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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

The Scottish Parliament’s 2020 report, ‘Valuing the third sector,’ made recommendations on the involvement,These include: Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020,The Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee’s 2019 Valuing the Third Sector report,The latest primary research conducted by SCVO is the Third Sector Forecast, 2019.,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the impact of human rights budgeting

with the sector throughout 21-22, including, ‘Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations,For example, the 2022/2023 Scottish Budget reduced the Third Sector Budget Line by £800,000, to £25.8,In 2020/21, 40% of charities spent more than their income, with that rising to 46% of smaller charities,is funded needs to change, as discussed in depth in the Committee’s report, ‘Looking ahead to the Scottish,Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21: Valuing the Third Sector’.

https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting

Coronavirus, next steps & communities

This has continued throughout the pandemic, and the Scottish Government's initial support of the sector,Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against a,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary,The values that underpin our spirit and determination to go above and beyond must not mislead governments,Government on funding and through our efforts to establish and operate the Coronavirus Third Sector

https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities

Programme for Government proposal: Transparent voluntary sector funding

As an example, the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review suggests the Third Sector Budget line,Evidence that this policy will lead to change As the Open Government Action Plan, Scottish Exchequer,,Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21, the most recent,The inquiry concluded that ‘the Scottish Government has stated the third sector has a vital role to play,Amongst other third sector priorities, the Scottish Government has committed to maximising the impact

https://scvo.scot/p/60307/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-transparent-voluntary-sector-funding