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.
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 over 1,200 funding opportunities including trust funding, lottery, statutory funds and more.
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Policy & 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-living crisis are the latest chapters in a longer story of instability and unpredictability in voluntary sector funding.
SCVO’s call for Fair Funding – a long-term, flexible, sustainable, and accessible approach to funding – is central to a sustainable voluntary sector which can offer Fair Work, support volunteers, meet demand, and delivery quality outcomes.
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Manage your grant
At SCVO we manage funding programmes of our own and for other funders, including Scottish Government.
Visit our grantmaking website to see what funds we currently have open for applications or to manage a grant that you already have from us.
On our grantmaking website you can see any applications you have made through SCVO as well as manage all your monitoring and get in touch with our funding team for any support needs.
SCVO Grantmaking
Latest news & opinion
The latest funding news from SCVO. Read more