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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

The evidence we have collected, through bespoke engagement and backed up by the findings of the Scottish,Procurement, Scottish Government: research commissioned by the Scottish Government and published in,Government’s monthly reports and improve categories to ensure data is useful and accessible Collect,Scottish Exchequer: fiscal transparency discovery report – the Scottish Government’s discovery report,Supporting collaboration between the third and public sectors: evidence review: the research review conducted

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

Public Sector Funding

Sector Stats, based on analysis of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the Scottish,The public sector is currently the single most important source of income for the Scottish voluntary,are also social enterprises Learn more about the sector’s size and shape and get in touch with our research

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

Programme for Government proposal: Transparent voluntary sector funding

Currently, the Scottish Government publishes monthly reports on government spend over £25,000.,The Scottish Government emergency Covid grants awarded in 2020-2022 have already been published to 360Giving,, and evidence.,Evidence that this policy will lead to change As the Open Government Action Plan, Scottish Exchequer,,Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21, the most recent

https://scvo.scot/p/60307/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-transparent-voluntary-sector-funding

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

submit evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee's inquiry into the Scottish Government,Our submission draws upon: The Scottish Third Sector Tracker - wave 5 summary report (Winter 2022)SCVO's,In our response to the Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny inquiry, Scotland's public finances in 2023-24,That is despite numerous reports and recommendations in recent years, often coming from the Scottish,In 2020: 64.5% of the voluntary sector's paid staff were women.

https://scvo.scot/p/59486/2023/05/01/inquiry-into-the-scottish-governments-public-service-reform-programme-scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 21-22. ,In SCVO’s research, many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government,We look forward to the Committee's report on this matter and being part of the Scottish Government's,In 2020/21, 40% of charities spent more than their income in 2020/21, with that rising to 46% of smaller,A recent research report into net zero provision for voluntary organisations in Scotland by CEiS highlighted

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the impact of human rights budgeting

with the sector throughout 21-22, including, ‘Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations,In 2020/21, 40% of charities spent more than their income, with that rising to 46% of smaller charities,, ‘Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21: Valuing the Third Sector’.,In our recent research on the Scottish Government’s funding of voluntary organisations, organisations,reported a lack of straightforward and timely processes in decision-making by the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

The Scottish Parliament’s 2020 report, ‘Valuing the third sector,’ made recommendations on the involvement,These include: Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020,-21, Scottish Parliament If not now, when?,Recovery (2020) and the Scottish Government’s response to the Advisory Group.,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

Coronavirus, next steps & communities

This has continued throughout the pandemic, and the Scottish Government's initial support of the sector,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary,While emergency Scottish Government funding streams have provided vital support, many organisations had,process are required at both a national and local level.A just transition: The Scottish Government's,Parliament in November, the Scottish Government should ‘set up a working group, involving key stakeholders

https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities