But the latest findings also raise an important question: how much longer can resilience fill the gaps,harder than recruiting paid staff, with organisations reporting fewer people coming forward and less capacity,Instead, organisations spoke about complex processes, limited internal capacity and systems that appear,The voluntary sector has demonstrated extraordinary resilience over recent years.,But resilience is not an unlimited resource.
https://scvo.scot/p/105583/2026/07/03/resilience-can-only-take-the-sector-so-far
Conversely, volunteer capacity did not influence volunteer-run organisations’ propensity for any resilience,Difficult Political and Funding Environment: Organisational resilience was also largely influenced by,organisations (TSOs) have faced a double squeeze: soaring inflation rates and costs, alongside rising community,Use of adaptive tactics indicates continuous learning, demonstrating greater long-term resilience capacity,While the Third Sector Resilience Fund during the COVID-19 pandemic provided temporary support in this
https://scvo.scot/p/101739/2025/11/03/scotlands-resilient-third-sector-through-the-cost-of-living-crisis-insights-from-new-research
The eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector tracker reveals a sector that continues to show resilience,Trustees, administrative roles, and communications/marketing positions are the hardest to fill.,Funding delays have emerged as a major challenge.,Overall, the findings show a sector committed to delivering for communities but increasingly constrained,Without structural changes to funding models, investment in workforce capacity, and improved partnership
https://scvo.scot/p/103256/2026/02/03/the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-wave-11-autumn-2025
Introduction This paper considers the available literature and data on the resilience of Scottish voluntary,For this paper, resilience is defined as the ability of an organisation to anticipate, cope with and,long-term trends from the Scottish third sector tracker, we draw conclusions about the sector’s resilience,and what is required to sustain and build on that resilience.
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/the-resilience-of-scottish-voluntary-organisations
Used well, digital and technology can make charities more effective, resilient and responsive, enabling,deliberate, sustained action to build digital confidence as a core part of effective, ethical and resilient,Technology alone will not fix problems rooted in ways of working, capacity or culture.,Build cyber resilience as a core duty of careRecognise cyber security as a fundamental governance issue,At the same time, familiar pressures remain: constrained funding and capacity, persistent digital exclusion
https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-4
