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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Best practice for funders

Collaboration Take a look at our briefing paper on funding, the voluntary sector and coronavirus for

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/best-practice-for-funders

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

The Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start, committed to delivering,As a result of these pressures, this year the Poverty Alliance’s Challenge Poverty Week policy asks echo

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

Pre-Budget Scrutiny Evidence: Social Justice and Social Security Committee

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,Scottish Government and local government must fully integrate the sector into economic strategy and policy,Responding to fiscal and wider policy challenges in the Committee’s remit Scotland’s voluntary sector,months are likely to bring, we strongly recommend that the Scottish Government offer: Winter support: Brief,The Poverty Alliance’s latest Challenge Poverty Week policy asks echo SCVO’s calls on Fair Funding to

https://scvo.scot/p/61863/2023/08/31/pre-budget-scrutiny-evidence-social-justice-and-social-security-committee

Programme for Government proposal: Charity Regulation for a modern voluntary sector

Scotland’s voluntary sector Scotland’s voluntary sector plays a central role in achieving the three policy,priorities discussed by the First Minister’s in the Policy Prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start,Charities have adapted to social and demographic changes, funding and policy trends, the opportunities,We are encouraged that within the Policy Memorandum of the Charities (Regulation and Administration),Cost While a review will have a cost, it has already been committed to within the Policy Memorandum of

https://scvo.scot/p/60269/2023/06/21/programme-for-government-proposal-charity-regulation-for-a-modern-voluntary-sector

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

downloaded here: Self-assessment checklistDownload (PDF) NCVO has produced a Key points to consider briefing,You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.,More information and policy analysis can be found at the Scottish Centre on European Relations, an independent

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

Programme for Government proposal: Delivering Fair Funding by 2026

Scotland’s voluntary sector Scotland’s voluntary sector plays a central role in achieving the three policy,priorities discussed by the First Minister’s in the Policy Prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start,In the policy prospectus, Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start, the Scottish,Evidence that this policy will lead to change Several recent enquiries and reports have made a case for,Who will this policy support?

https://scvo.scot/p/60303/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-delivering-fair-funding-by-2026

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Information & advice When your budgets are tight and your future feels uncertain, making sure your policies,We continue to brief MSPs in Holyrood and MPs in Westminster on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis,paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding in its Policy,We briefed MSPs ahead of the Scottish Budget.,Last year MSPs used our briefings to secure commitments to multi-year funding from the Cabinet Secretary

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

Make Renting Right

Graeme Brown, director at Shelter Scotland, said: “We have always engaged with private renting policy,Brown continued: “We built a well-evidenced case for reform, through research, policy papers, public,Staff held meetings with MSPs, had campaign days across Scotland, provided briefings, and gave evidence

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/making-renting-right

Programme for Government proposal: Transparent voluntary sector funding

Scotland’s voluntary sector Scotland’s voluntary sector plays a central role in achieving the three policy,priorities discussed by the First Minister’s in the Policy Prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start,Complementing other policies As has been discussed, work is underway to improve the accessibility of,Evidence that this policy will lead to change As the Open Government Action Plan, Scottish Exchequer,,Who will this policy support?

https://scvo.scot/p/60307/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-transparent-voluntary-sector-funding

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

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,organisations play a central role in achieving Scotland’s National Outcomes, including the three policy,priorities set out by the First Minister in the Policy Prospectus, “New leadership - A fresh start”:,contracts as part of expanding the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First criteria to ensure that the policy,The policy prospectus, ‘New Leadership - A fresh start’, stated that transparency must underpin delivery

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

Get involved

Collaborate with us and our members to develop and promote voluntary sector policy perspectives for Scotland