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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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Scottish Government gives funding to Scotish charity supporting Ukraine

NEWS 4 March 2022 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Cash will provide immediate assistance to people forced to flee

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-gives-funding-for-scotish-charity-supporting-ukraine

UK charities and organisations call on government to end all arms to Israel

NEWS 4 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Earlier this week the UK Government suspended 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-charities-and-organisations-call-on-government-to-end-all-arms-to-israel

Ministers fail to deliver Human Rights Bill in Programme for Government

NEWS 4 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Professor Angela O’Hagan is chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. 

https://tfn.scot/news/ministers-fail-to-deliver-human-rights-bill-in-programme-for-government

Crisis continues as no more cash will be spent on social housing

NEWS 22 May 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
Radical reform is urgently needed

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-continues-as-no-more-cash-will-be-spent-on-social-housing

Essential services at risk as vast majority of Scottish charities face financial insecurity

NEWS 24 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Results from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker show that charities are at crisis point

https://tfn.scot/news/essential-services-at-risk-as-vast-majority-of-scottish-charities-face-financial-insecurity

Time for actions not words on multi-year funding

OPINION 8 December 2022 by Liz Smith
Management
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
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Liz Smith MSP says this year's Scottish budget must "implement solutions which will safeguard and advance the work of voluntary organisations"

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-for-actions-not-words

Scotland will show people in poverty more respect

NEWS 17 December 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Alex Neil the cabinet secretary for social justice addressed third sector organisations discussing how to tackle poverty and inequality with new powers

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-will-show-people-in-poverty-more-respect

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

NEWS 8 July 2024 by Rab 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

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

Named person legislation isn’t transparent

OPINION 11 September 2017 Guest post
Health & Social Care
4 comments
Lesley Scott believes Scottish ministers are not being open about Named Persons legislation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/named-person-legislation-isnt-transparent

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.