Funding
Funding guide
Our funding guide takes you through the key steps to consider when thinking about funding for your organisation.
The guide includes information on how to find funding, tips on what to include in your application, how to develop a fundraising plan and much more.
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Our Information Service can answer your questions on all elements of setting up and running a charity, including advice around funding and running costs.
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Funding Scotland gives access to up-to-date, high-quality information on funding opportunities for voluntary organisations.
It is free to any organisation in Scotland and lets you search more than 1,200 funding opportunities, including trust funding, lottery, statutory funds and more.
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Policy and influencing
We recognise that funding is one of the key priorities across the voluntary sector and our team continue to call for Fair Funding for the sector.
After years of underfunding and upheaval, the pandemic and cost of living crisis are the latest chapters in a longer story of instability and unpredictability in voluntary sector funding.
SCVO’s call for Fair Funding is central to a sustainable voluntary sector. Fair Funding means a long-term, flexible, sustainable and accessible approach to funding. A sustainable sector can offer Fair Work, support volunteers, meet demand and deliver quality outcomes.
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Latest news and opinion
The latest funding news from SCVO. See all funding news and opinion