Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Voluntary Health Scotland Welcome new Scottish Parliament

This report is a briefing to welcome the new Scottish government into office and showing their support

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/voluntary-health-scotland-welcome-new-scottish-parliament

Learning from Mergers

This research published by Capacitybuilders in England shows that the majority of public service commissioners would like to see greater collaboration and merger between organisations that provide support and advice to civil society groups. The findings show that commissioners...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/learning-from-mergers

Public and Charity Prespectives: Summary of OSCR's 2010 Surveys

This report presents a summary of research conducted in early 2010. The overall aim was to gauge and track the opinion of charity trustees and the general public in order to identify priorities for development of OSCR?s processes and communication. For charity trustees the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-and-charity-prespectives-summary-of-oscrs-2010-surveys

Wellbeing, Succession & Diversity In Scotland's Voluntary Sector Leadership

144 voluntary sector CEO’s and senior leaders, members and non members of ACOSVO filled out our Wellbeing, Succession and Diversity survey which ran from July 19th to August 23rd 2021. Key findings from this snapshot of Scotland’s sector leaders showed a huge disparity in...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/wellbeing-succession-diversity-in-scotlands-voluntary-sector-leadership

Mind the gap: what the public thinks about charities

This paper explores whether recent attacks on charities from politicians and the media have adversely affected the public?s attitude to the sector, based on the results of a poll carried out by Ipsos MORI. It is divided into three sections: general attitudes towards charities and...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/mind-the-gap-what-the-public-thinks-about-charities

The public view: trust, confidence and support of charities in Scotland 2016

This briefing presents and analyses the findings from a poll of the general public in Scotland on trust, confidence and support of charities. The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,028 respondents (adults aged 16+) commissioned by SCVO and conducted by Ipsos MORI...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-public-view-trust-confidence-and-support-of-charities-in-scotland-2016

What the public say: public engagement in national decision-making

be incorporated into governance structures.,s move towards a more open, transparent and accountable way of governing.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/what-the-public-say-public-engagement-in-national-decision-making

Managing charity finances through uncertain times

This survey was carried out by the accountancy firm Baker Tilly during September and October 2009. It sought to discover how charities, some 18 months into the recession, have coped with the short-term issues affecting the sector and what the medium and long-term effects are...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/managing-charity-finances-through-uncertain-times

Small charity accounts: a comparative study

In November 2008, OSCR published the results of a comparative study into the accounts of small charities. The study aimed to establish a benchmark for compliance with the statutory requirements set out under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charity...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/small-charity-accounts-a-comparative-study

Charity Commission: Trust in Charities, 2018

The latest Charity Commission research into public trust and confidence in charities, conducted by Populus in February and is based on a sample of 2,059 adults. Key findings: Public trust and confidence in charities remains at similar levels to 2016. In 2018 charities were rated...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/charity-commission-trust-in-charities-2018

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