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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Scottish Third Sector Tracker

Most recent findings Wave 7 findings - Winter 2023 Waves 1-6 summary report - Spring 2023 Wave 6 findings - Spring 2023 Find out more about the tracker and see results from the previous waves Frequently Asked Questions

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

Wave Five Findings — Winter 2022

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-five

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-two

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-four

Best practice for funders

We're asking funders to submit their reports for inclusion in SCVO’s public Evidence Library.,Please email the title, author, date published, web link or attachment, and a short description to research,Sharing this information will allow SCVO to produce research on coronavirus and its impact on the voluntary

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

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.,From the research reports we looked at we can see that the public sector wants to engage more with the

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

Finances proving biggest challenge to charities as rising costs bite 

Press release
4 January 2024
Research also found a third of organisations were dipping into reserves.,Throughout the waves of research, the frequency with which organisations have reported financial challenges,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker is a growing research community made up of representatives from third,The Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish,can be found here:https://scvo.scot/policy/research/evidence-library/2023-scottish-third-sector-tracker-waves

https://scvo.scot/p/87687/2024/01/04/finances-proving-biggest-challenge-to-charities-as-rising-costs-bite

Charities face staff and volunteer crisis 

Press release
4 January 2024
that can be undertaken by volunteer involving organisations include ensuring that volunteer expense policies,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker is a growing research community made up of representatives from third,The Tracker is run by an independent research company called DJS Research on behalf of SCVO, the Scottish,ENDS Notes for editors: An Executive Summary of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker’s First Phase of research,can be found here: https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/scvo-third-sector-tracker-waves-1-to-

https://scvo.scot/p/87690/2024/01/04/charities-face-staff-and-volunteer-crisis

The impact of rising costs on third sector organisations in Scotland.

Steve Grozier
23 July 2024
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The focus of much of the research and commentary has (correctly) been on the impact rising costs and

https://scvo.scot/p/92962/2024/07/23/the-impact-of-rising-costs-on-third-sector-organisations-in-scotland

Recognising the voluntary sector's vital role in our economy 

Rachel Le Noan
11 March 2024
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The challenges faced by our sector are a result of societal and economic policy choices and we must work,The voluntary sector is about innovation, entrepreneurship, research and development, partnership and

https://scvo.scot/p/89154/2024/03/11/recognising-the-voluntary-sectors-vital-role-in-our-economy

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