The evidence we have collected demonstrates the urgent need for Fair Funding – an array of policy asks,Our calls are primarily directed at the Scottish Government; however, the wider principles apply to all,Fair Funding is about ensuring a voluntary sector funding landscape that is fair, flexible, sustainable,Government aligns its Fairer Funding commitment with our Fair Funding calls and to show their support,Pledge my support Latest news & opinion The latest Fair Funding & procurement news and blogs.
https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding
"Welcome too is the Scottish Government’s commitment to multi-year funding for sections of the voluntary,Government's ‘Fairer Funding’ pilot.,“In the meantime it is essential that in the weeks following the Scottish Budget the Scottish Government,/news/fairer-funding-for-charities/ A Scottish Government survey of voluntary sector beneficiaries of,/fair-funding-procurement/fair-fundingSCVO Briefing: Scottish Government Spending Review: https://scvo.scot
https://scvo.scot/p/102822/2026/01/13/scvo-response-to-scottish-spending-review-and-scottish-budget-2026-27
Fair Funding means a funding landscape that is fair, flexible, sustainable and accessible.,And yet, there are perhaps two key milestones of recent years: Firstly, is the Scottish Government’s,commitment to Fairer Funding, a direct response to our Fair Funding work.,And, although Fairer Funding does not yet go nearly far enough, such a commitment must be recognised,for Fair Funding in their own influencing work.
https://scvo.scot/p/106533/2026/08/06/we-know-fair-funding-is-needed-help-us-highlight-why
Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building,Steering Group, we are committed to amplifying and championing the views of the sector, to ensure national,Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest Community Wealth Building (CWB) briefings and policy,papers from the policy team.,consultation responses The latest Community Wealth Building (CWB) consultation responses from the policy
https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building
Fair Funding in Scotland: https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding A Third Sector,These findings are reflected in Scottish Government research, which identified funding, procurement,,SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government's commitment to establishing a new partnership with the voluntary,Transparent funding data is also essential to assessing progress towards the Scottish Government's commitments,That's why SCVO is calling on the Scottish Government and the wider public sector to apply Fair Funding
https://scvo.scot/p/106633/2026/08/14/public-service-reform-pre-budget-scrutiny-2027-28
Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Programme for Government (PfG) restates the Scottish Government,in the voluntary sector and multi-year funding alone is not Fair Funding.,This will not be sufficient to deliver the fair, flexible, sustainable and accessible funding landscape,‘the importance of a thriving Third Sector in Scotland’, the Scottish Government must go further.
https://scvo.scot/p/98517/2025/05/06/scvo-response-to-2025-26-programme-for-government
Lack of Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary sector is having a significant impact on staff, 2025’s,SCVO are calling for the Scottish Government’s own funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition,of Fair Funding – developed through significant research and engagement with the voluntary sector.,Ahead of the Scottish Budget and Spending Review, the Scottish Government has a real chance to create,/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/what-is-fair-funding A short briefing and breakdown of
https://scvo.scot/p/102535/2025/12/29/new-research-underlines-pressures-on-third-sector-workforce-and-services
April 2023: The policy prospectus “New leadership – A fresh start” committed to delivering Fairer Funding,go further.The Scottish Government must use the multi-annual Scottish Spending Review to commit to Fair,SCVO looks forward to engaging with the Scottish Government on these issues and Fair Funding more broadly,and stress that by embedding SCVO’s Fair Funding principles across the Scottish Government’s own departments,’s Fairer funding principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding and progressing the Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/p/102130/2025/12/03/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-spending-review