Posts tagged Fair Funding

SCVO and The Third Sector Interface Scotland Network have written to Clare Haughey MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, to raise concerns about the delays in communicating decisions on applications to the Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector... Read more

Key points The problem Action is urgently needed in the 2023/2024 Scottish Budget to secure the voluntary sector’s essential services. The cost-of-living crisis will continue to increase demand for voluntary organisations’ essential services. 64% of organisations have reported... Read more

SCVO, The Third Sector Employability Forum, and The Third Sector Interface Scotland Network have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government to raise our concerns about the delays in communicating the outcomes of the Investing in Communities... Read more

On Tuesday, the Employment and Fair Work Minister Richard Lochhead and Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity Minister Lorna Slater, announced that all organisations that receive grant funding from Scottish Government, enterprise agencies, and public bodies must pay the... Read more

Chief executive Anna Fowlie has now offered to meet with Mr Swinney as we continue to work closely with the Scottish Government as the #RunningCostsCrisis worsens.  Read more

Scotland’s voluntary sector is a major employer, employing over 135,000 people, around 5% of Scotland’s workforce and a third more people than the 100,000 staff employed in Scotland’s digital and technology sector. This workforce makes a huge contribution to people and... Read more

Find out more about the evidence we have collected from voluntary organisations to develop our call for a fairer deal on funding.   Read more

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Context The Fair Funding – Collaborate, Challenge, Change event at this year’s Gathering was organised by SCVO and our Strengthening Collaboration partners (the Scottish Government, COSLA & the TSI Network). The event brought together leaders from across the sector to look at... Read more

SCVO commissioned an independent consultant, Arrivo Consulting, to conduct depth interviews with several of our members. The aim of the project was twofold: To deepen our understanding of the key challenges faced by third sector organisations, specifically in relation to funding... Read more