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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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New figures reveal need for ongoing cost-of-living support 

NEWS 10 August 2023 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Calls to support social housing tenants as survey shows many struggling with essential bills.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-figures-reveal-need-for-ongoing-cost-of-living-support

Holyrood committee takes on SCVO Fair Funding recommendations

NEWS 23 November 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee has taken forward a number of calls made by SCVO. 

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-committee-takes-on-scvo-fair-funding-recommendations

Minister makes fairer funding commitment to sector

NEWS 19 April 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
The move has been welcomed by those working in the charity and voluntary sector. 

https://tfn.scot/news/minister-makes-fairer-funding-commitment-to-sector

Row over Creative Scotland funding continues as First Minister defends cut

NEWS 4 October 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
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Creative Scotland have now said they will now be forced to use its National Lottery funding reserves.

https://tfn.scot/news/row-over-creative-scotland-funding-continues-as-first-minister-defends-cut

Charities hail victory for refugees as government loses Rwanda case

NEWS 15 November 2023 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
The country’s highest court ruled the plan unlawful following an appeal led by charities. 

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-hail-victory-for-refugees-as-government-loses-rwanda-case

Over 100 NGOs call on the government to prevent further UK aid cuts 

NEWS 18 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Leaders of the international development, humanitarian and peacebuilding sector have come together

https://tfn.scot/news/over-100-ngos-call-on-the-government-to-prevent-further-uk-aid-cuts

SCVO long-term funding survey and roundtable report 2013

funding from right across the public sector, ranging from local authority departments to central government,Following the debate, the Scottish Government asked the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/scvo-long-term-funding-survey-and-roundtable-report-2013

The Distinctiveness of Smaller Voluntary Organisations Providing Welfare Services

These include how they are governed and managed, their approach to their work, and their position relative

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/the-distinctiveness-of-smaller-voluntary-organisations-providing-welfare-services

COVID-19 pandemic: The essential role of the voluntary sector in emergency response and resilience planning

The article employs Young’s (2000) models of government to analyse the relationship between voluntary

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/covid-19-pandemic-the-essential-role-of-the-voluntary-sector-in-emergency-response-and-resilience-planning

The UK Civil Society Almanac 2010

However, over three-quarters of voluntary organisations in the UK receive no funding from government.

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/the-uk-civil-society-almanac-2010

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.