Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Wave five findings - winter 2022/23

The infographic summary, summary report and data tables for the fifth wave of The Scottish Third Sector,Key Findings — Summary report The wave 5 summary report is available here The findings from wave five,of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker suggested that third sector organisations were operating in an,Key Findings — Infographic summary Financial pressures continued to dominate the Scottish third sector,Data tables These tables present the in-depth findings from the fifth wave of the Scottish Third Sector

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-5

Wave four findings - summer 2022

The findings from the fourth wave of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available now.,Key findings — summary report The wave 4 summary report presented key insights into Scotland’s third,of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker showed the impact of rising costs becoming increasingly apparent,, both for third sector organisations and the communities they work with.,Rising costs were not the only challenge third sector organisations reporting facing in the three months

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-4

Introduction This paper considers the available literature and data on the resilience of Scottish voluntary,By examining the sector's response to events such as the Covid 19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis,, alongside long-term trends from the Scottish third sector tracker, we draw conclusions about the sector

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/the-resilience-of-scottish-voluntary-organisations

Wave ten - spring 2025

Introduction This paper presents the key findings from the ten wave of the Scottish third sector tracker,The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into,the health of the sector, key trends, and developments.,The Tracker asks organisations questions relating to their current organisational challenges; demand,Topical questions are included each wave.

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-10

Our latest analysis shows more charities struggling to break even, but also some welcome growth in key funding streams

Ilse Mackinnon

3 February 2025

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Research

sources of income for the Scottish voluntary sector.,Five years ago, the amount of money received from government was just slightly higher than the income,sector.,For our 10-page summary of the latest financial trends see State of the Sector 2024: key Scottish voluntary,sector figures and trends.

https://scvo.scot/p/96909/2025/02/03/our-latest-analysis-shows-more-charities-struggling-to-break-even-but-also-some-welcome-growth-in-key-funding-streams

Scottish voluntary organisations' financial reserves

This lack of financial management skill is perhaps reflected in the Scottish third sector tracker findings,Having said that, calls for charities to diversify their income streams are often impractical and the sector

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/scottish-voluntary-organisations-financial-reserves

SCVO Briefing: Medium Term Financial Strategy

Sheghley Ogilvie

1 May 2025

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Policy reports

SCVO’s recent research shows the amount of public money provided to third sector organisations froze,funding and recognised the sectors essential contribution to Scottish society.,To make continued and more substantial progress on multi-year funding over the next five years, and broader,Between one quarter and one third of voluntary organisations receive funding from local authorities.,The MTFS must consider wider Fair Funding elements and how these can be progressed over the next five

https://scvo.scot/p/98446/2025/05/01/medium-term-financial-strategy