These must be priorities for the Scottish Government following the 2026 election.,The Scottish Government’s commitments to “fairer funding” by 2026, while welcome, fall short of SCVO’,The current and next Scottish Government, post-2026, must prioritise addressing this.,organisations and others to understand Scottish Government spending.,Civil Society Covenant framework engagement: in 2024 SCVO responded to the UK Government’s initial
https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum
Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment,We continue to urge the Chancellor to change course – and welcome both the Scottish Government’s and,Aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding,Fair Funding SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026.,Draw the Scottish Government’s attention to oral evidence on the Scottish Government’s recent consultation
https://scvo.scot/p/95427/2024/11/28/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2025-2026
organisationsNational collections and national performing companies (see full list on the Scottish Government,creative industries, which could put them at a disadvantage in the implementation of the Scottish Government’s,We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.
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In response to the UK Government’s Energy Bills Discount Scheme, SCVO Chief Executive Anna Fowlie said,“We are calling on Scottish Government to reopen their Electricity and Natural Gas framework agreements,“Together with our partners in NCVO, we are also calling on the UK government to recognise the particular,voluntary organisations such as hospices, refuges, social care and community leisure providers, and for government
https://scvo.scot/p/56703/2023/01/12/scvo-responds-to-uk-governments-energy-bill-relief-scheme
We have worked in partnership with Scottish Government on the pandemic response as well as on policy,We worked with Scottish Government and independent grant-makers to create a Coronavirus Funding Hub offering,Information Hub with information and resources on areas including funding, running organisations, governance,innovative e-learning platform for small voluntary sector organisations covering the basics of governance,We became a gateway organisation for the UK government’s Kickstart scheme, working with 121 voluntary
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the precarious nature of voluntary sector funding, but it appears to be largely ignored within government,That is why we must not give up on pushing the government at Westminster to recognise this issue and,The UK Autumn Budget created this problem, and the UK Government can and must offer a solution.,The continuing lack of actions from government puts some voluntary sector services and organisations,at risk, and seriously undermines the promises made by this new government about partnership working
https://scvo.scot/p/96514/2025/01/17/employer-national-insurance-why-we-must-keep-up-the-pressure