Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Antiracism & integration

. © SHAWN Against this backdrop, the Scottish Government has made efforts to turn the tide.,Following the publication of the Race Equality Framework 2016-30 in 2016, the government has more recently,acknowledges the key role of voluntary organisations, setting out the need for partnership working across government,providing better support for integration, is reliant on partnership working between the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/antiracism-integration

Children & young people

© Walk Wheel Cycle Trust The Scottish Government has been clear that eradicating child poverty is its,striving to ensure that children have the best possible start in life, both national and local government,to reduce the very services relied upon by both those children and young people and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/children-young-people

Crime & justice

communities safe are objectives shared right across Scottish society, and ones in which the Scottish Government,person-centred approach to justice, the voluntary sector is an essential partner in delivering the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/crime-justice

Culture & creativity

The Scottish Government has itself recognised this value, committing to significantly increase investment

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/culture-creativity

Health

NHS are among the most significant challenges facing the country, and ones to which the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/health

Housing & homelessness

The Scottish Government has committed to responding to this emergency, and central to that response is

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/housing-homelessness

Sport

"Fair Funding could have a tremendous impact on the voluntary sector" The benefits of sport and physical activity to Scotland are difficult to overstate. From improving physical and mental health and reducing pressure on the NHS, to bringing communities together, providing...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/sport

Defining a subsidy

A “public authority” includes government bodies and non-government bodies that are performing a public,Examples include the Scottish Government and local authorities.,What is not a subsidy The UK Government’s statutory subsidy control guidance (the “Guidance”) sets out

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/subsidy-control/defining-a-subsidy

2026 Fundraising landscape

Sources CAF UK Giving Report 2026 CAF UK Local Giving Report 2026 Scottish Third Sector Tracker Pulse 1 (2026) Scottish Third Sector Tracker Wave 12 (2026) SCVO Individual Giving in Scotland (2026): donations, legacies and fundraising SCVO 2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/2026-toolkit-for-fundraisers

How digital inclusion should be funded in Scotland

transformation budgets2Fund trusted community capacity on a sustained basisCommissioners, Scottish GovernmentSustained,revenue3Publish a digital inclusion delivery plan, built on the evidence Scotland already hasScottish Government,expectations of responsibility across sectors, starting with connectivity affordabilityScottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/funding-digital-inclusion

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