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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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Impact Report 2023/24

to support these organisations, and as ever, we were inspired by the achievements, strengthand resilience,We also introduced new information and guidance for the lifecycle of a charity via our online guides,,To support this new guidance, SCVO developed resources and guides, ran an exclusive Goodmoves special,As well as generating significant unrestricted income for SCVO to invest back into our work with members,by funded by SCVO, The Scottish Government, The National Lottery Community Fund and The William Grant

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

Response to Social Justice and Social Security Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Third sector funding principles

to vital capacity—that could otherwise be devoted to delivery—being wasted.,The Investing in Communities Fund – supposedly a three-year fund – is a recent example.,(54%); raising funds to meet the demand (50%); and volunteer capacity, (41%.),While our sector is resilient, the impact of rising costs on some organisations has been devastating,,Funding processes could be made more efficient through providing clearer guidance, simplifying the approach

https://scvo.scot/p/93311/2024/08/13/response-to-social-justice-and-social-security-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-third-sector-funding-principles

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

If implemented, these would support a thriving voluntary sector, strong public services, and resilient,communities.,challenges of income-generation, including public sector grants, and the solutions needed.,organisations: a 2023 survey by SCVO and Social Enterprise Scotland found that lighter-touch approaches, guidance,Capacity building: also necessary is theprovision of support and resources to empower voluntary organisations

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances

Share with the Committee whether the Scottish Government has issued internal formal grant-management guidance,Growing investment in the capacity and sustainability of voluntary organisations is proven to pull greater,for the long-term and build the internal capacity needed to leverage non-public financing from other,short term funding as a crisis that undermines resilience.,Committee to ask the Scottish Government whether it has issued internal formal grant-management guidance

https://scvo.scot/p/61563/2023/08/17/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-pre-budget-scrutiny-the-sustainability-of-scotlands-finances

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

The public sector's investment in the voluntary sector supports the capacity and sustainability of voluntary,) and the Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund (ALEC).,, enabling the third sector to secure the resilience and capacity it needs to support the transformation,Implementing a policy just two months after publishing generic guidance and without a commitment to uplifts,, and to promote community connection and resilience.

https://scvo.scot/p/59486/2023/05/01/inquiry-into-the-scottish-governments-public-service-reform-programme-scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee

Celebrating community action on climate change across Scotland

Keep Scotland Beautiful is sharing inspiration and learning from the Climate Challenge Fund

https://tfn.scot/news/celebrating-community-action-on-climate-change-across-scotland

UK government urged to appoint dedicated civil service "philanthropy champion"

Currently, the UK government has only one-third of a single civil servant’s time dedicated to philanthropy policy.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-urged-to-appoint-dedicated-civil-service-philanthropy-champion

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

To support a sustainable and resilient voluntary sector, organisations need the Scottish Government to,For example, the wasted capacity of navigating funding application and reporting processes annually.,Added income generation (e.g. from other funders and donors) and services aimed at prevention and early,to have limited capacity to source additional funding.,sector towards net zero include: hosting webinars to introduce organisations to net zero providing guidance

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

Mission critical: how third sector organisations can play to their strengths in responding to the climate emergency

This is as true for funders like the William Grant Foundation as it is for the organisations we fund.,prepare for the consequences of a global climate that will be at least 1.5° warmer and develop resilience,an essential resilience hub in times of emergency.,organisations reduce their direct environmental impact – including SCVO’s helpful webpages, I’ve not seen guidance,For us funders, this means thinking about how we fund and support organisations generally – beyond any

https://scvo.scot/p/49564/2022/03/23/mission-critical-how-third-sector-organisations-can-play-to-their-strengths-in-responding-to-the-climate-emergency

SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2021

Capacity and Resilience Fund (CCRF); the Strengthening Collaboration initiative outlined in the Programme,Ahead of the Budget Scottish Government claimed to have the “most generous non-domestic rate regime in,There are more generous proposals for the same type of properties in England, with 50% relief for the,However, Scotland does have a slightly more generous basic system for smaller properties with a rates,the Scottish Government’s national redundancy service, and local careers information, advice and guidance

https://scvo.scot/p/48296/2022/01/18/scvo-scottish-budget-summary-2021