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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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.

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Testing our Resilience: The impact of the cost of living crisis on volunteering and volunteers

Influencing Government policy – the contribution of formal and informal volunteering in helping to address,the crisis has to be communicated to both the UK and Scottish Governments’.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/testing-our-resilience-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis-on-volunteering-and-volunteers

Our Economy: Towards a new prosperity

Commissioner to ensure spending decisions are poverty proofed and to support communities to challenge Government,Business support, corporate social responsibility awards and government plaudits should be contingent

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/our-economy-towards-a-new-prosperity

Importance of the sector stressed, as new Scottish Government cabinet revealed

NEWS 20 May 2021 by Gareth Jones
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The role of communities secretary has been axed in Nicola Sturgeon's new cabinet team

https://tfn.scot/news/importance-of-the-sector-stressed-as-new-scottish-government-cabinet-revealed

"System change": Calls for overhaul of third sector funding

NEWS 1 March 2022 by Niall Christie
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Funding & Finance
The SCVO told MSPs that multi-year funding is a must to allow voluntary organisations to continue their work.

https://tfn.scot/news/system-change-calls-for-overhaul-of-third-sector-funding

Third sector must have a central role in new government

NEWS 8 May 2015 by Susan Smith
Management
Third sector bodies from across the UK have urged the new UK government to work with the third sector to ensure people get the support they need

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-must-have-a-central-role-in-new-government

Programme for Government has failed poorest families

NEWS 2 September 2020 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Measures to alleviate hardship were not brought forward

https://tfn.scot/news/programme-for-government-has-failed-poorest-families

Doubts over Glasgow hosting COP26 continue

NEWS 12 February 2020 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Westminster officials have been holding talks with a major London venue about taking over the international summit

https://tfn.scot/news/doubts-over-glasgow-hosting-cop26-continue

Ex-civil servant named in Covid Inquiry WhatsApps appointed to Scottish charity

NEWS 16 July 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
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Ken Thomson will take on a director role with the Scottish International Education Trust (SIET).

https://tfn.scot/news/ex-civil-servant-named-in-covid-inquiry-whatsapps-appointed-to-scottish-charity

Call for government to reduce poverty and inequality through reformed taxation

NEWS 17 October 2023 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The commissions said tax is an important part of the way society can reduce inequality.

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-scottish-government-to-reduce-poverty-and-inequality-through-reformed-taxation-and-redistribution

90% of Scots think political parties should develop a plan to reduce pensioner poverty

NEWS 2 May 2025 by Niall Christie
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Independent Age published a strategy for tackling pensioner poverty, as polling shows idea backed by the Scottish public

https://tfn.scot/news/90-of-scots-think-political-parties-should-develop-a-plan-to-reduce-pensioner-poverty

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.