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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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.

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SCVO responds to Draft Scottish Budget 2024/25

“While we welcome the Scottish Government’s commitments to move towards Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary,“We need to see meaningful support for the sector, with urgent progress on Fair Funding to safeguard,ENDS Notes for editors: Read SCVO’s budget briefing here: https://scvo.scot/p/87246/2023/12/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget,/gathering-first-ministers-speech-8-november-2023/.,SCVO’s ​Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector: https://scvo.scot/p/56732/2023/01/16/%E2%80%8Bfair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

https://scvo.scot/p/87653/2023/12/19/scvo-responds-to-draft-scottish-budget-2024-25

Fair Funding Inquiry

The voluntary sector faces unprecedented challenges.,to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies.,who rely on voluntary sector services.,Funding that accommodates paying staff at least the Real Living Wage and pay uplifts for voluntary sector,” can be scrutinised by the voluntary sector and Parliament.

https://scvo.scot/p/93708/2024/09/13/fair-funding-inquiry

SCVO briefing to Scottish Parliament: Programme for Government 2023/24

and engagement with the voluntary sector.,can be scrutinised by the voluntary sector and Parliament.,Action is urgently needed to create the funding security essential for a sustainable voluntary sector,Together we can create a sustainable voluntary sector.,Transparent voluntary sector funding. Charity regulation for a modern voluntary sector.

https://scvo.scot/p/61899/2023/09/02/scvo-briefing-to-scottish-parliament-programme-for-government-2023-24

SCVO welcomes Scottish Government’s latest commitment to progress Fairer Funding

across its support for the voluntary sector, including the commitment to multi-year funding.,uplifts are provided across grants and contracts to sustain the public services that voluntary organisations,"Faced with these funding challenges, the ability of voluntary organisations to deliver essential services,We need a new approach to funding the voluntary sector that is long-term, flexible, sustainable, and,for voluntary organisations across Scotland.”

https://scvo.scot/p/59273/2023/04/19/scvo-welcomes-scottish-governments-latest-commitment-to-progress-fairer-funding

Programme for Government proposal 2024/25: Delivering Fair Funding by 2026

 by 2026 Transparent voluntary sector funding This paper focuses on Fair Funding, a long-term, flexible,, sustainable, and accessible approach to funding essential for a sustainable voluntary sector which,In 2023, the Scottish Government committed to achieving fairer funding for the voluntary sector by 2026,Fair Funding SCVO has advocated for Fair Funding for the voluntary sector for many years.,By November 2023 the Third Sector Tracker found: Almost 6 in 10 (57%) organisations believed that rising

https://scvo.scot/p/92443/2024/06/27/programme-for-government-proposal-2024-25-delivering-fair-funding-by-2026

We can’t challenge poverty without Fair Funding for the voluntary sector

sector.,sector funding.,The current situation that the voluntary sector finds itself in is simply unsustainable and this is a,situation that is not only not helped by the Scottish Government’s approach to sector funding, but it,sector, and we cannot have a discussion about a stable and secure voluntary sector without recognising

https://scvo.scot/p/62876/2023/10/10/we-cant-challenge-poverty-without-fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

Committee asks how voluntary sector funding can be improved

sector funding.,to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies.,In April 2023 the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus New leadership - A fresh start, the Cabinet,To support voluntary organisations, our staff and volunteers, and the people and communities our sector,funding model for the voluntary sector across all Scottish Government departments.

https://scvo.scot/p/92410/2024/06/26/committee-asks-how-voluntary-sector-funding-be-improved

Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances

SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to questions 12, 16 and 17 of the Finance and Public Administration,spending plans, including through the shift to multi-year funding for the voluntary sector.,The importance of multi-year funding to the voluntary sector In wave 4 of the Third Sector Tracker, 28%,In the Spring 2023 Third Sector Tracker, 66% of respondents reported an increase in demand for their,with the voluntary sector.

https://scvo.scot/p/61563/2023/08/17/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-pre-budget-scrutiny-the-sustainability-of-scotlands-finances

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

State of the Sector 2022 (August 2022)Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector (January 2023)A collection,on the Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector Fund (April 2023)SCVO letter,staff whose roles are funded through public sector grants by July 2023.,bodies fund the vital work of Scotland's voluntary sector.,staff whose roles are funded through public sector grants by July 2023.

https://scvo.scot/p/59486/2023/05/01/inquiry-into-the-scottish-governments-public-service-reform-programme-scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee