Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Scottish Third Sector Tracker

Most recent findings Wave 7 findings - Winter 2023 Waves 1-6 summary report - Spring 2023 Wave 6 findings - Spring 2023 Find out more about the tracker and see results from the previous waves Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

Ilse Mackinnon

1 July 2024

Posted in

Policy
Research

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

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

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

Steve Grozier

23 July 2024

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Research

“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