Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Scottish Government Debate Briefing: Tackling Child Poverty and Inequality Through the Scottish Budget

Sheghley Ogilvie

7 January 2025

Posted in

Policy reports

It must be recognised that poor funding and procurement practices undermine voluntary organisations aspirations

https://scvo.scot/p/96257/2025/01/07/scottish-government-debate-briefing-tackling-child-poverty-and-inequality-through-the-scottish-budget

Pay in the voluntary sector

Summary This report pulls together data on sector pay, comparing salary data from the voluntary sector and the public and private sectors, as well as variations in pay depending on factors such as age, gender and full-time /part-time workers. The main source of pay data used is...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/pay-in-the-voluntary-sector

2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey

Key findings from the 2025 workforce survey including recruitment, retention, wellbeing, diversity and pay.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/2025-scottish-voluntary-sector-workforce-survey

The Reinvention of Philanthropic Charities

charities which operate within the public sector, are led by public sector employees, and which through procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-reinvention-of-philanthropic-charities

Warm welcome to strengthen ties between countries

NEWS 24 September 2025 by Rab Armour

Management

Professional and cultural links strengthened during meeting

https://tfn.scot/news/warm-welcome-to-strengthen-ties-between-countries

Single Outcome Agreements 2009-10: an analysis by CCPS

undertaken, using 24 headings for coding, namely: social care; service delivery; commissioning and procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/single-outcome-agreements-2009-10-an-analysis-by-ccps

Briefing to UK Parliament: Spring Statement

Sheghley Ogilvie

24 March 2025

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Policy reports

Summary Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises such as the pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis, have put the voluntary sector under increasing pressure, exacerbating financial and operational challenges. Eight out of ten Scottish voluntary organisations...

https://scvo.scot/p/97964/2025/03/24/briefing-to-uk-parliament-spring-statement