"Living is more than just surviving" - Listening to what children think about food insecurity
Nourish Scotland was commissioned by the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland to listen to what children think about food insecurity. We listened to 32 children across Renfrewshire, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh talking about the causes, coping mechanisms, and sol… Read more
Children & Young People's Evidence Bank
The Evidence Bank is a collection of direct quotes from children and young people on a diverse range of subjects. "Children in Scotland have collated a wide-ranging selection of opinions expressed by a diverse mix of children from across the country. Taken from numerous report… Read more
Understanding Asset Mapping and Partnering in Scotland - Executive summary and Full Report
SCVO’s ambition is for the voluntary sector to play an increasing role in improving health and social care, and in supporting individuals to support themselves and others. It is important that this role is recognised by all partners and that the voluntary sector is acknowledged a… Read more
Building Healthier & Happier Communities: outcomes evaluation report from the East Dunbartonshire pathfinder.
Outcomes Evaluation Report from the Building Healthier & Happier Communities (BHHC) pathfinder work. The learning from the BHHC approach in East Dunbartonshire has provided a clear and timely offer to integration authorities as they continue to consider how broader community-b… Read more
Our Land - Building a Future': 100 years of community land ownership in Scotland
The short 10 minute video 'Our Land - Building a Future' traces the 100 year history of the globally recognised community land ownership movement in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Includes intro to community assets and ownership, interviews with key people, historic foo… Read more
Money Box Live: The future of giving
The traditional model of giving is in decline, no longer do people have a charity for life. Now the sector is coping with huge changes in the way people give from card payments, crowdfunding to adventure fundraising. Is sponsored skydiving becoming the raffle of the 21st Century?… Read more
Scottish Government Budget 2020-21
The Scottish Budget sets out the Scottish Government's planned spending for the upcoming financial year. These SPICe pages provide information and analysis to support Parliamentary scrutiny. Includes handy data visualisation tools that let any user drill down into the budget dat… Read more
SCVO Scottish voluntary sector statistics: methodology
This paper outlines the methodology and data sources used to produce SCVO voluntary sector statistics, as seen in the SCVO data hub: https://scvo.org.uk/policy/sector-stats Read more
Social capital in Scotland: report
Report examining social connections within Scottish communities and what can be done to make these communities stronger and more inclusive. Read more
State of the Sector 2020: Scottish voluntary sector statistics
Data resource covering the latest stats about Scottish charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups. The new interactive format allows users to drill down into the data by geography, area of activity, and organisation size. An export of the 2020 data is available as a P… Read more