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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

Evidence library

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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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Email the title, author, date published, web link or attachment, and a short description to research@scvo.scot.

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2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey

SCVO, Volunteer Scotland and Charity Leadership Scotland SCVO 17 March 2026

Funding and economy Equalities Fact & Figures Health and wellbeing Volunteering Workforce

Contemporary Volunteering Study and Research in Europe: Special Issue (Voluntaris)

Civico, Gabriella & Domaradzka, Anna & Grotz, Jurgen & Meijs, Lucas. 11 March 2026

2025 Scottish Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey: Data Tables

SCVO SCVO, Volunteer Development Scotland, Charity Leadership Scotland 4 March 2026

Governance and Trustees Volunteering Workforce

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

DJS SCVO 27 January 2026

Funding and economy Fact & Figures Volunteering Workforce, employment and training Workforce

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

SCVO 27 January 2026

Funding and economy Fact & Figures Partnership working Public sector Sustainabilty and green issues Volunteering Workforce, employment and training Workforce

Scotland’s Resilient Third Sector through the Cost-of-Living Crisis: Insights from New Research

Erin Cutroneo 3 November 2025

Funding and economy Poverty / Cost of Living Volunteering Workforce

Young People's Perspectives on Volunteering - Research Report

YouthVIP (Young Scot, Volunteering Matters and YouthLink Scotland) 3 November 2025

Volunteering Young people

Volunteering - Scottish Household Survey Statistics, 2024

Scottish Government 24 September 2025

Fact & Figures Participation and engagement Volunteering

Scottish Household Survey (SHS) 2024 Results - Volunteer Scotland analysis

Volunteer Scotland 24 September 2025

Communities Coronavirus / COVID-19 Participation and engagement Volunteering

UK Giving Report 2025

CAF 10 September 2025

Communities Funding and economy Fact & Figures Participation and engagement Volunteering

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