Posts tagged Fair Funding

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

Summary The Spending Review can recognise, resource, and support the voluntary sector and our essential services by aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding including: Multi-year funding: funding that provides a minimum... Read more

Question 1: What actions should the Scottish Government be taking now to start to address these ‘Scottish specific fiscal sustainability challenges’? The voluntary sector is and should be recognised as part of the solution to Scotland’s long-term fiscal challenges. The voluntary... Read more

SCVO has just published an analysis of Pay in the voluntary sector. Our analysis found that voluntary sector pay is managing to keep up with inflation and with the private sector, but it is lagging well behind public sector pay. The voluntary sector is also lagging the public... Read more

Responding to Wednesday’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy, Kirsten Hogg, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations' (SCVO) Head of Policy and Research, said: “To achieve the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding by 2026 and recognise the importance of a thriving... Read more