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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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Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26

Sheghley Ogilvie
27 January 2025
Posted in
Pre-Budget scrutiny report focused exclusively on voluntary sector funding, collecting extensive evidence

https://scvo.scot/p/96778/2025/01/27/finance-and-public-administration-committee-debate-briefing-scottish-budget-2025-26

Response to Social Justice and Social Security Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Third sector funding principles

Sheghley Ogilvie
13 August 2024
Posted in
about the sector here.Our response is on behalf of Scotland’s voluntary sector, reflecting, through evidence,Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Social Justice and Social Security,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 2023-24.,The evidence we have collected demonstrates the urgent need for a Fair Funding approach.,practices undermine its ability to offer job security.As the Committee understands from previous SCVO evidence

https://scvo.scot/p/93311/2024/08/13/response-to-social-justice-and-social-security-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-third-sector-funding-principles

New report reveals concerns charity reserve usage is “unsustainable”

NEWS 7 September 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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The latest findings from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker have been released. 

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-reveals-concerns-charity-reserve-usage-is-unsustainable

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker – latest updates

OPINION 27 April 2023 by Steve Grozier
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Now, more than ever, new models for funding the sector are needed.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-latest-updates

SCVO Briefing: Programme for Government

Sheghley Ogilvie
1 May 2025
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Summary Amongst many other valuable contributions to society, Scotland’s voluntary sector plays an essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland experiencing poverty and inequality and is central to the Scottish Government’s plans to eradicate child poverty...

https://scvo.scot/p/98456/2025/05/01/scvo-briefing-programme-for-government

Introduction This paper presents the key findings from the ten wave of the Scottish third sector tracker, data for which was collected in February-March 2025. The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into the health of the...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-wave-10-spring-2025

SCVO Digital Call To Action 3

Our evidence shows that this combination of device, data, skills and support was very effective in helping,They are testing early and ‘failing fast’, and using evidence of the user and business value delivered

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-3

Fair work in the voluntary sector: what’s working?

Ilse Mackinnon
23 August 2023
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engagement with fair work practices in the third sector, it is worth re-iterating that there is strong evidence

https://scvo.scot/p/61695/2023/08/23/fair-work-in-the-voluntary-sector-whats-working

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

Sheghley Ogilvie
31 August 2023
Posted in
About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to give evidence to the Social Justice and Social Security,Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Social Justice and Social Security,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

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

Response to Equalities, Human Rights, and Civil Justice Committee pre-budget scrutiny: (The impact of the Scottish Budget on the public)

Sheghley Ogilvie
24 August 2023
Posted in
Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Committee and its predecessor, the,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,As the Committee understands from previous SCVO evidence, current challenges, such as rising inflation,In October 2021, SCVO gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.,Inconsistency in approach and the evidence required across Scottish Government departments.

https://scvo.scot/p/61732/2023/08/24/response-to-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-the-impact-of-the-scottish-budget-on-the-public

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