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
“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
“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
The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector was developed in 2018 and sets out five broad principles,of good governance that act as a point of reference for trustees in carrying out their role.,explains why these five principles matter and provides a statement of best practice on what good governance,Scotland’s Third Sector Governance Forum want to review the Code and you can help by completing this,Good governance matters, and our Code helps to maintain trust and confidence in our sector.
https://scvo.scot/p/50621/2022/05/30/wed-like-to-know-what-you-think-of-the-third-sector-governance-code
The Foundation supports civic voices to share their stories, learn and act together and influence the institutions that shape people’s lives. They support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision makers, including civil society participation in policy development and decision-making. Applications must address one or more of their three priority themes:1. Health justice2. Climate justice3. Freedom of expression All applications are required to demonstrate how they intend to integrate considerations of gender into their project design and implementation.
https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003il86EAA/commonwealth-foundation-open-grants-call
Once the Budget work was completed, he continued, government would “advise to what extent we can bring,somewhat of a buzzword over the last year, with commitments in last year’s budget, the Scottish Government’s,policy prospectus, and, most recently, the Programme for Government (PfG).,In July, the Scottish Government moved forward with their new Fair Work First criteria, impacting organisations,Our sector plays a crucial role in delivering on the Scottish Government’s three missions, equality,
https://scvo.scot/p/87667/2023/12/20/the-first-minister-promised-action-not-warm-words-the-budget-delivered-neither
The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, delivered in partnership with COSLA and local government, supports locally developed regeneration projects that involve local communities, helping to support and create jobs and build sustainable communities. Applications are open to all Scotland's local authorities.Focus areas are:- projects that primarily focus on areas that suffer from high levels of deprivation and disadvantage- projects that demonstrate clear community involvement- projects that will deliver large scale transformational change with strong regeneration outcomes- projects and programmes that can encourage additional investment and address market failure
https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000GU8pZUAT/the-scottish-government-regeneration-capital-grant-fund
Each year at the beginning of September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government, 2021/2022 Programme for Government commitments and the National Outcomes.,The Programme for Government should recognise and support these contributions.,, the Programme for Government Unit, who welcomed the opportunity to discuss the Scottish Government’,Read our proposals for the Programme for Government 2022/23.
https://scvo.scot/p/51935/2022/07/11/the-programme-for-government-smoke-and-mirrors