Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Wave five findings - winter 2022/23

The infographic summary, summary report and data tables for the fifth wave of The Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here. Key Findings — Summary report The wave 5 summary report is available here The findings from wave five of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker suggested...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-5

Wave two findings - winter 2021/22

The initial findings from the second wave of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here. The findings suggested that most third sector organisations continued to face challenges in the face of the pandemic. However, there had been improvement in the sector’s ability to...

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-2

Wave four findings - summer 2022

Particularly evident in this report was the increased prevalence of staffing issues and shortages, volunteer

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-4

Best practice for funders

We're asking funders to submit their reports for inclusion in SCVO’s public Evidence Library.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/best-practice-for-funders

Useful contacts and resources

https://scvo.scot/support/hr-for-creatives/useful-contacts-and-resources

Wave six findings - spring 2023

The infographic summary, summary report and data tables for the sixth wave of The Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here. Read our summary report of wave six of the tracker.

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-6

New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Press release

29 December 2025

Editor’s notes: Full details of SCVO’s Fair Funding principles can be found here: https://scvo.scot/policy,Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey can be found here: https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library

https://scvo.scot/p/102535/2025/12/29/new-research-underlines-pressures-on-third-sector-workforce-and-services

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish voluntary sector – what do we know so far? (May 2020)

All research and insights shared with us will be collated in our searchable Evidence Library: https:/,/scvo.org.uk/policy/evidence-library https://scvo.org.uk/policy/coronavirus The briefing covers: Funding

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may-2020

Procurement: “inconsistency, bureaucracy, and inflexibility still creating challenges for third sector”

Ilse Mackinnon

1 July 2024

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public sector reviews and voluntary sector surveys chime strongly with the Committee’s summary: Good policies,are in place, but there is still a disconnect between policy and practice on the ground.

https://scvo.scot/p/92613/2024/07/01/procurement-inconsistency-bureaucracy-and-inflexibility-still-creating-challenges-for-third-sector

Public Sector Funding

Public Sector FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO Sector Stats, based on analysis of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

Wave five findings - winter 2022/23

Wave two findings - winter 2021/22

Wave four findings - summer 2022

Best practice for funders

Useful contacts and resources

Wave six findings - spring 2023

New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish voluntary sector – what do we know so far? (May 2020)

Procurement: “inconsistency, bureaucracy, and inflexibility still creating challenges for third sector”

Public Sector Funding

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