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SCA Community Learning Exchange
15 September 2025
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The fund from the Scottish Government has been around since 2015 and since then the programme has enabled,Tackling the climate emergency is a key area in Scotland’s Programme for Government in which communities
https://scvo.scot/p/101091/2025/09/15/sca-community-learning-exchange
You can find the whole range of our recorded webinars on the SCVO YouTube channel - as well as lots more videos curated for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Highlights We've picked some highlights for you here by topic, to get you started:
SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/2026
28 November 2024
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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
Making change happen
Digital inclusion and digital skills are at the heart of the Scottish Government and COSLA's digital
Our latest analysis shows more charities struggling to break even, but also some welcome growth in key funding streams
3 February 2025
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Income from government has remained fairly steady, and income from the public has largely recovered after,Five years ago, the amount of money received from government was just slightly higher than the income,Fears of a sudden withdrawal of essential government support were not realized in 2023, but when we factor
Levelling Up and social needs: An analysis of government’s progress - How Levelling Up is missing social needs
The government should change the criteria for the Levelling Up Fund to include social infrastructure,The government should ensure the criteria for the long-awaited UK Shared Prosperity Fund, worth up to,The ‘everyone in’ movement to tackle homelessness during lockdown shows how government and charity sector,These roadmaps should be informed by local data on social needs from both government and the social sector,businesses, faith groups and community groups, should be established to provide intelligence to the government
Familiar Patterns and New Initiatives: UK Civil Society and Government Initial Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis
on civil society actors, the paper includes an exploration of how civil society and the national government,familiar patterns of behaviour by civil society in the UK, and in the relationship between the government
Thistles, roses, thorns: some reflections on third sector/government relations and policy expectations in economic downturn
recession, the kinds of experiences currently facing the sector in Scotland, and whether the Scottish Government
Press coverage tips for charities
An AGM won’t cut it – would you read a story about another organisation’s governance meeting?!
Scottish Charity Award winners 2024
" - Aberlour Children's Charity Sponsored by SGN This ambitious campaign persuaded the Scottish Government,focused on impact and saw the charity host a music and dementia conference, influence the Scottish Government’s
https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners