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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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Autumn Budget fails to consider impacts of NICs increases on voluntary sector employers

Sheghley Ogilvie
5 November 2024
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Last week, following months of speculation, Britain’s first female Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered Labour’s first Budget in 14 years. A historic moment and important opportunity.The Budget, the Chancellor promised, would invest, invest, invest, partly by raising taxes by £4...

https://scvo.scot/p/94727/2024/11/05/autumn-budget-fails-to-consider-impacts-of-nics-increases-on-voluntary-sector-employers

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
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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

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

The impact of rising costs on third sector organisations in Scotland.

Steve Grozier
23 July 2024
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“Budgets have been stretched to go further in order to cover increasing costs and so other activities have been curtailed or cancelled.” Inflation may have finally hit the Bank of England’s target rate, but only after three years of rising costs. The focus of much of the research...

https://scvo.scot/p/92962/2024/07/23/the-impact-of-rising-costs-on-third-sector-organisations-in-scotland

SCVO Briefing to Scottish Parliament: Programme for Government 2024/25

Sheghley Ogilvie
2 September 2024
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Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to deliver Fairer Funding for the sector by 2026, including exploring options to implement multi-year funding deals. Despite this renewed focus, 18 months on from the policy...

https://scvo.scot/p/93632/2024/09/02/scvo-briefing-to-scottish-parliament-programme-for-government-2024-25

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

ScotRail boycott threat over firm linked to Israel

NEWS 22 September 2026 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Should taxpayers fund a firm linked to illegal settlements?

https://tfn.scot/news/scotrail-boycott-threat-over-firm-linked-to-israel

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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.