Committee, who have proactively sought the views of Scotland’s voluntary sector and interrogated the evidence,its comprehensive and probing submissions to the Scottish Government – following its collection of evidence,light was shone on the financial vulnerability of the sector: SCVO has published an overview of our research,Partnership of equals Anecdotal evidence suggests that, while independent funders are contemplating the
https://scvo.scot/p/41307/2020/11/30/equalities-human-rights-committee-debate-valuing-the-third-sector
accompanying discussion paper to Jo Armstrong’s analysis ‘Scotland’s social care sector: The financial evidence,from other policy and social concerns.,self-directed support, due for publication in the summer, which will assess outcomes through seeking evidence,There has been some research around the importance of commissioning. For example.,Research by Eccles and Cunningham, commissioned by CCPS, found some evidence of work intensification,
https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland
About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence in advance of the oral evidence,Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and,, and research with the sector throughout 21-22,including, ‘Scottish Government funding of voluntary,Recent research by the Living Wage Foundation has shown that 12.5% of voluntary sector workers in Britain,In SCVO’s research, many organisations have reported having had no increases in local or national government
https://scvo.scot/p/53665/2022/09/14/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-sectors-role-in-reducing-inequalities-alleviating-poverty
Based on a range of evidence, including Volunteer Scotland’s recent research report, ‘Testing our Resilience,Our latest research shows two thirds of organisations have seen demand for their support increase over,Recent research from Volunteer Scotland exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on volunteers,Taking all this evidence into consideration, it is clear that volunteering is under considerable threat,We receive funded support from the Scottish Government and others to: research, demonstrate and measure
https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps
The research provide clear, qualitative and quantitative which shows the good things we are doing.”,“The reason we made the decision to do the research was that we realised that we were at a size where,we were having to raise a sizeable income, and we wanted to be able to very clearly evidence what people,The research showed that every pound spent at The Yard results in a return of over £20, and every pound,It also provided evidence of the positive effect that The Yard has on the families who attend, with them
https://scvo.scot/p/24352/2018/02/21/scvo-launches-i-love-charity-campaign-to-inspire-trust-in-charities
Survey finds that the public’s trust in charities has dropped, but also highlights some positives, and areas for improvement OK, given that this week is The Gathering and a celebration of charities, let’s start with some good news! Trust and confidence in charities remains high...
https://scvo.scot/p/24358/2018/02/22/trust-me-im-a-charity
More positively; it was well-used - by people sharing posts by our policy team, reading pages about how,integrated but there were opportunities to retire both the standalone Digital team website and the SCVO Evidence,Library database if their content could be copied into a new SCVO website.,Relevant to the sector, media, MSPs and activists - campaigning, news, policy.,We exported the old Evidence Library database with the help of IT colleagues imported it into our Salesforce
https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website
The evidence clearly shows digital exclusion
exacerbates existing deep routed inequalities and affordability,Recent research by Citizens Advice Scotland found that only 25%
of clients could apply online for a benefit,Advice Scotland (2018) - Disconnected: Understanding Digital Inclusion and
Improving Access
Recent research,A more comprehensive library of reading and
resources is available on the website for
Scotland’s Digital,sizesour governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy
https://scvo.scot/p/27369/2018/10/29/digital-inclusion-briefing