In this report, we reflect on the digital progress the Scottish Voluntary Sector has made since 2018.,In 2022, our call to action is that any voluntary sector organisation, of any size, should be able to,Within the voluntary sector, groups such as #CharitySoWhite have highlighted that charities need to take,and discuss it with your team Apply some accessible content design principles to your digital channels,Organisations need to apply digital and service design thinking right across their organisations, rather

In the months ahead, we also look forward to working further with Scottish Labour on plans for a New,Research with Third Sector Organisations and New Businesses – Views and Experiences of Scottish Public,This includes 23,600 Scottish charities and over 1,000 UK-wide charities operating in Scotland.,Small charities (under £100,000 and new charities) make up 80% of the charity sector, but account for,The Scottish Government has committed to – and has now consulted on – a wider review of charity regulation

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,The Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 recognises this, and sets out that the Scottish Government,Wave five of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker found: 10% of organisations are uncertain about their,people have been invited to apply for a major government support package worth £76 million.,the data more accessible and allowing Scottish Government awards to be viewed as part of the bigger

Our submission draws upon: The Scottish Third Sector Tracker - wave 5 summary report (Winter 2022)SCVO's,of SCVO engagement and research activities into Fair Funding (2022) SCVO's response to the Scottish,The findings from wave five of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker suggest that 10% of organisations are,Fair Work While only just over a quarter (28%) of Scottish charities employ staff, in 2021, the voluntary,A quarter of charities employ staff, and the average income of these charities is around £900k.

; however, the wider principles apply to all funders, including local government.,annual funding cycles are common, their challenges are exacerbated when delays to decision-making and awarding,Voluntary sector intermediary "We have now not had any core cost uplift to meet the inflationary impact,Registered Charity Question 7.,Voluntary Sector Organisation 10.

) Bill to update and strengthen existing Scottish charity law.,For example, local community groups that might not be charities can apply for public funds for a range,The Scottish Government should apply Section 5 powers only when achieving continuity in individuals',We recognise that bodies that now fall within FoI raised many of these concerns in the past.,A national newspaper responded with the article titled; “Charities’ crisis claims over new finance rules

We welcome the Scottish Government’s new prompt payment guidance on procurement contracts and believe,The Scottish Government has said that it can now 'make the choices about the sort of economy we want,The £800,000 cut to the voluntary sector budget line in the Scottish Government’s budget 2022-23 supports,We welcome the Scottish Government’s new prompt payment guidance on procurement contracts and believe,We welcome the Scottish Government’s new prompt payment guidance on procurement contracts and believe

the Board’s Calls to Action; explicitly outline how the Board’s report has influenced the 2022-23 Scottish,Q1: How should the Scottish Government's Budget for 2022-23 address the need for a fair and equal recovery,10-year economic strategy.,Delivering Change’ - and most recently the report, “If not now, when?”,By the time the final awards are made it will have made in the region of £30.6m available to provide