Low pay in the third sector 2021 briefing
Briefing on Low Pay in the thrid sector, based on Living Wage Foundation analysis of the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). Key findings * Around a fifth (17 percent) of all third sector workers earn less than the real Living Wage. This compares with 26 per cent… Read more
Rapid evidence review of community initiatives - impact assessment
Objectives of this report Levelling up is a core priority for the UK government. The recently published white paper Levelling Up the United Kingdom, defines it as “…giving everyone the opportunity to flourish. It means people everywhere are living longer and more fulfilling live… Read more
Understanding Scotland - public attitudes survey series
Regular series of public attitude surveys on themes including Society, Wellbeing, Economy etc. As well as the reports, the data is also available for export and further interrogation. Read more
Understanding Scotland - Society
Survey exploring key issues for the general public including - Scotland's direction of travel - Public priorities - Trust in institutions FINDINGS INCLUDE - A third of respondents (34%) put tackling poverty and inequality in the top three issues facing Scotland, at l… Read more
Scottish Household Survey 2020 - key findings: Volunteering
Note: The results of the SHS 2020 telephone survey are not directly comparable to SHS results for previous years. 64% of adults had taken part in formal or informal volunteering in the last year. 56% of adults took part in informal volunteering, and 26% took part in formal… Read more
Scottish Household Survey 2020 Results - Volunteer Scotland summary analysis
"The SHS results for 2020 were published Friday 28, January 2022. The SHS Team has cautioned against comparing their 2020 data with previous years due to changes in the research method, sample size and timing. However, the results confirm major shifts in volunteering engageme… Read more
Green finance, land reform and a just transition to net zero - a discussion paper
"This paper is the third in CLS’s series of independent discussion papers on the overarching theme of land reform and the common good and contributes to the debate about the relationship between land reform and tackling the twin climate and biodiversity crises; The paper anal… Read more
Respond, recover, reset: Two years on (March 2022)
The findings in this report are based on 18 months of research, featuring 14 waves of a barometer survey, four waves of a panel survey and over 300 in-depth interviews. Combined together, these different data sets provide a clear and consistent picture of what the sector was faci… Read more
Report #2 Models and Frameworks for Coordinating Community Responses During COVID-19
The MoVE project is a collaboration between the Universities of Sheffield, Hull and Leeds. Over the course of 18 months, the research examines how to understand, scale and maximise the effectiveness of volunteer responses to COVID-19. This is the second in a set of 3 reports on t… Read more
Report #3 Building Local Responses to Identify and Meet Community Needs During COVID-19
This report focuses upon examining how local authorities (LAs) and their voluntary and community sector (VCS) partners identified those in need of support during the pandemic and how volunteer capacity was mobilised in order to meet these needs. The report concludes that the… Read more