Donations income also fell, particularly in 2022 - this appears to be less linked to the pandemic, and,This SCVO briefing pulls together some key facts about the individual giving landscape in Scotland and,Key Stats 80% of Scottish charities receive donations and fundraised income from the public.,in 2021, and accounted for 16% of the Scottish charity sector’s income in 2020/21.,Although many organisations saw increases in fundraising and donations in the last 3 months of 2022,

The figures below are from SCVO’s Sector Stats 2022.,As well as an overview of the latest key stats we’ve taken a more in-depth look into six highlights.,Most charity accounts analysed for the Sector Stats 2022 covered the period April 2020 to March 2021,In 2022 the figure rose to 1.8 closures per day, but still below the average pre-2020 rates.,For more Sector Stats including interactive maps, charts and tables go to https://scvo.scot/research/

submit evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee's inquiry into the Scottish Government,Our submission draws upon: The Scottish Third Sector Tracker - wave 5 summary report (Winter 2022)SCVO's,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,SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics for 2022 are available online.

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.,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,, we strongly recommend that the Scottish Government offer: Winter support: Brief the Committee and key

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.,research and engagement with the voluntary sector.,SCVO is engaging with key partners to make the case for this.,While these figures provide the latest snapshot of how the sector is faring, figures from the Scottish

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.,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,through significant research and engagement with the voluntary sector.,In October 2021, SCVO gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence in advance of the oral evidence,Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and,Sector statistics 2022.,In SCVO’s research, many organisations have reported having had no increases in local or national government,We would point the committee to evidence SCVO and others provided to the former Economy, Energy, and

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.,Our response will focus on those where SCVO can provide evidence. Priority 1.,Between December 2021 and April 2022, 86% of organisations reported rising costs, a figure that is expected

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.,In SCVO’s research, many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government,SCVO and others in the sector have provided significant evidence to the committee on how the NPF can,The use of these figures suggests official figures from the Scottish Government are not available.