Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Funding for village halls

Think two or three years in advance and having a good mixture of income streams to avoid reliance on,Finding funding Funding Scotland is SCVO's funding database which you can use to search for potential,You can often find this information on the organisation's website, social media channels or in their,When searching for funding, these costs are often referred to as capital funding.,You can add capital as a filter on Funding Scotland to help you identify suitable funds.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/funding

Individual Giving in Scotland: donations, legacies and fundraising

Individual giving is an essential source of income for many charities and voluntary groups and helps fund,We hope the information on current trends in donations and fundraising will provide useful benchmarking,Most income streams from the general public were hit hard by Covid, and while many of these income streams

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/individual-giving-in-scotland-donations-legacies-and-fundraising

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

We’re here to help with our information on a range of topics, from getting and keeping funding, to business,working How to make the most of your funding, and find new sources How to look after your staff Policy,Our position paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding,Last year MSPs used our briefings to secure commitments to multi-year funding from the Cabinet Secretary,streams.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Part D: A convincing response from the Scottish Government and those responsible for disseminating funds would include:

Offering flexible unrestricted funding While multi-year funding necessitates more flexibility in how,Building consistent and accessible applications and fund information Intermediaries, as with other voluntary,organisations, need information on funding opportunities as soon as is possible.,They need to know what new funding streams there are, what they cover, and how to apply?,This information is needed for budget planning and forecasting.

https://scvo.scot/policy/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-d-a-convincing-response-from-the-scottish-government-and-those-responsible-for-disseminating-funds-would-include

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

skills or capacities would best help their organisation do more for their beneficiaries; the impact of funding

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-eleven-autumn-2025

Public Sector Funding

of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker and,now that Covid-related funds have ended, combined with the impact of inflation.,Public sector funding made up 40% of the sector’s income in 2023.,Funding from the public sector was worth an estimated £3.3bn in 2023.,Funding has stayed at 2021 levels in cash terms but fell by 5% in real terms (-£177m).

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

UK government rejects extra cash call for charities

NEWS 29 April 2020 by Rab Armour

Management

£750m is not enough says Labour

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-rejects-extra-cash-call-for-charities

The Royal Countryside Fund - Supporting Rural Communities

Currently Closed

The Royal Countryside Fund provides grants for projects from across the UK which are working to create resilient rural communities. This fund will support community-led projects that are pursuing innovative and strategic solutions to the challenges facing their rural area and improving the long-term viability and resilience of their community. Successful applicants will deliver projects along the themes of:• Keeping young people in the countryside• Powering up rural communities• Increasing environmental sustainability• Building emergency resilience in rural areasSuccessful projects will demonstrate how they are addressing one of more of the following objectives:• Working towards a long-term vision• Facilitating connectedness and collaboration • Demonstrating innovationThe fund has paused the current grant programme and won’t be accepting applications in the coming months. They are planning to launch a new, reshaped grant programme in the autumn.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000Ng9NEAS/the-royal-countryside-fund-supporting-rural-communities

Energy Saving Trust - Energy Redress Scheme

Currently open

empower consumers to reduce their carbon emissions.The scheme will fund new projects in the following funding,streams:- The Main Fund: aimed at projects that will support energy consumers in vulnerable situations

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000LeoA4UAJ/energy-saving-trust-energy-redress-scheme

The Scottish Veterans Fund

Currently Closed

aim to make Scotland the most attractive place to be for those leaving Service life.There are two funding,streams for small scale / larger projects.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000005hQYpEAM/the-scottish-veterans-fund