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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...
"Overlooked”: Voluntary sector body reacts to Scottish Government’s four-year spending plans for public services.
The national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland believes the Scottish Government’s,SCVO, which has a community of over 3,000 members, has criticised the Scottish Government for what it,calls a half-hearted spending review that makes no mention of how the Scottish Government will invest,In its original response to the Scottish Government consultation on the Spending Review earlier this,“This four-year plan was the Scottish Government’s opportunity to make good on repeated commitments to
How we’re helping to lead Scotland’s third sector towards a net zero future
5 July 2023
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In 2019, the Scottish Government set an ambitious target – to reach net zero emissions by 2045.,As one of the first nations in the world to declare a climate emergency, the Scottish Government recognises,Funding for the project as a whole comes from Third Sector Unit at the Scottish Government, and from
https://scvo.scot/p/60569/2023/07/05/third_sector_net_zero_future
The Scottish Government - Regeneration Capital Grant Fund
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
SCVO Spring Statement Response
In response to the UK Government's Spring Statement, SCVO Chief Executive Anna Fowlie said: "The UK Government's,While this will be positive news for organisations in England, SCVO is calling on the Scottish Government,We want to see a clear plan from the Scottish Government on what additional funding will flow to the,deliver their services, voluntary organisations across Scotland will be looking to the Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/p/58375/2023/03/15/scvo-spring-statement-response
Does Levelling Up have a future?
3 April 2023
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Prospectus, SCVO continues to work closely with the TSI Scotland Network and partners in local government,and the UK Government.,Most recently, ahead of the budget, we asked the UK Government to commit to continuing Levelling Up funding,Alignment between the UK Government and the Scottish Government priorities is also still lacking, and
https://scvo.scot/p/59050/2023/04/03/does-levelling-up-have-a-future
Letter to Shona Robison MSP, Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Finance
6 April 2023
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SCVO has enjoyed with you previously as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government,The Scottish Government and parties across the Scottish Parliament recognise the many benefits of multi-year,Failures in systems and processes severely strain voluntary organisations, burdening governance and service,To prevent funding gaps and uncertainty, SCVO would like to work with the Scottish Government to ensure,SCVO is committed to collaborating with the Scottish Government to advance Fair Funding and any area
Letter to Finance & Public Administration Committee - Replacing EU Structural Funds in Scotland Inquiry
16 March 2023
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Up (LU) agenda remains a key policy across the UK, and we are keen to work closely with the UK Government,and partners in Scotland, including Scottish Government.,We welcomed the Secretary of State’s commitment at that time that the UK Government would ensure that,We need to see greater co-ordination between the Scottish and the UK governments on this agenda.,The UK Government has already distributed some of that funding in Scotland.
UK Government - Community Ownership Fund
The Community Ownership Fund will help ensure that communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can support and continue benefiting from the local facilities, community assets and amenities most important to them.Voluntary and community groups can bid for match funding to help them buy or take over local community assets at risk of being lost, to run as community-owned businesses. Funding may support the purchase and/or renovation costs of community assets and amenities.The Fund has four strategic objectives:- to provide targeted investment for communities to save and sustain community assets that would otherwise be lost to community use- to strengthen capacity and capability in communities, supporting them to shape their places and develop sustainable community businesses- to empower communities in left behind places to level up- to strengthen direct links between places across the UK and the UK governmentProposals will need to prove the value of the asset to local people and that the asset can run sustainably for the long-term benefit of the community. The fund will support a range of community ownership proposals. For example, projects may include:- sporting and leisure facilities- cinemas and theatres- music venues- museums- galleries- parks- pubs- post office buildings- shopsSee the UK Government website for full details on criteria and eligibility.
https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000Lrdk0EAB/uk-government-community-ownership-fund
'Pillars' for digital inclusion
21 July 2023
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(SCVO) and Dr Tara French, Digital Inclusion Lead (Digital Health & Care Directorate, Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/p/61043/2023/07/21/pillars-for-digital-inclusion