impact" In recent years, the Scottish Government has been consistent in championing the growing of Scotland’s,throughout discussions regarding this vital priority of economic growth, is the contribution of Scotland’s,In the same year, volunteering was estimated to be worth £5.3 billion to Scotland’s economy.,contribute in a multitude of other ways, including providing public services, supporting people of all,Essentially, when you have a voluntary sector that is such an incredibly important contributor to Scotland’s
https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/growing-the-economy
A Vision for Rural Scotland The purpose of this vision is to clarify the long-term goal and the overarching,Draft vision for rural Scotland: "Our vision is for a vibrant, sustainable, equal and inclusive rural,Do you agree with the proposed vision for rural Scotland?,group trustees across the country, all doing so voluntarily.,Particularly in rural areas, community transport and social enterprises form a significant part of the
https://scvo.scot/p/97735/2025/03/17/scvos-response-to-scottish-governments-rural-delivery-plan-consultation
Creating a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector in 2026 Our fourth call to action Scotland’s,We are calling on Scotland’s voluntary sector, and those who support it, to take deliberate, sustained,We call on the sector to: Put people first in all digital changeDesign services, systems and communications,SCVO’s commitment SCVO will continue to support the sector through strategic leadership, practical guidance,It brings together learning from SCVO’s long-standing work with charities of all sizes and sets out the
https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-4
The Fair Funding – Collaborate, Challenge, Change event at this year’s Gathering was organised by SCVO,With regards to sustainable funding, attendees highlighted a need for a long-term vision from funders,building those relationships with funders can we really move forward in achieving fair funding for Scotland’s,medium-sized organisations meant finding themselves ineligible to apply for both smaller and larger funding posts,For others, it was primarily about having a “long-term vision for funding” and access to funds to allow
https://scvo.scot/p/54973/2022/10/17/fair-funding-collaborate-challenge-change-the-gathering-2022
Despite the challenging environment, we are still seeing
energy and vision in the sector.,open from 21 November 2018 to 9 January 2019,
and distributed through a range of channels including SCVO,cuts as a key challenge and 27% as a secondary challenge 88% of respondents currently access some form,and no signs of improvement” “Recruitment
and retention as the rise in the Living Wage devalues our posts,We need better collaboration to make it
all work.
https://scvo.scot/p/30032/2019/02/20/third-sector-forecast-2019
Shelter Scotland clearly feel more can be done in terms of looking at housing as a cross-cutting policy,On top of this is a commitments to extend Freedom of Information legislation to cover all organisations,And, in the next year, a National Volunteering Outcomes Framework will be published, setting out a vision,SCVO welcomes these announcements and the Government’s willingness to look at the long term future of,Female Genital Mutilation Bill to strengthen the protection of women and girls from this form of gender
https://scvo.scot/p/25962/2018/09/05/key-promises-show-the-sector-can-deliver-the-change-scotland-needs
, members felt that much more can be done to link that vision to tax and spend decisions.,After all, why campaign for more powers and then keep them all locked away?,However, whilst the Group’s call for improved scrutiny both pre- and post-budget is welcome, they focussed,has discussed previously – see, for example, http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall,creation of a United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund, which will ‘replace’ EU funding, quite what the form
https://scvo.scot/p/22923/2017/12/13/what-are-the-scottish-government-and-parliaments-tax-and-spending-options
