About our submission SCVO welcomes the Law Family Commission's call for evidence on the future of civil,Anecdotal evidence also suggests that authorities are returning to a ‘business as usual’ command and,The latest primary research conducted by SCVO is the Third Sector Forecast, 2019.,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector,Contact Paul Bradley - Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Committee, who have proactively sought the views of Scotland’s voluntary sector and interrogated the evidence,its comprehensive and probing submissions to the Scottish Government – following its collection of evidence,light was shone on the financial vulnerability of the sector: SCVO has published an overview of our research,Partnership of equals Anecdotal evidence suggests that, while independent funders are contemplating the

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June - August 2020 Download a PDF version of this research paperDownload Introduction This paper presents,and people and communities specific research.,This is also the case when we look at evidence from Inspiring Scotland.,https://scvo.scot/policy/evidence-library/2020-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may,We lobby government on policy issues, create jobs for young people and support organisations to embrace

Our analysis of the voluntary sector’s pre-COVID finances, published today, highlights a complex patchwork funding landscape of fundraising, trading, contracts, grants and reserves, all of which have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in different ways. The complexity of...

Today we publish an overview of what research has been telling us about the impact the crisis has had,Please do continue to get involved and share your experiences and research so that we can amplify the

in this short form on our websiteShare your stories as part of the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign My research,colleagues have also been gathering more formal research from across the sector to add to the Third,Sector Evidence Library, and we’ll be publishing a short summary of that evidence in the coming weeks,If you have survey information to share please send it to research@scvo.scot.

tirelessly to ensure that human rights are protected, that the environment is front and centre in policy,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary,The Scottish Government's commitment to a 'green recovery' must mean that any medium- and long-term policy,parliament should work with environmental voluntary organisations to embed green recovery principles and policies,Contact Paul Bradley, Policy Team – paul.bradley@scvo.scot

account the many ways in which people give their time, both formal and informal – for a review of research,into volunteering see this research summary.,SCVO researchers are currently in the middle of analysing charity accounts for our State of the Sector,research.

Because of the success of this service, the Food Train was more recently contacted by the library service,By acting as an authoritative and trusted voice for the sector, SCVO’s policy and research output is,delivered through a strong evidence base and an engaged membership.,Further details about SCVO’s policy and research can be found at https://scvo.scot/policy-research Contact,Jenny Bloomfield Email: policy@scvo.scot / Tel: 0131 474 8000