Exclusive membership benefits and support networks A strong community of voluntary organisations of all,“Cancer Support Scotland is a charity that has been supporting the wellbeing of people affected by cancer,Due to the detrimental impact Covid-19 had on people’s mental health and not being able to access face,takes additional funding and financial support.,We joined SCVO to be part of a nationally recognised organisation, whose mission is to support, promote

communities, and faced with uncertainties around the length of financial support.,plans to develop a new service to assist with the mental health pandemic that has followed on from COVID,-19, the ability to recruit and retain staff on adequate salaries has been vital.,but it is one providing incredibly valuable work improving the mental wellbeing of and providing positive,people benefit hugely from the support provided and priorities of both the local authority and Scottish

Scottish Government’s recently released Fair Work First Guidance, which includes new criteria requiring organisations,which is just over two months away, yet we still need clarity on how the Scottish Government intends to fund,Please be assured that SCVO supports the Scottish Government’s aspirations for Scotland to become a Fair,Years of underfunding, followed by Covid 19 and now the running costs crisis, however, mean those Fair,Proportionate systems also need to be in place to support organisations to evidence how they meet the

Our sector, like the public and private sector, is central to the wellbeing economy the Scottish Government,practices, followed by Covid 19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living and running costs crises,There is no accurate picture of how funding flows to voluntary organisations and from which budget lines,Experience suggests that this will include some organisations not learning about their funding until,organisations funded directly by the Scottish Government will know their financial positions, that we

Summary and Calls to Action The Covid-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis are the latest chapters in,for charities to support with energy costs, such as grant funding and reform of proposed energy support,At least a further five years of Levelling Up funding to provide certainty for voluntary organisations,a range of services, including those that support mental health and wellbeing and financial hardship.,-19 pandemic and compounded by the cost-of-living crisis.