-living,Priority 4.,SCVO would expect to see robust impact assessments where services are moved online, including how they,Recognising 1 in 4 people have low digital skills, public bodies must consider how they embed the support,There is little data available to demonstrate the sector’s climate impact or the support voluntary organisations

placed to provide evidence, monitor, and scrutinise revenue raising decisions in relation to their impact,considerable praise and commitments to support recently from the Scottish Government at numerous key events,procurement arrangements during the pandemic was very much welcomed and the voluntary sector responded by demonstrating,The budget should be a demonstration of progress made regarding the 2019 request made by the then Equalities,In 2019, the EHR Committee recognised in its report, 'Valuing the Third Sector' many of the key funding

by 2025, they must do more to understand the environment the voluntary sector operates in, and the impact,Please explain how you think these opportunities can be maximised in your sector?,SCVO welcome Scotland's first Resource Spending Review since 2011, which should allow for 3–4-year spending,To support this, SCVO will continue to promote Fair Work through our events, working and advisory groups,We will work with organisations to ensure their stories are shared and develop case studies that demonstrate

Despite this, the voluntary sector’s economic contribution is often unnoticed, and its value to the economy,Q2: How should the Scottish Government’s Budget address the different impacts of the pandemic across,Connecting Scotland demonstrates public investment sense.,The voluntary sector's absence from the Committee's question is a concern and again demonstrates that,Scottish Government can respond to the varied impact of external events.

This section is where you must demonstrate that your project will be helping to mitigate the impact of,Tell us how you came up with your ideaBe creative with your new idea – how is it unique?,Tell us how you will measure your outcomes and outputsDemonstrate clearly the impact your project/activities,Funders want to know there is value for money in the projects/activities they are investing in.,You would have to demonstrate that the project making the application is completely independent from