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
The Road Ahead 2020
NCVO report on the forces and trends that will affect charities in 2020. The report was developed using a PEST analysis to highlight the key drivers shaping the sector in four areas: political, economic, social and technological. Key topics - Brexit - uncertain economy… Read more
Independent Care Review - 2020 final reports
The Independent Care Review’s aim is to identify and deliver lasting change in Scotland’s ‘care system and leave a legacy that will transform the wellbeing of infants, children and young people. The Independent Care Review began its work in February 2017 and by November of the… Read more
Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21
The issues highlighted by the 2019 inquiry are similar to those raised at the Committee’s earliest stakeholder evidence sessions in 2016 and limited progress has been made. To effectively provide for their communities’ needs, public bodies must better understand their communities… Read more
Telling tales of commissioning: insights from a qualitative longitudinal study of third sector organisations
Abstract There is much debate and a developing body of research concerned with the implications of third sector organisations engaging with commissioning processes associated with public service delivery. Much commentary and analysis is highly critical of commissioning and its e… Read more
Pay on Display: salary snapshot of the Scottish voluntary sector in 2019
This Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) briefing uses data from thousands of jobs advertised on its recruitment site goodmoves to create an extensive guide looking at salaries within Scottish charities. The report also links to data from the Annual Population S… Read more