Unlocking procurement for social enterprises and voluntary organisations: a 2023 survey by SCVO and Social,Enterprise Scotland found that lighter-touch approaches, guidance from the public sector, individualised,out research into the substantial contribution the voluntary sector makes to Scotland’s economy.,The experience of the Covid-19 pandemic showed what was possible.,Supporting collaboration between the third and public sectors: evidence review: the research review conducted
https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum
Based on a range of evidence, including Volunteer Scotland’s recent research report, ‘Testing our Resilience,More than half of voluntary organisations in Scotland reporting rising costs have seen their services,Reduction in volunteer participation The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on volunteer participation,Recent research from Volunteer Scotland exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on volunteers,Along with our community of 3,200+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises, and community
https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps
enterprises that make up Scotland’s voluntary sector.,Over the last 11 months, Covid 19, inflation and the resulting cost-of-living crisis have put enormous,Years of underfunding, followed by Covid 19, and the running costs crisis, however, mean these ambitions,A recent research report into net zero provision for voluntary organisations in Scotland by CEiS highlighted,Social care intermediaries regularly report organisations handing back contracts as funding does not
https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting
Scotland's 6,000 social enterprises put profits and surpluses towards social and environmental missions,How can social enterprises and charities gain greater access to corporate supply chains?,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector,One such report is from Volunteer Scotland and Ipsos Mori on the impact of coronavirus on volunteer participation,SCVO carried out literature reviews in September 2020 and March 2021 covering research on coronavirus
https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society
Further evidence comes from Inspiring Scotland’s Covid-19 intelligence reports, which provide an overview,The evidence base for the impact that Covid-19 is having on Scotland’s voluntary sector is still emerging,) COVID-19 Impact on Charities. https://www.oscr.org.uk/media/3925/oscr-covid-19-research-summary-report,-2020 SenScot (2020) Social Enterprise Reset Week: Impact Report. https://storage.googleapis.com/scvo-documents-evidence,Sector Covid-19 and Social Enterprise in Scotland’ will be included in next quarter’s synthesis.
https://scvo.scot/p/40369/2020/09/17/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-a-review-of-literature
1 December 2020 About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership,Along with our community of 2,000+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises, and voluntary,, from grassroots community groups and village hall committees to more than 6,000 social enterprises,,voluntary sector and interrogated the evidence essential to building a clearer picture of how Scotland,The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has understandably drawn much focus and attention.
https://scvo.scot/p/41307/2020/11/30/equalities-human-rights-committee-debate-valuing-the-third-sector
SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament - Debate: COVID-19 Next Steps (Communities) SCVO briefing -,Along with our community of 2,000+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises, and voluntary,, from grassroots community groups and village hall committees to more than 6,000 social enterprises,,But, for many of Scotland's charities and community groups, the outlook for 2020 was already 'unsettled,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary
https://scvo.scot/p/38971/2020/06/08/coronavirus-next-steps-communities
