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

10-page summary of the latest headline figures and trends

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

Politics

There are some signs of strain in relationships between the voluntary sector and governments at all levels

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/politics

The Economy

high, particularly food and energy additional costs being levied on some voluntary organisations governments

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/economy

Society

Rising polarisation and increasingly hostile public discourse are creating challenges for people working and volunteering in the sector, and on the people they support. Prompts for planning Sources of support SCVO’s HR Service provides resources on employee engagement and culture...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/society

Technology

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, and as new technical innovations come along at speed, voluntary organisations need to be constantly thinking about how these changes might impact on their work. While digital development used to be a one-off project, it is...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/technology

The Law

They provide expert advice on governance, charity law, employment law, data protection and more.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/legal

The Environment

The Scottish Government published a draft Climate Change Plan in November 2025, reaffirming its commitment,The Scottish Government is funding a network of regional community climate action hubs to provide a strategic,You can find details of your local hub on the Scottish Government website SCVO partner Utility Aid can

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/environment

Designing your approach

Working through a process to design for place-based digital inclusion,

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/designing-your-approach

Resource and sustainability

How can you resource a place-based initiative and make it as sustainable as possible?

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/resource-and-sustainability

Building your partnership

There's no definitive list, but ideally you should have participation from: Local government e.g. community,Our local lead in Renfrewshire in 2021 reflected: Governance As with any partnership, you will need to,pay attention to your governance structures.,arrangements in our Village and Community Halls Guide, or explore governance more broadly in the SCVO,Guide to Good Governance.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/building-your-partnership

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