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The Scottish Third Sector Tracker – latest updates
OPINION
27 April 2023
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Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Now, more than ever, new models for funding the sector are needed.
https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-latest-updates
Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26
27 January 2025
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Pre-Budget scrutiny report focused exclusively on voluntary sector funding, collecting extensive evidence
Impact Report 2023/24
It means we have strong evidence to support our assertions, and it means we can identify emerging issues,Watch Jason Henderson, SCVO’s Policy and Public Affairs Officer, giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament,and influencers. 1,000+ articles published 1 million+ page views Research to shape the future In 2023,The tracker comprises research about the voluntary sector, undertaken directly with the voluntary sector,Over 6,100 people have been estimated to benefit from these new funds: Device lending libraries - we
Fair work in the voluntary sector: what’s working?
Last month GCVS and the Scottish Centre for Employment Research launched the findings from their very,As well as covering some of the same ground as the 2015 survey, their research brings in important new,GCVS’s research found that fewer people (19%) are actively looking for a new job now than in 2015, when,engagement with fair work practices in the third sector, it is worth re-iterating that there is strong evidence
https://scvo.scot/p/61695/2023/08/23/fair-work-in-the-voluntary-sector-whats-working
Pre-Budget Scrutiny Evidence: Social Justice and Social Security Committee
31 August 2023
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About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to give evidence to the Social Justice and Social Security,Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Social Justice and Social Security,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,Responding to fiscal and wider policy challenges in the Committee’s remit Scotland’s voluntary sector,Fairer Funding principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research
Response to Equalities, Human Rights, and Civil Justice Committee pre-budget scrutiny: (The impact of the Scottish Budget on the public)
24 August 2023
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Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Committee and its predecessor, the,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,Fairer Funding principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research,Inconsistency in approach and the evidence required across Scottish Government departments.,Fairer Funding principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research
SCVO Digital Call To Action 3
Individual organisations use service design, user research and accessibility best practice in all their,channels (for example removing PDFs and replacing them with structured web pages) Doing some user research,Our evidence shows that this combination of device, data, skills and support was very effective in helping,They are testing early and ‘failing fast’, and using evidence of the user and business value delivered
Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances
17 August 2023
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Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Finance and Public Administration Committee,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,As the Committee understands from previous SCVO evidence, years of underfunding and poor funding practices,Delivering on priority improvements to achieve Fair Funding When SCVO gave evidence to the Finance and,Inconsistency in approach and the evidence required across Scottish Government departments.
Voluntary organisations across Scotland struggling as costs continue to rise
NEWS
16 December 2022
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Management
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The wave 4 summary report presents key insights into Scotland’s third sector.
https://tfn.scot/news/voluntary-organisations-across-scotland-struggling-as-costs-continue-to-rise
Cost of living crisis: SCVO and Volunteer Scotland briefing for MPs
29 November 2022
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Based on a range of evidence, including Volunteer Scotland’s recent research report, ‘Testing our Resilience,Our latest research shows two thirds of organisations have seen demand for their support increase over,Recent research from Volunteer Scotland exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on volunteers,Taking all this evidence into consideration, it is clear that volunteering is under considerable threat,We receive funded support from the Scottish Government and others to: research, demonstrate and measure