Based on a range of evidence, including Volunteer Scotland’s recent research report, ‘Testing our Resilience,)Staffing costs (64% of respondents)Transport costs (61% of respondents)Energy costs (50% of respondents,outlook for 2020 was already ‘unsettled’ well before the pandemic hit.,-19 pandemic that volunteering budgets can be deprioritised when facing financial challenge.,Reduction in volunteer participation The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on volunteer participation
https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps
Over the last 11 months, Covid 19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living crisis have put enormous,Years of underfunding, followed by Covid 19, and the running costs crisis, however, mean these ambitions,19, rising inflation, and the cost-of-living crisis.,Small charities (income of under £100k) make up 78% of the charity sector in Scotland.,In 2020/21, 40% of charities spent more than their income, with that rising to 46% of smaller charities
https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting
Further evidence comes from Inspiring Scotland’s Covid-19 intelligence reports, which provide an overview,/resources-coping-covid-19 Carers Trust Scotland (2020) 2020 vision: Hear Me, See Me, Support Me and,/06/Inclusion-Scotland-Shielding-Report-July-2020.pdf Inspiring Scotland (2020) Covid-19 weekly intelligence,) COVID-19 Impact on Charities. https://www.oscr.org.uk/media/3925/oscr-covid-19-research-summary-report,https://scvo.scot/policy/evidence-library/2020-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may
https://scvo.scot/p/40369/2020/09/17/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-a-review-of-literature
1 December 2020 About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership,The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has understandably drawn much focus and attention.,light was shone on the financial vulnerability of the sector: SCVO has published an overview of our research,We appreciate that the Scottish Government has responded to the committee’s enquiries on longer term,Partnership of equals Anecdotal evidence suggests that, while independent funders are contemplating the
https://scvo.scot/p/41307/2020/11/30/equalities-human-rights-committee-debate-valuing-the-third-sector
SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament - Debate: COVID-19 Next Steps (Communities) SCVO briefing -,But, for many of Scotland's charities and community groups, the outlook for 2020 was already 'unsettled,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,enormous contribution during the coronavirus outbreak in Scotland, and many of our organisations are still responding
https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities
