SCVO - Evidence Library
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the national body representing the voluntary sector. SCVO seeks to advance the values and shared interests of the voluntary sector. There are 45,000 voluntary organisations in Scotland involving up to 130,000 paid staff and over 1.2 million volunteers. The sector manages an income of £3.2billion.


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Accessible Summaries are quite simply 'round-ups' of publications for particular subject areas. They are produced by the Evidence Library editorial team and are periodically updated whenever sufficient new research warrants a review. Forthcoming titles will include:

  • Sustainable development
  • A data catalogue for the Scottish voluntary sector
  • The rural voluntary sector in Scotland

Current Accessible Summaries may be viewed by clicking on the titles below: 


TitleAuthorDate Submitted
Scottish Voluntary Sector Statistics 2010 Mackinnon, I.; Brin, G.; Lees, I. 25 May 10
The Financial State of the Sector - Dec.'09 Lees, I. 30 Nov 09
The Third Sector Workforce in Scotland: a review of publications Lees, I. 31 Mar 09
The voluntary sector in Scotland and the economic downturn - a review of publications Lees, I. 10 Mar 09
Single Outcome Agreements: a review of publications Lees, I. 26 Feb 09
Scottish Voluntary Sector Statistics 2007 Shah, R. 21 May 07
 
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