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The evidence library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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The role of small voluntary sector organisations in tackling complex social challenges: lessons from a charity serving asylum seekers and refugees

Sally Vivyan Voluntary Sector Review 4 September 2026

Communities Equalities Evaluation & Impact Partnership working Volunteering

Mapping and Understanding the UK Civil Society Sector 2026 - findings from the UK Third and Civil Society Sector Database

Department for Culture, Media & Sport 2 June 2026

Funding and economy Evaluation & Impact Fact & Figures

2025 Lovelace Report | Unlocking £2 – 3.5 Billion: The Value Of Keeping Women In Tech

Deborah O’Neill and Irina Iovita, Oliver Wyman; Dr. Vanessa Vallely, WeAreTechWomen; Karen Blake, Tech Talent Charter Oliver Wyman and WeAreTechWomen 17 March 2026

Funding and economy Equalities Evaluation & Impact Workforce

Racial Inequality in Scotland: State of the Nation Volume 1

Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) 4 December 2025

Communities Equalities Ethnic minorities Evaluation & Impact Fact & Figures Health and wellbeing Workforce

Evaluation of the Cyrenians’ Hospital In-reach Programme (2022)

University of Edinburgh (Stephen Malden, Fiona Cuthill, Lauren Ng, Larry Doi) Cyrenians 11 August 2025

Evaluation & Impact Health and wellbeing Housing and homelessness

ONS Bringing data to life webinars

ONS 2 April 2025

Evaluation & Impact Fact & Figures Research methods and guides

The social value of volunteering in Scotland

Volunteer Scotland 2 April 2025

Funding and economy Evaluation & Impact Volunteering

SPICe Spotlight: What we know about the third sector’s contribution to Scotland’s economy

SPICe 14 January 2025

Funding and economy Evaluation & Impact Fact & Figures

The economic value of advice provided by the Citizens Advice Network in Scotland in 2019-20

Europe Economic Citizens Advice Scotland 2 December 2024

Funding and economy Evaluation & Impact

A feasibility study and preliminary framework for a civil society satellite account

Pro Bono Economics Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) 14 November 2024

Communities Funding and economy Evaluation & Impact Social Enterprise Workforce

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