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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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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/waves/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/waves/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/waves/wave-4

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

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/waves/wave-6

Useful contacts and resources

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

New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Press release
29 December 2025
Scotland's third sector can address growing pressures on workers across the charity sector, new research,funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research,“At Charity Leadership Scotland, we are committed to collaborating on powerful research that assesses,Editor’s notes: Full details of SCVO’s Fair Funding principles can be found here: https://scvo.scot/policy,/reports/evidence-library/2025-voluntary-sector-workforce-survey-headline-findings-dec-2025 More details

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

SCVO Response: Public Service Reform: Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 

David Livey
14 August 2026
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About this response In preparing this response, SCVO has drawn on evidence from our research, policy ,to consider alongside our response: SCVO research and policy Fair Funding in Scotland: https://scvo.scot,/reports/evidence-library/the-voluntary-sector-and-procurement-a-summary-of-current-voluntary-sector-experiences,of current evidence: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis,from our research, policy work and engagement with voluntary organisations across Scotland, alongside

https://scvo.scot/p/106633/2026/08/14/public-service-reform-pre-budget-scrutiny-2027-28

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

Wave twelve - Spring 2026

Key highlights Download full report Data tables [1] Respondents are asked to rank their challenges 1-3 from a list of options. They also have the option to provide their own open response.

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/waves/wave-twelve-spring-2026

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.