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One-half of Scotland?s population lives in Glasgow or Edinburgh or in one of the council areas that directly abuts those cities; more than one-half of Scotland?s gross domestic product is made in those areas. This paper discusses the key challenges of productivity, social change...

The Scotland Funders’ Forum commissioned IVAR ‘to understand how charity reserves can contribute to a dynamic and resilient third sector’ and explore ‘how charities can manage reserves for stability, but also how they can make reserves work harder’. The work has proved timely...

PDF version of our interactive online People sector stats including: the numbers of volunteers in the sector the numbers of paid staff in the sector top sector employers staff costs staff pay and Living Wage info.

Group (VSSG), the Voluntary Sector Forum, the Community Planning Partnership (CPP), the Scottish Government

Framework agreements are agreements between the Scottish Government and suppliers of a range of goods,The Scottish Government’s Procurement and Property Directorate leads on and delivers framework agreements,All of these can be found on the Scottish Government’s procurement contract directory.,The majority of the framework agreements available on the Scottish Government’s procurement contract,directory on the Scottish Government website.

It is important to ensure your organisation’s governance is as effective as possible - The Scottish Governance,Code for the Third Sector offers guidance, practical tools and templates to help governing bodies ensure,These include Brexit Ready Scotland, which is targeted towards Scottish businesses, and a Scottish Government,Telling your staff and volunteers about the advice and help available, such as the Scottish Government,of some European funding (not specifically related to Brexit) liaising with the UK and Scottish Government

face an annual cycle of uncertainty when it comes to the funding they receive from the Scottish Government,The lack of straightforward and timely processes in decision-making by the Scottish Government presents,Organisations must chase the Scottish Government for decisions, and they feel as though it is a constant,While core funding from the Scottish Government is extremely appreciated, a significant challenge is,securing core funding from other sources, meaning adequate government funding is even more essential.

has been ignored between the shouts of the market and the state’ and ‘the relationship between government,the design and decision-making processes from the start.While such discussions take place, the UK Government,a positive difference for communities.We would also like to see a clear commitment from the UK Government

Across the UK, governments have developed formalised models of partnership between the voluntary sector,and government.,At the UK level, the UK Government has launched its own model of collaboration — the Civil Society Covenant,Parliament election manifesto Scotland's Essential Sector, we’re calling for the next Scottish Government,Accountable for delivery across all public bodies, ensuring that commitments made by the Scottish Government

, and what changes are needed in how voluntary sector intermediaries are funded by the Scottish Government,positive relationships at an operational level with the teams they work closely with in the Scottish Government,of the funding package, where organisations applying to or receiving funding from the Scottish Government,manage and overcome challenges A couple of the organisations interviewed felt that the Scottish Government,can work best together Another organisation focused on the sense of partnership with the Scottish Government