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By prompting a government review of formula, driving down its prices across the UK, and enabling families

for additional staff and volunteer capacity, specialist skills (especially digital, fundraising, governance

Trading. Trading is an important source of funding for the third sector. It can enable organisations to reduce their dependency on ever...

implementation of the Third Sector Cyber Resilience Action Plan (2023-35), in collaboration with Scottish Government,What is your view on the effectiveness of the Scottish Government cyber resilience policies and its most,SCVO has been actively involved in the recent review of Scottish Government’s cyber resilience strategy,These documents are useful in providing direction and focusing alignment across government policies and,It is worth highlighting that the report does not appear to cover the work that the Scottish Government

Scottish Government have extended the scheme to include third sector organisations.

Summary Small charities are an essential part of communities across Scotland, and account for three-quarters of the Scottish charities. Here we pull together some key facts and figures about the importance of small charities in Scotland. We also look at some of the challenges...

"We do not know if we will still be here in a year or not" There is no local community in Scotland that is not reliant on the voluntary sector. As outlined in SCVO’s State of the Sector 2025, of the over 46,500 voluntary organisations across the country, an incredible 88% are...

"Fair Funding would be transformational – the blueprint is there to fix it, so fix it!" “Everyone benefits when more people walk, wheel, and cycle,” states Transport Scotland. “Active travel is good for your physical, mental, and social health, and increased rates of active...

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Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment,Aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding,, including long-term action on the Scottish Government’s commitment on multi-year funding.,to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies.,The upcoming UK Government Spending Review should support the Scottish Government to take action on their