and supporters than ever before into our community. 655 new members 32 new supporters Meet our membership,Jobs Scotland We celebrated 10 years of Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) – one of the country’s most successful,Community Planning Improvement Board The Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee,by funded by SCVO, The Scottish Government, The National Lottery Community Fund and The William Grant,Community navigators supported people to develop wellbeing plans, connecting them to activities in their

This is often hampered by a lack of financial management skills, risk aversion and inadequate funding,Specifically, restrictive funding and short-term contracts significantly limit the ability of charities,As is the point on inadequate funding, where many respondents report having used their reserves to cover,a decrease in funding, to cover rising operating costs, or to pay for salary increases.

service Almost 1 in 3 people said they had used a services by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022,43% of young people said they had used a service provided by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022,last year 830,000 people volunteered The sector looks after substantial assets on behalf of the communities,and people of Scotland… from historic buildings, social housing and community land to investments held,among other things: 23,800 registered charities including 163 housing associations Around 1,000 community

We've come a long way since the 'digital duct tape' of 2020 and 2021, where everyone pivoted rapidly,SCVO's new digital strategy playbook In this session, we introduced SCVO's new digital strategy playbook,Action Plan to support charities in becoming more cyber resilient.,Clients include Turning Point Scotland, Scotland’s Housing Network, The National Lottery Community Fund,David is currently a Trustee of the Digital Xtra Fund and Recharge, an East Lothian youth work charity

If implemented, these would support a thriving voluntary sector, strong public services, and resilient,communities.,In the months ahead, we also look forward to working further with Scottish Labour on plans for a New,, plan effectively, and fulfil good governance requirements Sustainable funding that includes inflation-based,Organisational profiles: funding and public sector relationships: in 2021 SCVO commissioned an independent

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,Contributes to all 11 National Outcomes.,short-term funding as a crisis that undermines resilience.,Business plan templates that have little relevance to the work of the funded organisations.,(2021-25).

(see page 10).,The Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 recognises this, and sets out that the Scottish Government,Contributes to all 11 National Outcomes.,short term funding as a crisis that undermines resilience.,(2021-25).

State of the Sector 2022 (August 2022)Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector (January 2023)A collection,In 2021, Scotland's voluntary sector spent £7.9 billion supporting people and communities in Scotland,and how the government communicated those decisions, follows other letters sent in 2022.,impact on our recruitment.”Scottish Third Sector Tracker: Wave five findings, Winter 2022, page 11 A,, and to promote community connection and resilience.

However, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme offers significantly reduced support. £18.4bn over 6 months,Levelling-up The UK Government’s funding for levelling up reached £2.08 billion in Scotland in 2022,,retain skilled staff and volunteers, plan for the long-term, and deliver quality outcomes.,This rate has remained static for 10 years and there is a lack of clarity from the treasury regarding,, and to promote community connection and resilience.

with over 135,000 staff – 5% of Scotland's 2.67 million workers – and a turnover of £8.6 billion in 2021,, as outlined in SCVO’s State of the Sector 2022.,In 2021: 64.5% of the voluntary sector's paid staff were women.,"Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership – A Fresh Start," they often only mention the NPF,does it necessitate institutions to evaluate the impact of their decisions and actions against the 11