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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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Big Lottery Fund risks being too close to government

The Big Lottery Fund risks becoming too closely tied to UK Government policy under proposed new directions, NCVO has warned

https://tfn.scot/news/big-lottery-fund-risks-being-tied-to-policy-warns-ncvo

Charities fight back against government gagging order

​Charities write to prime minster urging him to drop a clause preventing charities from lobbying against government

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-charities-join-to-oppose-government-gagging-order

SCVO Letter to Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister

with digital inclusion that you have seen the voluntary sector’s ability to delivery on Scottish Government,As Deputy First Minister, taking forward the government’s priorities on eradicating child poverty, investing,working with you to ensure that the sector’s role continues to be recognised and developed by this government,As a key member of the Cabinet, your support for the existing Scottish Government commitments on timely,dilution of these commitments would be a significant blow and damage the sector’s relationships with government

https://scvo.scot/p/91466/2024/05/17/scvo-letter-to-kate-forbes-msp-deputy-first-minister

Government must stop trying to gag charities

Ruchir Shah, head of policy at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) says civil society has the right to criticise bad government policy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/government-must-stop-trying-to-gag-charities

Charities combine to put pressure on governments to be more open

A project made up of third sector organisations in each of the UK’s four nations has been awarded cash to empower citizens to question government decisions

https://tfn.scot/news/governments-to-be-forced-to-be-more-open-by-charities

SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)

The Scottish Government's Fair Work ambitions could advance the workforce pillar of Community Wealth,Recommendation: The Scottish Government can do more to work with the UK Government to improve the sector,Government, could play a role in learning, collaboration, and ensuring progress is made.,in the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership – A fresh start.,Government to improve the sector’s access to banking and financial services.

https://scvo.scot/p/59630/2023/05/15/scvo-response-to-building-community-wealth-consultation-scottish-government

Scottish Government to scrap universal winter fuel payments for pensioners

Age Scotland said the SNP Government has been left with no decision but to replicate plans to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-to-scrap-universal-winter-fuel-payments-for-pensioners

Funded by The Scottish Government, The Nature Restoration Fund encourages applicants with projects that restore wildlife and habitats on land and sea and address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. The primary focus of this fund is to increase the biodiversity value of land and sea with a focus on nature-based solutions to address the impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change.The Fund will support a mix of urban and rural-focused projects, such as improving greenspace for outdoor learning, green active travel routes, planting of wildlife corridors and natural flood management.Funding is available to Helping Nature and Transforming Nature Delivery projects for single or multi-year projects. Transforming Nature Development projects should be for no longer than 12 months. The Nature Restoration Fund is largely a capital fund designed to deliver change on the ground.Project activities must be completed by 31 March 2028.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000LvJRdEAN/naturescot-nature-restoration-fund

The aim of the fund is to develop and support substance and/or behaviour Lived Experience recovery organisations to trial, grow and develop their ideas, services or products and build organisational capacity.The Recovery Seed Fund has up to £5,000 of Startup and Support funding for Lived Experience voluntary groups, charities and Social Enterprises. In addition to the Recovery fund SRC are also offering support and business development advice to individuals, groups and social enterprises to allow them to grow, develop and become sustainable. If this is something that would be of interest please contact fiona@scottishrecoveryconsortium.org

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000MgdRPEAZ/scottish-recovery-consortium-recovery-seed-fund

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