The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the membership organisation for Scotland’s

We want to see a commitment from both the UK and Scottish Governments to mitigate the impact of the increased,MPs on behalf of impacted Scottish voluntary organisations writing to the First Minister to highlight,the risk to voluntary organisations in Scotland working with the Scottish Government and COSLA to gain,The UK Government have said that the Scottish Government will receive additional funding on top of the,What have the Scottish Government said?

Adopt, and publish awards to, the 360Giving Data Standard, including basic identifier core fields such,as recipient name, organisation, and charity number Include all spending in the Scottish Government’,This includes 23,600 Scottish charities and over 1,000 UK-wide charities operating in Scotland.,Small charities (under £100,000 and new charities) make up 80% of the charity sector, but account for,Information Centre (SPICe) published a blog on the economic contribution of the sector.

annual funding cycles are common, their challenges are exacerbated when delays to decision-making and awarding,Registered Charity “We’ve been offered 3-year funding, but this is to be reviewed annually.,employees and the experience and expertise that they provide.Even where voluntary organisations have been awarded,Registered Charity Question 7.,Registered charity “Funding issues ensure that no one has security of employment.

Charities are facing an increase in fees for basic transactions, misleading and inconsistent information,New charities struggled to identify and open suitable accounts, which prevented many from being able,to apply for or be awarded grants at a crucial time.,SCVO joined as the Scottish partner to ensure the needs of our sector were represented and advocated,It was only when charity and banking partners were allowed to participate in a joint conversation that