Introduction As my colleague Sheghley posted at the end of June, SCVO wanted to learn more about the,This blog and accompanying research report have been produced to share the information that we were able,to obtain and we will continue to monitor the situation and carry out further research if warranted.,almost 1,200 members of staff from the 69 organisations have been on furlough at some point since March 2020,You can find the full report in our Evidence Library.

A review of the literature - September - December 2020 Coronavirus Literature Review Q4 2020Download,There is a wealth of literature on that topic, a selection of which can be found on SCVO’s Evidence Library,This survey builds on the data gathered by OSCR’s first coronavirus survey in May, which had 4,827 responses,Fifteen percent of charities said they had furloughed staff in the period June to November 2020.,Conclusions The plethora of research, on the impact of coronavirus on third sector organisations, produced

The Scottish Parliament’s 2020 report, ‘Valuing the third sector,’ made recommendations on the involvement,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,Our research team would be happy to discuss the content of these reports with the Commission if necessary

June - August 2020 Download a PDF version of this research paperDownload Introduction This paper presents,/0693z00000AvCxoAAF-IOF-coronavirus-impact-survey-report-june-2020.pdf nfpSynergy (2020) Are young people,https://scvo.scot/policy/evidence-library/2020-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may,) Coronavirus Survey Report. https://storage.googleapis.com/scvo-documents-evidence/0693z00000AvJNYAA3,-TSI-Covid-Survey--June%202020.pdf Contact Steve Grozier, Research Officer steve.grozier@scvo.scot Tel

1 December 2020 About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership,Details of this can be found in our ‘state of the sector’ survey.,light was shone on the financial vulnerability of the sector: SCVO has published an overview of our research,this investment, SCVO sees continued financial uncertainty for the sector – with 20% of charities reporting,Economic Recover (AGER) and we were pleased to have these recommendations endorsed in the Group’s final report

, next steps & communities - June 2020Download About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,But, for many of Scotland's charities and community groups, the outlook for 2020 was already 'unsettled,Respondents to our 2019 Sector Forecast Survey echoed known challenges of increasing demand against a,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary,organisations and half of charities reporting they may run out of cash within six months.