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

SCVO’s written evidence to the Committee is available here.,Unlocking procurement for social enterprises and voluntary organisations: a 2023 survey by SCVO and Social,Scottish Exchequer: fiscal transparency discovery report – the Scottish Government’s discovery report,of equals in reforming Scotland’s public services.,Supporting collaboration between the third and public sectors: evidence review: the research review conducted

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.

response The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence,Our submission draws upon: The Scottish Third Sector Tracker - wave 5 summary report (Winter 2022)SCVO's,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,The Living Wage Foundation’s report, All Work and Low Pay, confirms that voluntary organisations want

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

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.,In a Scottish Government survey in May 2021, 44% of volunteer involving organisations reported insufficient,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

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.,A recent research report into net zero provision for voluntary organisations in Scotland by CEiS highlighted,Between December 2021 and April 2022, 86% of organisations reported rising costs, a figure that is expected

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,In SCVO’s research, many organisations have reported having had no increases in local or national government,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019, which aimed to capture experiences of procurement processes, highlighted

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.,rising costs between December 2021 and April 2022 (Third Sector Tracker).,In SCVO’s research, many organisations reported having had no increases in local or national government,A recent research report into net zero provision for voluntary organisations in Scotland by CEiS highlighted