Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

Steve Grozier

3 February 2026

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Research

for additional staff and volunteer capacity, specialist skills (especially digital, fundraising, governance

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

New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Press release

29 December 2025

SCVO are calling for the Scottish Government’s own funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition,Ahead of the Scottish Budget and Spending Review, the Scottish Government has a real chance to create

https://scvo.scot/p/102535/2025/12/29/new-research-underlines-pressures-on-third-sector-workforce-and-services

Trading

Trading. Trading is an important source of funding for the third sector. It can enable organisations to reduce their dependency on ever...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/trading

Guide to low-cost digital

Scottish Government have extended the scheme to include third sector organisations.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/guide-to-low-cost-digital

British Association of Oral Surgeons

Membership number 6951

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/6951/british-association-of-oral-surgeons

Supporting local communities

"We do not know if we will still be here in a year or not" There is no local community in Scotland that is not reliant on the voluntary sector. As outlined in SCVO’s State of the Sector 2025, of the over 46,500 voluntary organisations across the country, an incredible 88% are...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/supporting-local-communities

Active travel

"Fair Funding would be transformational – the blueprint is there to fix it, so fix it!" “Everyone benefits when more people walk, wheel, and cycle,” states Transport Scotland. “Active travel is good for your physical, mental, and social health, and increased rates of active...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/active-travel

Small Charities in Scotland

Summary Small charities are an essential part of communities across Scotland, and account for three-quarters of the Scottish charities. Here we pull together some key facts and figures about the importance of small charities in Scotland. We also look at some of the challenges...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/small-charities-in-scotland

SCVO response: Criminal Justice Committee consultation on the risks of cybercrime

Alison Brogan

3 October 2025

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Policy
Consultation responses

Other Regulation

implementation of the Third Sector Cyber Resilience Action Plan (2023-35), in collaboration with Scottish Government,What is your view on the effectiveness of the Scottish Government cyber resilience policies and its most,SCVO has been actively involved in the recent review of Scottish Government’s cyber resilience strategy,These documents are useful in providing direction and focusing alignment across government policies and,It is worth highlighting that the report does not appear to cover the work that the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/101283/2025/10/03/scvo-response-criminal-justice-committee-consultation-on-the-risks-of-cybercrime

Knowledge bank

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/digital-inclusion-in-health-and-care/knowledge-bank

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