SCVO has been a long-time supporter of the National Performance Framework since its inception in 2007,Such tools should not be viewed as an exercise in form-filling but rather to help policymakers think,in Scotland to take complete account of their decisions' short and long-term impact by assessing the,Befriending Networks discussed how they used the NPF when considering applying for new funding.,demonstrated in the significant presence of voluntary organisations in the structured conversations and online survey

About the survey The survey was open from 21 November 2018 to 9 January 2019, and distributed through,The survey was completed by 318 respondents. 2.,a secondary challenge 88% of respondents currently access some form of public sector funding (grants,of sector 5 Uncertainty / inability to plan for long term 5 Health and social care 5 Core funding 4,the most common challenge cited by respondents.The lack of long-term funding, and inability to make

SCVO has responded to the call from the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee’s for views on the post-legislative,Involving the sector ensures a much wider range of skills, expertise, local knowledge and experience,In addition, it has long championed improving social, environmental and economic wellbeing and tackling,Partnership for Procurement (p4p) programme has enabled some smaller voluntary sector organisations to form,Local Equality Impact Assessments on procurement must take this into serious consideration.

It’s important to invest in communities with a long-term view, not simply directing funding at pilot,Reaching people through informal networks for example post offices, local shops, pharmacies etc. could,will look at the impact of welfare reform on the third sector across Scotland along with a sector-wide survey,We need to be ready and funded to help them.,This includes form filling and specialist advice.

Responses General funding shortages 69% Lack of long-term funding 68% Sustainability of funding 62% Covering,shortages 61% 81% 68% 58% Lack of long-term funding 69% 69% 74% 42% Sustainability of funding 69% 57%,16% 55 Increase 11% 37 Demand 9% 31 Income 9% 30 Staff 8% 27 Volunteers 8% 27 Sustainability 5% 19 Local,request 1 5 5 3 No 8 28 62 24 Don’t know 1 0 4 0 Figure 23 The size of respondents’ organisations Size Survey,-£1m 45% 12% Over £1m 16% 4% Figure 24 The geographical scope of respondents’ organisations Scope % Local

Is the money going into any exciting new funds? Which communities look set to benefit?,SCVO’s recent funding survey, the results of which should be out soon, showed just how many of you spend,lots of time monitoring outcomes after receiving funds.,Local Government and communities One of those committees covers local government and communities.,The question is then, not just ‘do local authorities have enough money?’

The stark findings come from a recent survey of over 400 charities and voluntary organisations conducted,economy, with further negative implications for public spending, charity funding and public donations,Further concerns were expressed about the poor economic outlook for local and national government spending,- a key source of funding for charities across Scotland.,A full briefing on the survey is available on the SCVO website. ENDS.

SCVO fundraising review, August 2015: report on survey findings This report forms a part of the wider,income via donations from the general public – in other words around 18,000 charities carry out some form,The big charities have got bigger (possibly too big) squeezing out smaller local charities who are unable,What does "funding" and "fund-raising" mean actually.,As well as the agencies listed in Fig 11, other places people would go to include: Care Commission, local