Review of 1st Generation Participatory Budgeting in Scotland
This paper reviews the evidence about participatory budgeting processes in Scotland up to June 2016. It examines the growth and development of the first generation of participatory budgeting in Scotland in order to generate insight to support the strategic and operational leaders… Read more
Independence undervalued: the voluntary sector in 2014
The third report of the Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector. This was part of a five year initiative (2011-2016) established by the Foundation to bring together a group of authoritative sector figures to make a regular public statement on the state of voluntary sec… Read more
Untapped potential: Bringing the voluntary sector’s strengths to health and care transformation
NPC was commissioned by the Richmond Group of Charities and a wider group of partners to conduct an evidence review to inform their Doing the Right Thing project—which aims to shape health and care system reform by showcasing the voluntary and community sector’s value add. Our… Read more
Impact case study: Fathers Network Scotland
Case study showing some of the steps taken by Fathers Network Scotland to identify academic research partners for collaboration on a research project, and to then maximise the impact and knowledge exchange for their recent research on shared parental leave. Read more
Developing the Third Sector’s role in joint Strategic Commissioning
This report is based on a dialogue event held by the ALLIANCE, CCPS and VAS on 6 October 2014 in Edinburgh. It was attended by around 40 people from the third sector including representatives from national third sector organisations predominantly focused on health, national thi… Read more
Annual Population Survey 2018: regional information and third sector workforce data
Information on employment in the third sector is collected in the Annual Population Survey (APS). The APS combines results from the Labour Force Survey and the English, Welsh and Scottish Labour Force Survey boosts. Data on gender, disability, and full-time/part-time breakdowns… Read more
UK Civil Society Almanac 2019
The UK Civil Society Almanac is the definitive resource on the state of the UK voluntary sector. Drawing on a range of sources, the Almanac produces insights on what voluntary organisations do, their income and spending, workforce, volunteers and the sector's impact. The data… Read more
Handing Back Contracts: Exploring the rising trend in third sector provider withdrawal from the social care market
The purpose of this report is to explore the experiences of and issues associated with processes of handing back social care contracts by voluntary sector providers of services. The report builds on findings in CCPS's 2017 Business Resilience Survey which found that 10% of provid… Read more
Business Resilience Survey 2018
The CCPS business resilience survey is an annual survey providing an overview of how third sector social care and support providers are doing based on a series of measures relating to general levels of optimism, finance, procurement and contracting and workforce issues. 60… Read more
Inclusive Growth and the third sector
Briefing paper outlining definition of Inclusive Growth, and highlighting some of the ways in which it relates to the priorities of the third sector. Read more