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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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King's speech leaves more questions than answers in tackling poverty

NEWS 18 July 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Campaigners sorely disappointed

https://tfn.scot/news/kings-speech-leaves-more-questions-than-answers-in-tackling-poverty

Fury as firms get the right to frack under your house

NEWS 26 September 2014 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Fracking moves must be stopped

https://tfn.scot/news/fury-as-firms-get-the-right-to-frack-under-your-house

Social security bill fails to ban hated private contractors

NEWS 5 July 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
2 comments
Social security bill flawed as it fails to legislate on promises for a fairer system

https://tfn.scot/news/social-security-bill-fails-to-ban-hated-private-contractors

Trustees want e-learning opportunities expanded

NEWS 2 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
Management
#NeverMoreNeeded
A new report looking at what support charity boards need has been released to mark the start of Trustees' Week

https://tfn.scot/news/trustees-want-e-learning-opportunities-expanded

600,000 lives at risk from UK aid cuts, NGOs claim

NEWS 14 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Bond has said the damage done by cuts can still be mitigated.

https://tfn.scot/news/600000-lives-at-risk-from-uk-aid-cuts-ngos-claim

Loneliness minister post created as part of Jo Cox legacy

NEWS 17 January 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
A UK strategy to tackle loneliness and isolation has been unveiled

https://tfn.scot/news/loneliness-minister-post-created-as-part-of-jo-cox-legacy

Senscot faces closure as it loses core funding

NEWS 9 March 2022 by Rab Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
Social Enterprise Scotland will be funded instead

https://tfn.scot/news/senscot-faces-closure-as-it-loses-core-funding

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

No leadership, no momentum: Scottish Government has failed to act on digital exclusion

NEWS 2 September 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Just over one year from the publication of an excoriating report, exactly nothing has changed

https://tfn.scot/news/no-leadership-no-momentun-scottish-government-has-failed-to-act-on-digital-exclusion

Row over Creative Scotland funding continues as First Minister defends cut

NEWS 4 October 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
2 comments
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

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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.