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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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Helping the third sector get creative about approaching bids

OPINION 19 December 2017 by TFN
Management
Jim Wallace gives some advice to the third sector on getting creative with bids

https://tfn.scot/opinion/helping-the-third-sector-get-creative-about-approaching-bids

Man charged after charity volunteer allegedly assaulted

NEWS 18 November 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
"Being assaulted is not part of the job"

https://tfn.scot/news/man-charged-after-charity-volunteer-allegedly-assaulted

Council provides social enterprises with record investment

NEWS 4 October 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
Glasgow City Council unveiled an £8million spend. 

https://tfn.scot/news/council-provides-social-enterprises-with-record-investment

60 seconds on Fairtrade Fortnight

FEATURE 4 March 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Social Justice & Poverty
Scottish Fair Trade Forum's Martin Rhodes tells TFN how well Scotland is embracing fair trade

https://tfn.scot/features/60-seconds-on-fairtrade-fortnight

SCVO long-term funding survey and roundtable report 2013

government, through block grants, service level agreements and contracts commissioned or won through procurement

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

How does the UK budget affect Scottish social enterprises? 

OPINION 4 November 2024 by Duncan Thorp
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NIHike
An analysis by Duncan Thorp 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-does-the-uk-budget-affect-scottish-social-enterprises

Response to Social Justice and Social Security Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Third sector funding principles

Sheghley Ogilvie
13 August 2024
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Ensuring that all public grant funding and procured contracts have both the real Living Wage and annual,recognised that the voluntary sector faces barriers to implementation and that poor funding and procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/93311/2024/08/13/response-to-social-justice-and-social-security-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-third-sector-funding-principles

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

NEWS 22 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
2 comments
Ministers are under pressure to end the involvement of multinational consultants in setting up the public service

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-in-row-over-national-care-service-contracts

Community Wealth Building Bill passes in Holyrood

NEWS 11 February 2026 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The move has been welcomed by campaigners. 

https://tfn.scot/news/community-wealth-building-bill-passes-in-holyrood

Scottish charities struggle to win public sector contracts.

NEWS 6 July 2026 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Research studied charities applying for contracts

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charities-failing-to-secure-public-sector-contracts

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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.