1. 1 Ruchir Shah Head of Policy and Research Department, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

2. 2 Key Features of the Voluntary Sector in Scotland  45,000 organisations  20,000 regulated as charities, housing associations or credit unions  £4.1bn income in 2007/8  64% have less than £25k turnover  62% resources with biggest 5%  129,000 staff - 5% of Scotland’s workforce – similar in scale to Scotland’s NHS  1.3 million adult volunteers  45,000 organisations  20,000 regulated as charities, housing associations or credit unions  £4.1bn income in 2007/8  64% have less than £25k turnover  62% resources with biggest 5%  129,000 staff - 5% of Scotland’s workforce – similar in scale to Scotland’s NHS  1.3 million adult volunteers

3. 3 Sources of Income

4. 4 Trends  NB. Income statistics have been rebased since 2007 based on data from new Charity Regulator to £3.87bn (2007), £4.1bn (2008)

5. 5 Expectations  Role of State in a modern society  Increasing interest in non-profits  Role of State in a modern society  Increasing interest in non-profits

6. 6 Public service delivery  Growing public service delivery role  Development of Compacts  Scotland – differences to England  Result - Greater restraining of delivery role in Scotland  Growing public service delivery role  Development of Compacts  Scotland – differences to England  Result - Greater restraining of delivery role in Scotland

7. 7 Rise of all things Third Sector  Playing catchup with England  But Scotland has more time to reflect  Result – Scottish policy initiatives  Role of Social Economy (2002)  Community Planning Partnerships (2003)  Vision for voluntary sector (2005)  Third Sector Strategic partnership model (2007)  Playing catchup with England  But Scotland has more time to reflect  Result – Scottish policy initiatives  Role of Social Economy (2002)  Community Planning Partnerships (2003)  Vision for voluntary sector (2005)  Third Sector Strategic partnership model (2007)

8. 8 Future Possibilities  Social Partnership model  Counterpoint to State  Bringing civil society partners together  Learning from other countries  Budget Scrutiny / Participative budgeting  Double Devolution  Community empowerment,  Asset transfer, Community budgeting  Social Partnership model  Counterpoint to State  Bringing civil society partners together  Learning from other countries  Budget Scrutiny / Participative budgeting  Double Devolution  Community empowerment,  Asset transfer, Community budgeting

9. 9 Ruchir Shah Head of Policy and Research Department, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Scotland’s Third Sector Evidence Library www.scvo.org.uk/evidencelibrary www.scvo.org.uk/evidencelibrary Ruchir Shah Head of Policy and Research Department, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Scotland’s Third Sector Evidence Library www.scvo.org.uk/evidencelibrary www.scvo.org.uk/evidencelibrary