Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Fair Funding Inquiry

Sheghley Ogilvie

13 September 2024

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Policy

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 responds to Draft Scottish Budget 2024/25

Press release

19 December 2023

“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

“Rebuild the relationship”: Scottish Labour commits to “New Deal for Third Sector”

NEWS 16 February 2024 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

https://tfn.scot/news/rebuild-the-relationship-scottish-labour-commits-to-new-deal-for-third-sector

Stretched to the Limit: Scotland’s Third Sector and the cost of living crisis

Taken together, these paint a picture of a sector which is under intense stress.,their employees pay uplifts. 88% of organisations saying that they would benefit from longer-term funding,Recommendations include: Progressing commitments to fair funding for the third sector, in line with the,this link will take you away from The Alliance website Ensuring the Fair Work agenda goes beyond funding,demand for acute interventions from the public and third sectors

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/stretched-to-the-limit-scotlands-third-sector-and-the-cost-of-living-crisis

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

support you in tough times As the cost of living crisis takes hold, people and communities need voluntary,sector services more than ever.,Our position paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding,Opinions and news from SCVO SCVO response to 2023/24 Programme for Government where we welcome commitments,Sector tracker and the worrying picture it paints for Scotland's voluntary sector in the coming months

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

Financial challenges at highest level since Covid among voluntary organisations

NEWS 9 February 2024 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

The latest wave of the Scottish Third Sector tracker shows an overwhelming number of groups facing challenges

https://tfn.scot/news/financial-challenges-at-highest-level-since-covid-among-voluntary-organisations

Ministers commit to earlier funding arrangement announcements for third sector

NEWS 18 December 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

Voluntary groups will be told of funding arrangements “as soon as is practicably possible” going forward

https://tfn.scot/news/ministers-commit-to-earlier-funding-arrangement-announcements-for-third-sector

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

Sheghley Ogilvie

27 June 2024

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Policy reports

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

Committee asks how voluntary sector funding can be improved

Sheghley Ogilvie

26 June 2024

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Policy

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

Sector must keep up the pressure

OPINION 13 November 2023 by Kirsten Hogg

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Kirsten Hogg analyses the first minister’s commitments towards the voluntary sector, based on his address,to the Gathering 2023

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sector-must-keep-up-the-pressure

Fair Funding Inquiry

SCVO responds to Draft Scottish Budget 2024/25

“Rebuild the relationship”: Scottish Labour commits to “New Deal for Third Sector”

Stretched to the Limit: Scotland’s Third Sector and the cost of living crisis

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Financial challenges at highest level since Covid among voluntary organisations

Ministers commit to earlier funding arrangement announcements for third sector

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

Committee asks how voluntary sector funding can be improved

Sector must keep up the pressure

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