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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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Third sector criticises plans for £1.4bn European funding

NEWS 24 June 2014 by Susan Smith
Funding & Finance
SCVO has hit out at the Scottish Government over its disorganised approach to distributing over £1bn of European funding to tackle social exclusion

https://tfn.scot/news/european-funding

Sector leads calls for new government to tackle poverty and champion "humane politics"

NEWS 8 July 2024 by Robert Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Charities want immediate action on key pledges

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-leads-calls-for-new-government-to-tackle-poverty-and-champion-humane-politics

Much more needs to be done to combat poverty in Scotland

NEWS 23 May 2019 by Graham Martin
Management
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“Considerably more” needs to be invested by the Scottish Government if it is to make headway in tackling poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/much-more-needs-to-be-done-to-combat-poverty-in-scotland

Scotland’s Spending Review: same old same old for the third sector, or worse?

OPINION 8 June 2022 by Paul Bradley
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Paul Bradley questions the Scottish Government's direction of travel over its commitment to the country's voluntary sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-spending-review-same-old-same-old-for-the-third-sector-or-worse

Repair your umbrella or build a boat? How to respond to a perfect storm

OPINION 23 September 2022 by Kirsten Hogg
Management
Funding & Finance
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The #RunningCostsCrisis is a fight on all fronts, says Kirsten Hogg

https://tfn.scot/opinion/repair-your-umbrella-or-build-a-boat-how-to-respond-to-a-perfect-storm

How council cuts are devastating the poorest communities

NEWS 1 November 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
1 comment
The poorest Scots who are most dependent on the voluntary sector are being disproportionately hit by council cuts, a new report has revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/how-council-cuts-devastate-poorest-communities

Exclusive: Voluntary Action Scotland slammed in official report

NEWS 10 January 2017 by Robert Armour
Management
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Scottish Government report critical of Voluntary Action Scotland's role in supporting Third Sector Interfaces

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-voluntary-action-scotland-slammed-in-official-report

Environmental charity lodges official complaint against Scottish Government

NEWS 22 July 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
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Friends of the Earth Scotland lodged the report with civil servants on Friday.

https://tfn.scot/news/environmental-charity-lodges-official-complaint-against-scottish-government

Public procurement - views and experiences: research

In September 2021, Scottish Government commissioned Blake Stevenson Ltd. to undertake research with third,They take account of the fact that while Scottish Government has a role to play in improving access to

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/public-procurement-views-and-experiences-research

CAF UK Giving Coronavirus Briefing: How charities and donors are reacting to COVID-19 (March/April 2020)

The majority of people (56%) agree that the Government should provide financial support to charities,This was followed by just under two-fifths saying Government mandating that other funders must relax

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/caf-uk-giving-coronavirus-briefing-how-charities-and-donors-are-reacting-to-covid-19-marchapril-2020

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.