Back in 2015, SCVO and TFN surveyed around 1,000 sector workers about their experiences working in the,As well as covering some of the same ground as the 2015 survey, their research brings in important new,17% of people employed in Scotland’s voluntary sector were paid below the Real Living Wage, and by 2022,Equalities and fair work Another area where things still aren’t good enough is equalities.,engagement with fair work practices in the third sector, it is worth re-iterating that there is strong evidence

response The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence,State of the Sector 2022 (August 2022)Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector (January 2023)A collection,of SCVO engagement and research activities into Fair Funding (2022) SCVO's response to the Scottish,Of the organisations surveyed, 67% reported shortages and issues with staffing and volunteers, 67% reported,Diversity and equality statistics outlined in SCVO’s State of the Sector Statistics further highlight

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,the period April to July 2022, with a quarter seeing significant increases.,Volunteers are equally affected by the cost-of-living crisis, and some could be reducing their volunteering,Taking all this evidence into consideration, it is clear that volunteering is under considerable threat

Equalities and Human Rights Committee.,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,running cost crisis has pushed the resilience of voluntary organisations to the limit; 67% of those surveyed,In October 2021, SCVO gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,running cost crisis has pushed the resilience of voluntary organisations to the limit, 67% of those surveyed,partner, recognising the impact of rising inflation on the voluntary sector workforce and the need for pay,Equality: Tackling poverty and protecting people from harm Voluntary organisations provide practical,partner, recognising the impact of rising inflation on the voluntary sector workforce and the need for pay

We draw on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the committee and its predecessor, the Equalities and,The Scottish Third Sector TrackerSCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,Last October, SCVO gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.,The 2022/2023 Scottish Budget and the Resource Spending Review did not progress these calls.,Our response will focus on those where SCVO can provide evidence. Priority 1.

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence in advance of the oral evidence,Parliamentary records and Scottish Government publications.SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research,procurement to ensure, amongst other priorities, that social,environmental, and economic factors are on an equal,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019, which aimed to capture experiences of procurement processes, highlighted,procurement to ensure, amongst other priorities, that social,environmental, and economic factors are on an equal

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 21-22. ,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019 that focused on voluntary organisations’ experiences of procurement,Despite this: 68% of survey respondents expressed an interest in measuring their organisation’s carbon,Respondents to our survey found carbon footprinting time consuming and difficult and carbon measurement