now that Covid-related funds have ended, combined with the impact of inflation.,Public sector funding made up 40% of the sector’s income in 2023.,Funding from the public sector was worth an estimated £3.3bn in 2023.,Funding has stayed at 2021 levels in cash terms but fell by 5% in real terms (-£177m).,investments held by charitable foundations, totalling an estimated £37bn last year There are over 200,000 trustees

against the public and private sectors.Staff recruitment, retention and diversity is closely linked to fair,Recruitment and retention challenges: Organisations report increasing difficulty filling posts, with pay, funding,investments held by charitable foundations, totalling an estimated £37bn last year There are over 200,000 trustees

They are trusted, rooted in communities, and are at the heart of a healthy society, a fair economy, and,controls=0 Scotland's voluntary sector in numbers Priorities for the next Scottish Government Deliver Fair,Funding SCVO works with voluntary organisations to understand the funding challenges they face, and,SCVO’s policy positions and proposals have been developed over several years through extensive engagement,More recently, SCVO led a dedicated policy development process focused on the 2026 Scottish Parliament

Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest sector's role in the economy briefings and policy,papers from the policy team.,Latest consultation responses The latest sector's role in the economy consultation responses from the policy,have evidence, resources, or experiences that could support our work, please contact Rachel Le Noan, Policy

We have continued our work, lobbying on behalf of the sector on fair funding, targeting Scottish Government,Fair funding In 2022/2023, we hosted three hundred SCVO members at nine SCVO Policy Network events.,Why it matters Fair Funding is central to a sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.,Guaranteeing Fair Funding for the sector will help to ensure that organisations can provide the services,Learn more about our Fair Funding work Policy Network In 2022/2023, we hosted three hundred SCVO members

work, such as Fair Funding and procurement, Fair Work, the sector’s role in the economy, and partnership,Recommendation: Committed funding is needed to help train, develop and support volunteers and trustees,Fair Work and Fair Funding within the voluntary sector are inherently linked.,To pay the Living Wage and realise Fair Work, public grant funding and procured contracts should build,Committed funding is needed to help train, develop and support volunteers and trustees to support engagement

Pay is not the only tool that the voluntary sector can use to attract and retain staff, but fair wages,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,investments held by charitable foundations, totalling an estimated £37bn last year There are over 200,000 trustees

Our proposals for the Programme for Government 2023/2024 cover three areas: Delivering Fair Funding by,prospectus, including commitments to progress Fairer Funding, implement multi-year funding deals, embed,Charities have adapted to social and demographic changes, funding and policy trends, the opportunities,and challenges of new technology and increased connectivity, and increasingly engaging procurement processes,Address a lack of diversity in trustees in the sector. 

Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,decisions and the legal duty of Trustees to provide evidence that their organisation can operate on,Procurement Another important aspect of voluntary sector funding is ensuring a procurement system which,As with other funding arrangements, voluntary organisations with procured contracts should be properly

three quarters (72%) of Scottish charities are run entirely by volunteers, including over 250,000 trustees,Without Fair Work policy change, the increasing reliance on the ‘civic core’ (where a minority of formal,, relating to single-year funding and procurement and commissioning.,Work First policy.,As discussed in depth in our response, existing funding and procurement practices undermine aspirations