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.

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.

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

The high-level commitments in the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform Strategy are welcome, but,The Scottish Government must embed SCVO’s Fair Funding principles and ethical commissioning practices,Yet, the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform Strategy recognises that “limitations in procurement,Prior to the election, SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to establishing “The Third,Government must deliver Fair Funding, embed ethical commissioning practice, and establish a new formalised

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

To achieve this the Scottish Government must: Embed Fair Funding principles, including multi-year funding,– A fresh start policy prospectus committed to delivering Fairer Funding by 2026, including exploring,The Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” pilot, launched in February 2025 committed more than £120,The Scottish Government must: Embed Fair Funding principles into grants and contracts awarded to voluntary,Measure progress towards the Scottish Government commitment to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector

As colleagues across the sector know, the Scottish Government have committed to ‘Fairer Funding’ for,The Scottish Government launched its “Fairer Funding” pilot in February 2025 - which commits more than,The Scottish Government described the pilot as the first step in mainstreaming multi-year funding agreements,one element of Fair Funding. ,By aligning their plans with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding the Scottish Government can support both