sizes Shape the future of the voluntary sector in Scotland Meet our members SCVO members are part of,We know there is great need for respite across the country and we want more people to take advantage,We were attracted to join SCVO as members because SCVO is a driving force within Scotland’s charity sector,The resources, training and opportunities available to members, together with the wealth of news and,By adding these digital services, we have become more accessible to people living in rural communities

This workforce makes a huge contribution to people and communities across Scotland, providing a diverse,The voluntary sector workforce includes more women (64.5%), more part-time workers (37%), and more people,SCVO welcomes the new rights for employees and workers that the Bill introduces, including the right,With these new rights, however, comes new responsibilities which voluntary sector employers must be supported,undermines job security, creating uncertainty for both employers and their staff.

SCVO’s HR Service first launched back in 2020 with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund Scotland,We now support over 140 organisations across Scotland and can safely say that no one day is the same.,We’ll end the week advising on how to evaluate a newly created job or supporting a CEO go through the,perspective, wanting to do more than stretched resources allow to support staff, it’s no wonder our,The formal policies still have their place of course, but we are very supportive of finding new ways

The 2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey conducted by SCVO, Volunteer Scotland, and Charity,Leadership Scotland gathered responses from 1,316 people including over a thousand paid staff and hundreds,major workforce survey to better understand the realities facing paid staff and volunteers across Scotland’s,The research also sought to examine job security and pay in the context of short-term funding practices

Charities, social enterprises and community organisations have simultaneously never been more needed,We want to make sure that’s recognised and valued.,Members matter SCVO has over 3,000 members and supporters across the whole of Scotland, and that number,in Scotland that advances equality, tackles poverty, delivers a more inclusive, fair and cohesive society,We will enable our members to be ambitious for themselves and their communities, be more resilient and

competition from other service providers and pay-related challenges (see for example The ALLIANCE, 2023, SCVO,and people of Scotland… from historic buildings, social housing and community land to investments held,among other things: 23,800 registered charities including 163 housing associations Around 1,000 community,companies 83 credit unions Over 6,000 of these voluntary organisations are also social enterprises Learn more,about the sector’s size and shape and get in touch with our research team if you'd like to know more