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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Evidence library

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The evidence library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Email the title, author, date published, web link or attachment, and a short description to research@scvo.scot.

Community Groups in Scotland 2022

SCVO and TSI Network 29 August 2022

Arts, Sports & Culture Communities Fact & Figures Rural

A lack of information on the activities of groups without charitable status has been identified as a major gap when trying to convey the size and shape of the sector at national and local level. This briefing seeks to address that gap by using data from Third Sector Interfaces (through MILO, the shared database managed by SCVO) to profile the thousands of small community groups active across Scotland for which charitable status is either not appropriate or not desirable.

For more information on community groups in a particular area contact the local TSI https://tsi.scot/tsi-directory/

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