Third Sector Forecast 2019
The 2019 SCVO forecast finds that the third sector continues to face the twin challenges of increasing demand against a backdrop of funding challenges, particularly shrinking public sector budgets and the direct and knock-on effect of local authority cuts on voluntary organisatio… Read more
Volunteering for All: systematic review of the research literature on volunteering 2019
A systematic review of research literature on volunteering, studying more than 100 research papers to identify volunteer characteristics; motivations; activities; benefits; outcomes; barriers; and learning points from policies in other countries. The review found a number of… Read more
Volunteering for All: national framework
The Volunteering Outcomes Framework was developed over 2018 by the Scottish Government jointly with partners from the volunteer and community sector, local government and NHS, with academics and social researchers, and with volunteers. The Framework aims to reduce barriers to… Read more
CAF Scotland Giving 2019
Third CAF report on giving habits in Scotland. As well as financial donation amounts and methods, the report also includes buying goods, volunteering and trust. Key findings - £851m donated to charity in 2018 - 61% of people said they donated money in the last year, a small… Read more
Broken promises and offshored jobs: An STUC report on employment in the low-carbon and renewable energy economy
This report looks at the past promises of employment in the low-carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy and how this has not translated into the jobs boom promised. By analysing the current make-up of employment in the low-carbon economy and a number of recent renewables proje… Read more
Scotland’s Care Crisis
This report examines social care and early learning and childcare (ELC) in Scotland. It looks at recruitment and retention issues in these female-dominated, undervalued sectors and considers the implications of current trends, forecasts and policy commitments. It concludes that a… Read more
Key messages about public service reform in Scotland
Concluding report from What Works Scotland, which brings together our learning on public service reform from the past four years. At the start of our four-year programme there was a broad consensus on the emergent Scottish model of public service reform and on the role of the re… Read more
Evaluation of participatory budgeting activity in Scotland 2016-2018
This report is the final output of an evaluation of Participatory Budgeting activity in Scotland commissioned by the Scottish Government in 2015 and which was based upon fieldwork conducted throughout 2016 until September 2018. The specific areas of focus for the evaluation, as d… Read more
Charities, Scotland & Holyrood: Twenty Years Delivering Change,
To celebrate the Scottish Parliament marking its 20th anniversary, the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) have chosen to mark this milestone by working with representatives from across the voluntary sector to produce a limited-edition book. The book highlights… Read more
Still Not Visible Research on Black and minority ethnic women’s experiences of employment in Scotland
This research is based on an analysis of existing literature and new quantitative and qualitative information gathered through survey and focus group data, and aims to provide insight into the lived experiences of BME women at work in Scotland. Read more