Posts tagged Fair Funding

About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Along with our community of around 4,000 members and supporters, we believe that a thriving voluntary sector should be at the heart of a successful... Read more

About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Along with our community of around 4,000 members and supporters, we believe that a thriving voluntary sector should be at the heart of a successful... Read more

Fair Funding means a funding landscape that is fair, flexible, sustainable and accessible. It includes longer-term funding, unrestricted funding, timely payments, processes that are easier to navigate, funding that keeps pace with rising costs, and proportionate reporting... Read more

SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Our mission is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a... Read more

Our position Scotland’s voluntary sector is crucial to delivering public services, supporting early intervention and prevention, and strengthening communities across Scotland. Scotland’s voluntary sector must be at the heart of any serious programme of public service reform. The... Read more

If you spend any time talking to people across the voluntary sector right now, a pattern starts to emerge. It doesn’t really matter where they’re based or what their area of focus is — the same themes keep coming up. Financial pressure and a wider feeling of uncertainty. There’s... Read more

Dear First Minister, On behalf of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), I want to offer my congratulations to you on your re-appointment as First Minister of Scotland. We look forward to working constructively with you and your government in the new Parliament... Read more

Funding delays emerge as major challenge for Scottish charities Organisations call for reliable, multi-year funding to avoid increased annual pressures. Charities in Scotland are increasingly struggling with funding delays, with organisations facing cash‑flow pressures, postponed... Read more

This letter was sent to Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister on the 26th of January 2026 from Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive, SCVO, Lesley Kelly, TSI Scotland Network, Louise Goodlad, Third Sector Employability Forum (TSEF) and Euan Leitch, Chief Executive, SURF. Dear Deputy... Read more

This letter was sent to Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Local Government on the 17th of December 2025 from Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive, SCVO and Alan Stevenson, Chief Executive, Volunteer Scotland. Dear Cabinet Secretary We write to you as the leaders of... Read more