Strategic Review of Funding for the Voluntary Sector

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Strategic Review of Funding for the Voluntary
Sector

• Joanne Crone
• Voluntary Issues Unit

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Voluntary Issues Unit

• 2 way agenda - outwards and across the Executive
• Charity Law
• Business Management
• Policy Development
• - Social Economy - Scottish Compact
• - Strategic Funding Review - Volunteering
  Strategy

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SFR Aims

• Access
• Effectiveness
• Sustainability

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SFR Process

• Partnership SCVO, CoSLA, SE
• Steering Group
• Working Groups
• - service delivery and best value
• - growth, sustainability and capacity
• building
• - availability, effectiveness, access to
• funding
• Consultation roadshows

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SFR Key Issues

• Security of funding
• Competition for funding
• Mechanisms for funding
• Costs to voluntary organisations
• National and local relationships
• Impact of voluntary sector

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SFR Joint StatementPriority areas for action

• Creating a culture change in funding
• Moving towards full cost recovery
• Developing joined up policy making
• Improving support services
• Joining up funding

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SFR Next Steps

• Turning joint statement into joint action
• Some actions already underway e.g.
• - Funders Forum
• - Review of voluntary sector support
• - FCR impact assessment
• - best practice in Executive funding

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SFR Conclusion

• Partnership approach
• Share information on progress
• Involve individuals and organisations in
  implementation
• joanne.crone_at_scotland.gsi.gov.uk