Plans to progress towards Fair Work and employment rights should also recognise that poor funding practice,and procurement practices undermine aspirations to offer secure work.,A Fair Funding approach which addresses short-term funding cycles and ingrained operational issues, including,Funding, is needed.,About this response SCVO has drawn on evidence from our research, policy development and engagement with

public buying power and public contracts to champion Fair Funding, and promote Fair Work and expanded,commitments, with sufficient funding allocated to cover the full costs of policy delivery in Scotland,While multi-year funding is necessary to deliver Fair Funding for the voluntary sector, on its own it,Multi-year funding that does not incorporate the other Fair Funding elements—flexible unrestricted funding,Use its buying power and public contracts to champion Fair Funding, and promote Fair Work and expanded

We need fair funding.,Our response was clear that this Fund needs to follow Fair Funding principles.,We urged that the Fund was open to resourcing the essential infrastructure for digital inclusion – people,sector, creating structured links between industry and communities, embedding cross-sector learning,,and ensuring fair distribution of responsibility and resources—particularly from those who profit from

"[Fair Funding would ensure] better planning, better partnerships" Like most of us, the Scottish Government,it is playing a role in directly fighting the climate crisis by bridging the gap between national policy,and local action, or helping to alleviate the social issues linked to climate action, such as poverty,Fair Funding is crucial to this objective.

, Funding Scotland is a free online search engine SCVO’s Guide to Finding Funding is a useful source,SCVO’s Fair Funding Principles or the TSI Scotland Network Local Fair Funding Charter to campaign for,better funding The Scottish Third Sector Tracker can help you to understand trends in funding, and how,receive advice on various areas of financial management, including audits, reporting and finance policies,Join us at The Gathering Related training and events

It has added greater support and legitimacy to not just the package of policy asks itself, but to the,On the new Fair Funding in Scotland section of our website, we’re providing an arsenal of resources to,We want to provide useful links and resources, beyond just our own, that give different perspectives,on voluntary sector funding and the need for Fair Funding.,– now let us amplify those voices as best we can, to ensure that Fair Funding is implemented by the Scottish

The main source of pay data used is the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) published by the Office,Pay is not the only tool that the voluntary sector can use to attract and retain staff, but fair wages,find evidence of pay gaps within the sector, in particular a significant gender pay gap, and closely linked,this a gap between pay rates for full-time and part-time workers.The findings highlight the need for funding,to cover fair pay and to be uplifted in line with inflation, and for the sector to improve flexible

useful exercise.,of Fair Funding., cover 3 - 5 years would enable us to plan staffing and resources to meet needs.”,Ensuring that all public grant funding and procured contracts have both the real Living Wage and annual,barriers to implementation and that poor funding and procurement practices undermine its ability to

 results paint a picture of a sector deeply committed to its purpose but increasingly strained by funding,The research also sought to examine job security and pay in the context of short-term funding practices

community groups and social enterprises in Scotland care about the climate crisis… the majority have no policies,Particular thanks to our funding partners the Corra Foundation, the National Lottery Community Fund,,Resources like our draft environmental policy, or the results from a net zero scorecard can help with,In line with our calls for fair funding, we’re interested in how funders can ask about this activity,For more information, or to let us know about work you are doing in this space please reach out to us