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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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Wave two findings - winter 2021/22

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’

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-2

Wave three findings - spring 2022

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

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-3

Wave six findings - spring 2023

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.

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-6

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

The Scottish third sector tracker - wave 11 (Autumn 2025)

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

https://scvo.scot/p/103256/2026/02/03/the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-wave-11-autumn-2025

Individual Giving in Scotland: donations, legacies and fundraising

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

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/individual-giving-in-scotland-donations-legacies-and-fundraising

SCVO Briefing: Scottish Government Spending Review

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker has run throughout the current parliamentary term, capturing the experiences,The Tracker found: Since April 2023 (wave 6), financial challenges have dominated the top three challenges,Roughly one-third have been unable to deliver as planned in each wave of the Third Sector Tracker.,to reform third sector funding.,Sector Tracker, the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s Pre-Budget Scrutiny report 2025/26

https://scvo.scot/p/102130/2025/12/03/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-spending-review

Wave eleven - Autumn 2025

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

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker/wave-eleven-autumn-2025

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

Download PDF The voluntary sector in numbers – key facts There are over 46,500 voluntary sector organisations,in Scotland In a typical year, 4 in 5 households use a voluntary sector service Almost 1 in 3 people,had used a service provided by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) In 2024 the voluntary sector’s,In Scotland last year over 1 million people volunteered The sector looks after substantial assets on,size and shape and get in touch with our research team if you'd like to know more.

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