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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.

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.

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UK Poverty 2025: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) 29 January 2025

Children & Families Equalities Housing and homelessness Poverty / Cost of Living

RSE blog: Statutory bodies and the third sector: Not a real partnership?

Richard Simpson RSE 27 January 2025

Funding and economy Partnership working Public sector

Thinking about… Charity Reserves: A research report into charity reserves management in Scotland

Ben Cairns, Richard Hopgood, Chris Mills IVAR (Institute for Voluntary Action Research) 23 January 2025

Funding and economy Fact & Figures Governance and Trustees Sustainabilty and green issues

Community Wealth Building: Approaches relevant to rural and island communities

Jayne Glass and Jane Atterton /SRUC Scottish Government 23 January 2025

Communities Funding and economy Partnership working Rural Social Enterprise

Scottish Household Survey Statistics 2023 - Volunteering

Scottish Government 22 January 2025

Communities Volunteering

State of the Sector 2024 - People PDF

SCVO 21 January 2025

Equalities Ethnic minorities Fact & Figures Governance and Trustees Volunteering Workforce

SCVO State of the Sector 2024 - Funding and finance PDF

SCVO 21 January 2025

Communities Funding and economy Fact & Figures Public sector Social Enterprise

SCVO State of the Sector 2024 - size, shape and geography PDF

SCVO 21 January 2025

Arts, Sports & Culture Communities Fact & Figures Rural Social Enterprise

SCVO State of the sector 2024 - key stats and data tables

SCVO 21 January 2025

Funding and economy Fact & Figures Workforce, employment and training Workforce

SPICe Spotlight: What we know about the third sector’s contribution to Scotland’s economy

SPICe 14 January 2025

Funding and economy Evaluation & Impact Fact & Figures

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