people accessing our support we must increase our services to meet demand, which takes additional funding,members of the public to join in some of our events to help support our work and we encourage people to find,Frequently asked questions We'd love to hear from you if you have any questions at all about joining,You might also find it helpful to have a look through our frequently asked questions, where we've answered,some of the questions we're often asked about.
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Finding funding I sourced funding from the lottery fund and Robertson Trust, for decorating, new chairs,I've asked for a new electric cooker, and heard just last evening the fund has been awarded!,I used to make celebration cakes, so I can teach cake decoration and making sugar paste flowers.,And then research funding opportunities.,Find out exactly what the funders are asking for and what information or outcomes you need to feed back
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Introduction This paper presents the key findings from the ten wave of the Scottish third sector tracker,The Tracker asks organisations questions relating to their current organisational challenges; demand,For wave ten, we asked respondents to tell us about the impact of increased National Insurance contributions
https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/waves/wave-10
behalf of SCVO, the Scottish Government, the William Grant Foundation, the National Lottery Community Fund,direct result of the first two phases, which ran from summer 2021 to spring 2025, SCVO was able to make,and media work, and Scottish Government gained invaluable insight which shaped internal decision-making,If you are interested in finding out more information on the impact of the first phase of the Tracker,Frequently Asked Questions
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Introduction This report presents the key findings from the eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector,The Tracker asks organisations questions relating to their current organisational challenges; services,We also asked open questions about what additional resources, skills or capacities would best help their,organisation do more for their beneficiaries; the impact of funding delays; and about the impact the,Download full report Data tables [1] Respondents are asked to rank their challenges 1-3 from a list of
https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/waves/wave-eleven-autumn-2025
We had to fund raise for that.,windows at the moment are quite open and smashed, we've got someone who would fix them but we can't find,the funding.,The biggest hurdle we have is trying to find young folks to come and join us, thinking about the future,Be aware of what people want, ask what they need or would like. Get people involved.
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But the latest findings also raise an important question: how much longer can resilience fill the gaps,The Tracker also shows how organisations are making that possible.,postponed or cancelled planned work, highlighting the difficult choices organisations are now having to make,The clearest message from this wave is that organisations are not asking for more initiatives or short-term,They are asking for the conditions that allow them to plan, invest, and deliver effectively: sustainable
https://scvo.scot/p/105583/2026/07/03/resilience-can-only-take-the-sector-so-far
