Information & advice When your budgets are tight and your future feels uncertain, making sure your policies,collaborative working How to make the most of your funding, and find new sources How to look after your staff Policy,paper on the need for Fair Funding has led the Scottish Government to commit to fairer funding in its Policy,members and voluntary organisations Our SCVO partners provide discounted services and goods to SCVO,Good governance and difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic

Summary SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Labour Party’s Scottish Policy Forum,SCVO’s written evidence to the committee is also available here.,Economy and Fair Work Committee post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,: in 2024 the Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee carried out post-legislative scrutiny,SCVO’s written evidence to the Committee is available here.

Dr Irene Oldfather (Director of Strategic Partnerships at The Alliance) is vice-chair and SCVO’s representative,SAFE now also has a Sub-Committee on Young People, which brings together young people (aged 18-30) passionate,Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest UK/EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) briefings,and policy papers from the policy team.,have evidence, resources, or experiences that could support our work, please contact Rachel Le Noan, Policy

2025/26 will see the new UK government bed in, and preparations begin for Scottish Parliament elections in 2026 and local government elections in 2027. Heading into 2025/26, there are some signs of strain in relationships between the voluntary sector and governments at all levels...

We'll also outline how SCVO has been involved in influencing this new law, and what we've asked for.,will give to the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR): Training & events As the new law is implemented, SCVO

sector The following pages pull together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO

pages outline the size and shape of the Scottish voluntary sector workforce using data from OSCR, SCVO,Recruitment and retention challenges: Organisations report increasing difficulty filling posts, with

Our aims for the Gathering Gathering highlights After the Gathering The Gathering, organised by SCVO,,The chief executive of SCVO, Anna Fowlie, opened the session before Mr Yousaf addressed delegates.,head of policy and research led a Q&A with the First Minister addressing questions submitted by audience,and the voluntary sector can show support for the action we need to see.The recent Climate Change Committee,Go to My SCVO Did you spot yourself or your colleagues in our Gathering photo album?