Scottish Government

SCOTTISH THIRD SECTOR RESEARCH FORUM

The Scottish Third Sector Research Forum has reconvened to collaborate and share ideas on the research and evidence needs for the third sector in 2009-10. Members include representatives of a range of third sector intermediaries bodies, in particular the strategic partners of the Third Sector Division. The remit and recent minutes of Forum meetings are available here and provide more detailed information on the activities of the Forum.

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 1 2008-9

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 2 2008-9

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 3 2008-9

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 1 2009-10

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 2 2009-10

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 3 2009-10

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 1 2010-11

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 2 2010-11

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 3 2010-11

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 1 2011-12

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 2 2011-12

Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - meeting 3 1011-12

The remit of the Scottish Third Sector research Forum 2009-10

Evidence Paper

Why Involve the Third Sector in Health and Social Care Delivery? - An evidence paper produced by the Scottish Government in collaboration with the Scottish Third Sector Research Forum - December 2011

THE THIRD SECTOR INTERACTIVE EVIDENCE LIBRARY

The Interactive Evidence Library is a new and free-to-use information resource for the Third Sector in Scotland. It contains around 700 links to published research about the Third Sector and is being regularly updated. Each piece of published research has its own searchable page, with a short summary, information on the authors, and a clickable link to the publication itself. Users can easily search by subject and store reports they find useful in their own 'document briefcase' for future reference. They can also make comments about individual research publications, exchange ideas with other users, and put forward research they've found useful for inclusion in the Library. This resource has been developed by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and is funded by the Scottish Government.

Local Authority Service Commissioning & Procurement Staff Survey - April 2009

The survey was designed to find out more about the views, attitudes and experiences of commissioning and procurement staff (in Scotland's local authorities) in relation to Scotland's enterprising third sector.