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Finances proving biggest challenge to charities as rising costs bite 

“Everyone can play a part in supporting the sector, whether it is government and councils ensuring there,A good start would be Scottish Government passing on the money that the UK Government allocated for energy,Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government,2023, SCVO was able to make informed decisions on its influencing and media work, and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/87687/2024/01/04/finances-proving-biggest-challenge-to-charities-as-rising-costs-bite

The First Minister promised action, not warm words, the Budget delivered neither.

Once the Budget work was completed, he continued, government would “advise to what extent we can bring,somewhat of a buzzword over the last year, with commitments in last year’s budget, the Scottish Government’s,policy prospectus, and, most recently, the Programme for Government (PfG).,In July, the Scottish Government moved forward with their new Fair Work First criteria, impacting organisations,Our sector plays a crucial role in delivering on the Scottish Government’s three missions, equality,

https://scvo.scot/p/87667/2023/12/20/the-first-minister-promised-action-not-warm-words-the-budget-delivered-neither

SCVO responds to Draft Scottish Budget 2024/25

“While we welcome the Scottish Government’s commitments to move towards Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary,“The UK Government delivered a modest but welcome package of running costs support for voluntary organisations,Today, at the very least, the Scottish Government could have committed to doing the same here in Scotland,We stand ready to support the Scottish Government to deliver that progress.”

https://scvo.scot/p/87653/2023/12/19/scvo-responds-to-draft-scottish-budget-2024-25

Improving transparency in partnership

Earlier this year, SCVO responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on access to information,We do, however, welcome the Scottish Government’s recent decision to park its own legislative proposals

https://scvo.scot/p/87650/2023/12/19/improving-transparency-in-partnership

SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025

Voluntary organisations play a crucial role in delivering on the Scottish Government’s three missions,At a time of clear need, this budget is an opportunity for the Scottish Government to support our sector,The solution SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026.,Implement multi-year funding of three years or more across several Scottish Government funds in the 2024,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs

https://scvo.scot/p/87246/2023/12/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2024-2025

Thinking about strategic charity reserves management

Ben Cairns (co-founder and director of IVAR) and Chris Mills (Research Associate at IVAR) explore what strategic charity reserves management means and its benefits, in their latest blog for Small Charity Week 2023. 'We’re a small charity with a small turnover. We know we’re...

https://scvo.scot/p/60288/2023/06/22/thinking-about-strategic-charity-reserves-management

What next for Levelling Up?

That same week the UK Government also announced the latest round of the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) with,At the Gathering, SCVO hosted a session with the UK Government to discuss Levelling Up, and the funds,The UK Government acknowledged that this is an issue, and we hope that more will be done in the coming,We need greater transparency from government at all levels to improve partnership working.

https://scvo.scot/p/86806/2023/11/28/what-next-for-levelling-up

Digital inclusion challenges: Connectivity

We hope to see Government continue to support and help drive better Infrastructure in Rural Communities

https://scvo.scot/p/86249/2023/11/17/digital-inclusion-pillars-connectivity

How can the new First Minister support the voluntary sector in his first Programme for Government? 

Each year at the beginning of September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government,(PfG), a set of actions that the government will take over the next year to progress its priorities.,Proposals should be shared with Scottish Government contacts over the next few weeks before the sign-off,Collect information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,SCVO’s policy proposals for the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government focus on supporting an

https://scvo.scot/p/60684/2023/07/10/how-can-the-new-first-minister-support-the-voluntary-sector-in-his-first-programme-for-government