Workforce Survey found.,on workers across the charity sector, new research has found., (SCVO), Charity Leadership Scotland, and Volunteer Scotland - spoke to more than 1,300 people working,SCVO are calling for the Scottish Government’s own funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition,Commenting, SCVO Chief Executive, Anna Fowlie said: “Scotland’s voluntary sector is powered by people
https://scvo.scot/p/102535/2025/12/29/new-research-underlines-pressures-on-third-sector-workforce-and-services
Survey - Full ReportDownload The 2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey conducted by SCVO,, results paint a picture of a sector deeply committed to its purpose but increasingly strained by funding,Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey - Full ReportDownload Volunteer Scotland's analysis of the Volunteer,Experience in the 2025 Workforce Survey Charity Leadership Scotland's analysis Workforce Survey 2025,: Leadership in Scotland’s Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey 2025 Data Tables (Excel) .
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/2025-scottish-voluntary-sector-workforce-survey
"Fair Funding would allow us to… embed Fair Work practices more deeply" Employing around 5% of Scotland’s,by ‘not for profit’ organisations were paid below the Real Living Wage in 2024 and, as set out in SCVO’s,2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey, only 39% of paid staff in the sector feel that they,without first improving the funding landscape in which voluntary organisations operate by implementing SCVO’s
https://scvo.scot/ff-next-steps-final-copy/sector-workforce-fair-work
"New and shiny is not more important than tried and tested" Racism in Scotland is rising.,As outlined in a University of Glasgow led survey last year, around one-third (35%) of people in Scotland,This follows statistics released in 2024 by Police Scotland, showing an increase in racial hate crimes,This plan aims to set “a clear vision for anti-racism in Scotland: to build a Scotland that actively,integration, is reliant on partnership working between the Scottish Government, public bodies, and Scotland’s
https://scvo.scot/ff-next-steps-final-copy/antiracism-integration
As a result, charities say these hold-ups in funding force organisations to draw on reserves as well,SCVO have published their manifesto, Scotland’s Essential Sector, outlining the need for the next Scottish,Anna Fowlie, SCVO Chief Executive, added: “Scotland’s charities, community organisations and social enterprises,reserves to keep the charity going.” - Org 1 “We are unable to plan sustainable services for the future,, who are willing to share their experiences, views and concerns as the sector faces both new and ongoing
https://scvo.scot/p/103262/2026/02/04/new-research-finds-funding-delays-emerge-as-major-challenge-for-scottish-charities
It is, of course, SCVO’s position that some of the other proposals put forward are positive and could,Similarly, the Scottish Household Survey 2023 has highlighted that volunteering rates continue to decrease,Whether organisations themselves would attempt to absorb these costs on behalf of volunteers, resulting,point out the additional burdens that will be placed on our organisations is a regular occurrence for SCVO,on Fairer Funding, at a time when Fair Funding is urgently required, continues to ensure that the future
https://scvo.scot/p/96653/2025/01/23/pvg-scheme-proposal-surely-for-the-bin-along-with-policymaking-that-continues-to-treat-the-sector-as-an-afterthought
Prompts for planning Sources of support For support with financial management, visit the SCVO web pages,on Finance and Business Management If you are seeking alternative sources of funding, Funding Scotland,in the voluntary sector (you can access this via My SCVO) Use SCVO’s Fair Funding Principles or the,TSI Scotland Network Local Fair Funding Charter to campaign for better funding The Scottish Third Sector,emergency support from Community Enterprise, Scottish Community Alliance, Development Trust Association Scotland
https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/economy
