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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Use public spending for social good, demand charities

Third sector bodies are calling on MSPs to create strong public spending laws that will help create a fairer society

https://tfn.scot/news/strong-procurement-bill-call-by-third-sector

Helping the third sector get creative about approaching bids

Jim Wallace gives some advice to the third sector on getting creative with bids

https://tfn.scot/opinion/helping-the-third-sector-get-creative-about-approaching-bids

SCVO long-term funding survey and roundtable report 2013

government, through block grants, service level agreements and contracts commissioned or won through procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/scvo-long-term-funding-survey-and-roundtable-report-2013

for grants can be given to projects that demonstrate the following additional criteria:- Local procurement

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000005XrnRMAS/foundation-scotland-cockburnspath-cove-community-fund

Council provides social enterprises with record investment

Glasgow City Council unveiled an £8million spend. 

https://tfn.scot/news/council-provides-social-enterprises-with-record-investment

Programme for Government proposal: Transparent voluntary sector funding

Experts in the Scottish Exchequer are involved in this work, which covers public spending, procurement,improvement, its Fiscal Transparency Programme – including a Fiscal Portal, its development of a Procurement

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

60 seconds on Fairtrade Fortnight

Scottish Fair Trade Forum's Martin Rhodes tells TFN how well Scotland is embracing fair trade

https://tfn.scot/features/60-seconds-on-fairtrade-fortnight

.- Local procurement – using local suppliers and providers for goods and services, where possible.- Environmental

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000MixHWEAZ/solwaybank-windfarm-community-benefit-fund

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