Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Charities face staff and volunteer crisis

Press release

4 January 2024

in demand for their core services and activities over the six waves of the tracker.,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,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

Public Sector Funding

Public Sector FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull,together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO Sector Stats, based on analysis,There has been a slight fall in the value and relative importance of public sector funding to the sector,Public sector funding made up 40% of the sector’s income in 2023.,size and shape and get in touch with our research team if you'd like to know more.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

Study to examine voluntary action during Covid-19

NEWS 3 November 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

#NeverMoreNeeded

A major new research project is set to examine how communities responded to the outbreak of the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/study-to-examine-voluntary-action-during-covid-19

New reports highlight the strength and contribution of Scotland’s historic environment

NEWS 2 September 2024 by Niall Christie

Management

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Regeneration & Housing

Historic Environment Scotland has released a set of reports providing insights into the historic environment,sector.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-reports-highlight-the-strength-and-contribution-of-scotlands-historic-environment

Demand for charity services continues to rise - but job cuts loom across the sector

NEWS 15 October 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

A third or organisations say they are reducing their workforce, or are planning to do so

https://tfn.scot/news/demand-for-charity-services-continues-to-rise-but-job-cuts-loom-across-the-sector

SCVO's policy and influencing progress in 2023

Paul Bradley

7 July 2023

Posted in

Policy

SCVO's policy and public affairs team braced ourselves for a busy start to the year – you may recall ,Alongside these issues, we've had to respond to various regulatory policies; the Charities Bill and proposals,Here's a glimpse into what we've been up to in the past six months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?,We've organised webinars, workshops, and meetings to develop alternative policy proposals to enhance,and sparked collaborations, including with the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), which hosted an insightful

https://scvo.scot/p/60640/2023/07/07/scvos-policy-and-influencing-progress-in-2023

Armed forces charities in decline

NEWS 18 November 2014 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Study shows charities serving armed forces personnel are up against tough operating conditions

https://tfn.scot/news/armed-forces-charities-in-decline

New report reveals concerns charity reserve usage is “unsustainable”

NEWS 7 September 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

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The latest findings from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker have been released.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-reveals-concerns-charity-reserve-usage-is-unsustainable

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

Paul Bradley

10 May 2021

Posted in

Consultation responses

Economy

contribution to the economy, and research on the impact of the pandemic on the Scottish voluntary sector,Research-based charities have crucial insights to contribute to social, economic, and environmental discussions,Question Eight Can you point us towards data, research or insights from past work or other countries,The latest primary research conducted by SCVO is the Third Sector Forecast, 2019.,timely insights into how the sector is experiencing current and future challenges.

https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society

Renewing Scotland’s full potential in a digital world

Aaron Slater

24 December 2020

Posted in

Consultation responses

The education has to be there, with clear policies and pathways in place.”,Over 200 voluntary sector leaders have completed our six-month Senior Leaders’ Programme.,While we have not held dedicated workshops on the theme of the Digital Strategy, real-time insights from,But we can draw a number of insights from the first 9 months: Voluntary sector organisations of all sizes,and resilientVoluntary organisations did not have time or capacity to conduct their own digital research

https://scvo.scot/p/42425/2020/12/24/renewing-scotlands-full-potential-in-a-digital-world

Charities face staff and volunteer crisis

Public Sector Funding

Study to examine voluntary action during Covid-19

New reports highlight the strength and contribution of Scotland’s historic environment

Demand for charity services continues to rise - but job cuts loom across the sector

SCVO's policy and influencing progress in 2023

Armed forces charities in decline

New report reveals concerns charity reserve usage is “unsustainable”

SCVO submission to the Law Family Commission on Civil Society

Renewing Scotland’s full potential in a digital world

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