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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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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
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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
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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
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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

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

Parliamentary committee warns ministers cuts at FCDO must be paused

NEWS 6 February 2026 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
An interim report on the Future of UK Aid and Development Assistance has been published 

https://tfn.scot/news/parliamentary-committee-warn-ministers-cuts-at-fcdo-must-be-paused

Have your say on charity law improvements

NEWS 14 January 2021 by Rab Armour
Management
Consultation launches

https://tfn.scot/news/have-your-say-on-charity-law-improvements

Programme for Government: Lukewarm response from sector

NEWS 5 September 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Charities and campaigners welcomed some plans but underlined a lack of urgency from the government.

https://tfn.scot/news/programme-for-government-lukewarm-response-from-sector

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker — Challenges and support for Scotland’s Third Sector: analysis from wave one's open questions. (Summer 2021)

challenges they were facing and the support they would like to see from bodies such as SCVO, Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-challenges-and-support-for-scotlands-third-sector-analysis-from-wave-ones-open-questions-summer-2021

Key messages about public service reform in Scotland

each of the eight themes that emerged through our research programme: Participation Partnership Governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/key-messages-about-public-service-reform-in-scotland

COVID-19 Impact on Charities (June 2020)

general support on funding, more flexibility with deadlines/payments and for OSCR to inform them on government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/covid-19-impact-on-charities-june-2020

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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.