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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.
SCVO welcomes Equalities & Human Rights Committee report on valuing the voluntary sector
Commenting on the Equalities and Human Rights Committee’s report, ‘Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21: Valuing the Third Sector’, Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) said:
“SCVO strongly supports the recommendations in the Committee’s report - this recognition from cross-party MSPs that something needs to change is very welcome. Funders, particularly government and local government, must take a more collaborative and sustainable approach if we genuinely want a socially just Scotland with empowered communities.
"The Committee heard from a wide range of voluntary bodies emphasising cross-sector support for change at a local and national level, and the report findings chime with feedback we have been hearing for too long about the need for a more common sense approach to funding, that looks past traditional procurement-based models and process-driven grant funding.
"Funders, public sector bodies and voluntary organisations need to come together to create programmes of work that really make a difference for the communities they serve. SCVO is committed to improving the funding environment across Scotland and is keen to contribute to future work of the Committee on this topic.”
