Based on a range of evidence, including Volunteer Scotland’s recent research report, ‘Testing our Resilience,Our latest research shows two thirds of organisations have seen demand for their support increase over,In the Scottish Third Sector Tracker’s Third Wave, published in Spring 2022, 62% of organisations said,Respondents to SCVO’s 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against,(sometimes referred to as the third sector).

The Scottish Third Sector TrackerSCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,For example, the 2022/2023 Scottish Budget reduced the Third Sector Budget Line by £800,000, to £25.8,The Third Sector Unit should have a role in gathering this information and should publish an accurate,In 2019, the previous Equalities and Human Rights Committee recognised that the way the voluntary sector,funding since 2019.

(sometimes referred to as the third sector).,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 21-22. ,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,SCVO and others in the sector have provided significant evidence to the committee on how the NPF can,The same applies to the forecast increases to this budget line up to £27.2 million in 2027.

Only a third of the Scottish voluntary sector’s income comes from voluntary sources such as donations,These include: Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020,The Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee’s 2019 Valuing the Third Sector report,The latest primary research conducted by SCVO is the Third Sector Forecast, 2019.,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector

Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against a,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary,the Scottish Government on funding and through our efforts to establish and operate the Coronavirus Third,The provision of the Wellbeing Fund, the Third Sector Resilience Fund and the Supporting Communities,While the Third Sector Resilience Fund did address immediate, pressing need for many organisations, it

This response provides SCVO’s perspective and evidence based on our experience with the current European,sector members.A well-attended SCVO webinar in February 2019 with SCVO third sector members, local government,analysis to date of EU funding of the third sector based on charity accounts and surveys.,SCVO’s Third Sector Forecast for 2017 survey found that those organisations in receipt of EU funding,Further details about SCVO’s policy and research can be found at https://scvo.scot/policy-research Contact