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The Evidence Library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Email the title, author, date published, web link or attachment, and a short description to research@scvo.scot.

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The UK Civil Society Almanac 2020. (July 2020)

NCVO
2020-07-08

The Almanac gives an overview of the voluntary sector’s scope and characteristics, including its finances, workforce, and volunteering. This year's Almanac draws on data from the 2017/18 financial year. The Almanac dataset was developed in partnership with the Third Sector Re… Read more

Navigating Times of Crisis to Protect Regular Giving: Sector insights on regular giving during the coronavirus pandemic, with lessons for the future. (June 2020)

Rapidata
2020-07-06

Rapidata, part of The Access Group, surveyed 87 charities of different sizes and supporting a range of causes on how they have adapted their communications to the Covid-19 crisis, for its report Navigating Times of Crisis to Protect Regular Giving. The UK’s lockdown came into… Read more

The mental health emergency: How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted our mental health? (June 2020)

Mind
2020-07-06

A survey of more than 16,000 people during lockdown by the charity Mind has revealed the scale of the impact of the pandemic on people with mental health problems. Two out of three (65 per cent) adults over 25 and three-quarters (75 per cent) of young people aged 13-24 with an… Read more

Building Scotland's Green Recovery (June 2020)

David Kelly, Policy Manager, SCDI
2020-06-30

This plan from the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) sets out their vision for a Green Recovery from the COVID-19 crisis with a call for the Scottish and UK governments to deliver an ambitious ‘green stimulus’ to kick-start the economy, create new green jobs an… Read more

Community response to COVID-19 (June 2020)

Scottish Community Alliance
2020-06-29

This paper, commissioned by The Scottish Community Alliance, is based on interviews with nine community led organisations across Scotland, all facing different challenges, and all playing a pivotal role in responding to the covid-19 pandemic. The research finds that community… Read more

SCVO Research Briefing: State of the Sector, pre-Coronavirus (June 2020)

SCVO
2020-06-29

This briefing gives an overview of the financial profile of the regulated Scottish voluntary sector in 2018, giving us a baseline for understanding sector funding and assets pre- and post-Coronavirus. It covers Scottish charities, housing associations and credit unions. All the d… Read more

Coronavirus Survey Report (June 2020)

TSI Scotland Network
2020-06-25

In order to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of coronavirus on the Third Sector, the TSI Scotland Network carried out a national survey over a two-month period with community groups, voluntary organisations, social enterprises, as well as the people and communities in wh… Read more

Taking Some Control: Briefing 6 on the challenges faced by Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) leaders during the Covid-19 crisis (June 2020).

Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR)
2020-06-24

The sixth briefing from IVAR captures the experiences of 31 charities between 12 May and 2 June through online support sessions, and reflections on the questions and opportunities for funders that this raises. Four preoccupations continue to be front of mind for VCSE leaders:… Read more

Life after lockdown: Tackling loneliness among those left behind (June 2020).

British Red Cross
2020-06-22

This report from the British Red Cross finds that the Covid-19 crisis has made loneliness worse, with some people more affected than others. Life after lockdown draws on findings from a collection of national-level polling, interviews and evaluations from British Red Cross se… Read more

Impact on the Charity Sector During Coronavirus (June 2020).

Institute of Fundraising, NCVO, and Charity Finance Group, with support from PwC.
2020-06-22

This report from the Institute of Fundraising draws on the findings of a survey carried out between 30th April to the 25th May 2020. It should be noted that respondents are more likely to be larger charities, located in London and the south of England, working at a national and i… Read more

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