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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025

Voluntary organisations play a crucial role in delivering on the Scottish Government’s three missions,At a time of clear need, this budget is an opportunity for the Scottish Government to support our sector,The solution SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026.,Implement multi-year funding of three years or more across several Scottish Government funds in the 2024,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs

https://scvo.scot/p/87246/2023/12/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2024-2025

Finances proving biggest challenge to charities as rising costs bite 

“Everyone can play a part in supporting the sector, whether it is government and councils ensuring there,A good start would be Scottish Government passing on the money that the UK Government allocated for energy,Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government,2023, SCVO was able to make informed decisions on its influencing and media work, and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/87687/2024/01/04/finances-proving-biggest-challenge-to-charities-as-rising-costs-bite

SCVO responds to Draft Scottish Budget 2024/25

“While we welcome the Scottish Government’s commitments to move towards Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary,“The UK Government delivered a modest but welcome package of running costs support for voluntary organisations,Today, at the very least, the Scottish Government could have committed to doing the same here in Scotland,We stand ready to support the Scottish Government to deliver that progress.”

https://scvo.scot/p/87653/2023/12/19/scvo-responds-to-draft-scottish-budget-2024-25

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

local government.’,’ in Scottish Government.,And if Scottish Government put that and UK government put that on to local government, we then put that,in the Open Government Action Plan.,Open Government Action Plan.

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

CivTech

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CivTech is a Scottish Government programme that brings people from the public, private and third sectors together to build things that make the world a better place.The Round 11 Challenges are focused across a wide range of areas including education, the natural environments (land and marine), the economy and health, core government functions, the Gaelic language, and more. Individuals, teams, pre-starts, start-ups, early stage or established SMEs, and large companies are all welcome to apply. For more details on the process and to view all of the current challenges, visit the CivTech website.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000ODHwAEAX/civtech

EXCLUSIVE: legal challenge halts CAS reform vote

Four Glasgow Citizens Advice Bureaux have put a stop to a vote on a new governance structure for Citizens

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-legal-challenge-halts-cas-reform-vote

Survey: charity trustees tell TFN about your experience

Good charity governance is more important than ever before.

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-survey

Resources needed for the voluntary sector to action Scottish Government Fair Work plans

Minister Lorna Slater, announced that all organisations that receive grant funding from Scottish Government,The announcement is part of the Scottish Government’s plans to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025.,SCVO encourage the Scottish Government to engage with voluntary sector funders and employers to ensure,Scottish Government need to work with local government, funders, and crucially, the sector, to ensure

https://scvo.scot/p/56062/2022/12/09/resources-needed-for-the-voluntary-sector-to-action-scottish-government-fair-work-plans

Developing a Voluntary Sector Insight into the Future of Scotland

In early 2005, SCVO?s policy committee commissioned a ?Lead Group? of senior representatives from and connected to the voluntary sector to develop an initial insight into the future of Scotland from the perspective of voluntary organisations. To inform the Lead Group?s report, a...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/developing-a-voluntary-sector-insight-into-the-future-of-scotland

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