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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Press release
29 December 2025
Workforce Survey found.,on workers across the charity sector, new research has found., (SCVO), Charity Leadership Scotland, and Volunteer Scotland - spoke to more than 1,300 people working,SCVO are calling for the Scottish Government’s own funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition,Commenting, SCVO Chief Executive, Anna Fowlie said: “Scotland’s voluntary sector is powered by people

https://scvo.scot/p/102535/2025/12/29/new-research-underlines-pressures-on-third-sector-workforce-and-services

2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey

The 2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey conducted by SCVO, Volunteer Scotland, and Charity,Leadership Scotland gathered responses from 1,316 people including over a thousand paid staff and hundreds,report available as a download Summary information The survey results paint a picture of a sector deeply,paid staff and volunteers across Scotland’s voluntary sector.,The online survey ran from Thursday 26 June to Thursday 21 August 2025.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/2025-scottish-voluntary-sector-workforce-survey

PVG scheme proposal surely for the bin, along with policymaking that continues to treat the sector as an afterthought

Jason Henderson
23 January 2025
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It is, of course, SCVO’s position that some of the other proposals put forward are positive and could,Similarly, the Scottish Household Survey 2023 has highlighted that volunteering rates continue to decrease,Whether organisations themselves would attempt to absorb these costs on behalf of volunteers, resulting,point out the additional burdens that will be placed on our organisations is a regular occurrence for SCVO,on Fairer Funding, at a time when Fair Funding is urgently required, continues to ensure that the future

https://scvo.scot/p/96653/2025/01/23/pvg-scheme-proposal-surely-for-the-bin-along-with-policymaking-that-continues-to-treat-the-sector-as-an-afterthought

Revealed: how a lack of fair funding impacts charity workers and services

NEWS 29 December 2025 by Graham Martin
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Social Justice & Poverty
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New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-how-a-lack-of-fair-funding-impacts-charity-workers-and-services

Social enterprises worth £2bn more than whole third sector

NEWS 3 April 2014 by Susan Smith
Funding & Finance
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Social enterprises in Scotland are worth £6.9 billion to the Scottish economy

https://tfn.scot/news/social-enterprises-worth-2bn-more-than-whole-third-sector

SCVO's Response to Scottish Government's Rural Delivery Plan Consultation

Rachel Le Noan
17 March 2025
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Scottish Government want this to provide direction towards a shared future for rural Scotland.,SCVO is doing a lot of work on village and community halls for example that are essential to this consultation,This is usually as a direct result of short-term funding arrangements and late confirmation of funding,Despite the clear benefits, the 2022 Scottish Household survey found that the adult (16+) formal volunteer,Small charities (under £100k and new charities) make up 80% of the charity sector, but account for only

https://scvo.scot/p/97735/2025/03/17/scvos-response-to-scottish-governments-rural-delivery-plan-consultation

Four in five Scots trust charities

NEWS 17 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Management
A major survey of public attitudes to charity has found that Scots have more faith in charities than

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-trust-charities-more-than-the-english-and-welsh

Covid pandemic puts Children's services across Scotland under threat

NEWS 11 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Key findings include 74 per cent of organisations are struggling with staff capacity to deliver services.

https://tfn.scot/news/covid-pandemic-puts-childrens-services-across-scotland-under-threat

Help TFN investigate the pension problem

OPINION 2 August 2017 by Susan Smith
Management
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Susan Smith explains why TFN is investigating third sector pensions and what you can do to help

https://tfn.scot/opinion/help-tfn-investigate-the-pension-problem

Third sector faces perfect storm of challenges

FEATURE 20 February 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
The extent of the challenges faced by Scottish charities has been laid bare in a survey of third sector

https://tfn.scot/features/third-sector-faces-multiple-challenges

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.