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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Wave five findings — Winter 2022

The infographic summary, summary report and data tables for the fifth wave of The Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here. Key Findings — Summary report The wave 5 summary report is available here The findings from wave five of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker suggested...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-five

Wave Two Findings — Winter 2021/22

The initial findings from the second wave of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here. The findings suggested that most third sector organisations continued to face challenges in the face of the pandemic. However, there had been improvement in the sector’s ability to...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-two

Wave Four Findings — Summer 2022

Particularly evident in this report was the increased prevalence of staffing issues and shortages, volunteer

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-four

Best practice for funders

We're asking funders to submit their reports for inclusion in SCVO’s public Evidence Library.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/best-practice-for-funders

Wave six findings - Spring 2023

The infographic summary, summary report and data tables for the sixth wave of The Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here. Read our summary report of wave six of the tracker.

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-6

Procurement: “inconsistency, bureaucracy, and inflexibility still creating challenges for third sector” 

Ilse Mackinnon
1 July 2024
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public sector reviews and voluntary sector surveys chime strongly with the Committee’s summary: Good policies,are in place, but there is still a disconnect between policy and practice on the ground.

https://scvo.scot/p/92613/2024/07/01/procurement-inconsistency-bureaucracy-and-inflexibility-still-creating-challenges-for-third-sector

Finances proving biggest challenge to charities as rising costs bite 

Press release
4 January 2024
of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker’s First Phase of research can be found here:https://scvo.scot/policy,/research/evidence-library/2023-scottish-third-sector-tracker-waves-1-to-6-executive-summary The Tracker

https://scvo.scot/p/87687/2024/01/04/finances-proving-biggest-challenge-to-charities-as-rising-costs-bite

The impact of rising costs on third sector organisations in Scotland.

Steve Grozier
23 July 2024
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“Budgets have been stretched to go further in order to cover increasing costs and so other activities have been curtailed or cancelled.” Inflation may have finally hit the Bank of England’s target rate, but only after three years of rising costs. The focus of much of the research...

https://scvo.scot/p/92962/2024/07/23/the-impact-of-rising-costs-on-third-sector-organisations-in-scotland

Charities face staff and volunteer crisis 

Press release
4 January 2024
that can be undertaken by volunteer involving organisations include ensuring that volunteer expense policies,Scottish Third Sector Tracker’s First Phase of research can be found here: https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library

https://scvo.scot/p/87690/2024/01/04/charities-face-staff-and-volunteer-crisis

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish voluntary sector – what do we know so far? (May 2020)

All research and insights shared with us will be collated in our searchable Evidence Library: https:/,/scvo.org.uk/policy/evidence-library https://scvo.org.uk/policy/coronavirus The briefing covers: Funding

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may-2020

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