Covid-19 Reflections: Covid has supercharged inequalities, underlining and increasing pre-existing areas,Covid-19 Areas for support moving forward: There is a sharper focus on strategic planning and business,development Flexibility in business model and service delivery is required Increased use of technology,Covid-19 Notable successes for charities: Adapting business models and service delivery Charities developing,new programmes that keep service users engaged and motivated (particularly young people) Sharing challenges

-19 pandemic.,to help inform and shape the development of the Scottish Government’s volunteering policy, and the new,By way of summary, the Survey shows that: Volunteers were an essential part of the COVID-19 response,,do not work well for all volunteers, programmes, and service users.,for volunteering and service delivery are resource-intensive activities.

SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and information).,Plan and the Covid Recovery Strategy. ,Provides essential support and services to people and communities across Scotland.,Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, followed by Covid 19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living,and existing social justice policies effectively and to meet service delivery needs.

SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and information).,Plan and the Covid Recovery Strategy. ,Provides essential support and services to people and communities across Scotland.,and existing social justice policies effectively and to meet service delivery needs.,The policy prospectus, ‘New Leadership - A fresh start’, stated that transparency must underpin delivery

the transformation and delivery of person-centred services for Scotland’s people and support our thriving,(Shona Robison MSP, Social Justice and Social Security Committee, 19 January 2023) .,Plan and the Covid Recovery Strategy.,funding models.,continuity of service delivery.

understands from previous SCVO evidence, years of underfunding and poor funding practices, followed by Covid,19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living and running costs crises have put the sector under increasing,The budget document states that “our work on efficiency levers will include a review of grant models,this will include some organisations not learning about their funding until several months into the new,services like the Larder” – there is very little that we can see at this stage to support those claims

front line third sector delivery organisations to support CWB ambitions.,of public services and support for our communities.,of public services and supports for our communities.,Years of underfunding, followed by Covid 19, and the running costs crisis, mean that for many voluntary,The missions of this new bank must also support the economic recovery from Covid and the cost-of-living

social enterprises with the innovation ecosystem in our universities and colleges can help to spark a new