Attending: Committee Members: Collette Stevenson MSP (Convener), Bob Doris MSP (Deputy Convener), Jeremy Balfour MSP, Katy Clark MSP, Roz McColl MSP and Paul O’Kane MSP Participants: Aberdeen Council for Voluntary Organisations, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action, Angus Carers, Barnardo’s Scotland, Dundee Carers Centre, DVVA (Dundee Third Sector Interface), EVOC (Edinburgh’s Third Sector Interface), HELM (Dundee), Kingsway Community Connections (Glasgow), Mindspace (Perth and Kinross), North West Glasgow Voluntary Sector 1 Network, PKAVS (Perth and Kinross) and The Eric Liddell Community (Edinburgh), Local charities workshop Question 1 Funding experience: Over the past 12 months, how has funding impacted the way your organisation operates and/or the services you provide?