What is the Scottish Third Sector Tracker?,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker is a group of third sector organisations based in Scotland.,DJS Research, an independent research company, collects information from Tracker members four times a,We run two types of research: Waves Larger studies, run twice a year.,Each one focuses on two or three priority topics raised by members in the Wave findings.

The initial findings from the second wave of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here.,The findings suggested that most third sector organisations continued to face challenges in the face,However, there had been improvement in the sector’s ability to deliver services and/or planned programmes,Finally, most in the sector were relatively confident in their future – 92% were confident that they’

The findings from the third wave of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available here.,Key findings Scotland’s third sector organisations continued to face challenges in spring 2022, particularly,Almost two-thirds (64%) of organisations continued to see increased demand for their services.,For the majority of third sector organisations, online played a large part in their day-to-day management,Infographic summary The challenge of rising costs and hybrid methods of administration and delivery This wave

The infographic summary, summary report and data tables for the sixth wave of The Scottish Third Sector,Tracker are available here.,Read our summary report of wave six of the tracker.

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

Introduction This report presents the key findings from the eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector,The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into,the health of the sector, key trends, and developments.,Topical questions are included each wave.,For wave eleven, we asked respondents questions on the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections, the climate

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.

individual giving landscape in Scotland and the wider UK using a range of data sources including the Scottish,Third Sector Tracker.,legacies and fundraising Individual giving from the general public was worth an estimated £1.2bn to Scottish,Income from individual giving made up 15% of the Scottish charity sector’s income in 2023, down from,Data from the Spring 2025 Scottish Third Sector Tracker suggests that a rising number of voluntary organisations

The eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector tracker reveals a sector that continues to show resilience,Sixty‑two percent report moderate–significant difficulty recruiting volunteers, with fewer people coming,Overall, the findings show a sector committed to delivering for communities but increasingly constrained