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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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State of the Sector 2024: key Scottish voluntary sector figures and trends

last year 830,000 people volunteered The sector looks after substantial assets on behalf of the communities,and people of Scotland… from historic buildings, social housing and community land to investments held,among other things: 23,800 registered charities including 163 housing associations Around 1,000 community,are also social enterprises Learn more about the sector’s size and shape and get in touch with our research

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/state-of-the-sector-2024-key-scottish-voluntary-sector-figures-and-trends

Cost of living crisis: SCVO and Volunteer Scotland briefing for MPs

Based on a range of evidence, including Volunteer Scotland’s recent research report, ‘Testing our Resilience,the period April to July 2022, with a quarter seeing significant increases.,, such as village or church halls, which are vital for community connection and resilience, and for some,outlook for 2020 was already ‘unsettled’ well before the pandemic hit.,, and to promote community connection and resilience.

https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

response The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence,August 2022)Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector (January 2023)A collection of SCVO engagement and research,Of the organisations surveyed, 67% reported shortages and issues with staffing and volunteers, 67% reported,In 2020: 64.5% of the voluntary sector's paid staff were women.,, and to promote community connection and resilience.

https://scvo.scot/p/59486/2023/05/01/inquiry-into-the-scottish-governments-public-service-reform-programme-scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

rising costs from May to July.,To support a sustainable and resilient voluntary sector, organisations need the Scottish Government to,In SCVO’s research, many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government,In 2020/21, 40% of charities spent more than their income in 2020/21, with that rising to 46% of smaller,A recent research report into net zero provision for voluntary organisations in Scotland by CEiS highlighted

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish Voluntary Sector: a review of literature

and people and communities specific research.,Inclusion Scotland Between 19th June and 3rd July 2020 Inclusion Scotland surveyed disabled people to,/06/Inclusion-Scotland-Shielding-Report-July-2020.pdf Inspiring Scotland (2020) Covid-19 weekly intelligence,https://scvo.scot/policy/evidence-library/2020-coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-what-do-we-know-so-far-may,-2020 SenScot (2020) Social Enterprise Reset Week: Impact Report. https://storage.googleapis.com/scvo-documents-evidence

https://scvo.scot/p/40369/2020/09/17/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-a-review-of-literature