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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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Union warns of widespread strikes across Scottish third sector

NEWS 31 October 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
"The sector is in crisis with staff leaving in droves in search of employment with better pay and working conditions."

https://tfn.scot/news/union-warns-of-widespread-strikes-across-scottish-third-sector

Scottish Hospices call for “urgent action” from Scottish Government

NEWS 21 July 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Groups say millions needed to reflect the costs of matching Scottish NHS pay awards

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-hospices-call-for-urgent-action-from-scottish-government

Recipients of Scottish Government scheme granted funding extension

NEWS 3 February 2026 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Those in receipt of Investing in Communities Fund cash since 2023 received word this week. 

https://tfn.scot/news/recipients-of-scottish-government-scheme-granted-funding-extension

"Simply nothing there": SCVO hits out at ministers as PfG offers little to sector

NEWS 7 September 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis have left organisations across the sector struggling

https://tfn.scot/news/simply-nothing-there-scvo-hits-out-at-ministers-as-pfg-offers-little-to-sector

Scottish Government to cut community safety charity’s grant funding by half

NEWS 17 January 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
From April SCSN will receive just half of the grant funding from the Scottish Government.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-to-cut-community-safety-charitys-grant-funding-by-half

We can’t challenge poverty without Fair Funding for the voluntary sector

Jason Henderson
10 October 2023
Posted in
in is simply unsustainable and this is a situation that is not only not helped by the Scottish Government’s,We have welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to Fairer Funding by 2026 but this must reflect and,extra finances, will continue to be at the heart of what SCVO asks, and expects, from the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/62876/2023/10/10/we-cant-challenge-poverty-without-fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

TSIs: the wrong answer to the wrong question?

OPINION 13 January 2017 Guest post
Management
Lynne Wardle explores why the Voluntary Action Scotland, Third Sector Interface and Scottish Government relationship is not working towards a fairer Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/tsis-the-wrong-answer-to-the-wrong-question

Cross-border pitfalls for charities

OPINION 8 March 2016 Guest post
Management
1 comment
Susan Murray and Shirley Otto highlight why it's important for UK charities to pay attention to their Scottish operation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/cross-border-pitfalls-for-charities

Universal credit ruling in favour of disabled claimants

NEWS 3 February 2020 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Government loses appeal

https://tfn.scot/news/uinversal-credit-ruling-in-favour-of-disabled-claimants

“Bulls**t”: Charity chief executive walks out of drug deaths meeting with Holyrood civil servants

NEWS 4 August 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
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Ms Ward has accused the government of “institutional narcissism”.

https://tfn.scot/news/bullst-charity-chief-executive-walks-out-of-drug-deaths-meeting-with-holyrood-civil-servants

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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.