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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Poverty stigma is hardening say leading figures

NEWS 13 May 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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Group relaunches anti-stigma drive as attitudes against the poor set to harden

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-stigma-is-hardening-say-leading-figures

End Work Programme, Scots ministers demand

NEWS 26 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
UK government refuses call to cancel Work Programme and Work Choice in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/end-work-programme-demands-scots-ministers

We will halve child poverty by 2030, says government

NEWS 8 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Families & Young People
The new bill will set targets to increase the income of Scottish families and dramtically cut the number of children growing up in poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/consultation-begins-on-ambitious-child-poverty-bill

How tax breaks are skewed in favour of the wealthy

NEWS 17 May 2016 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
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People are more likely to give to charities when they are offered tax incentives – but these are too often skewed in favour of the wealthy

https://tfn.scot/news/how-tax-breaks-are-skewed-in-favour-of-the-wealthy

Scots reject fracking and call for outright ban

NEWS 30 May 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
40,000 Scots have told the Scottish Government to ban fracking with 12 hours still to go on the official consultation on the issue

https://tfn.scot/news/clock-ticking-in-bid-to-ban-fracking

Charities hail bid to beat fuel poverty

NEWS 2 May 2018 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
The Route Map to an Energy Efficient Scotland will help cut fuel poverty, however organisations have highlighted further improvements that can be made

https://tfn.scot/news/energy-efficiency-scheme-welcomed-by-third-sector-groups

Is the third sector becoming an arm of the state?

OPINION 7 December 2017 Guest post
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Lesley Scott, of The Young ME Sufferers Trust, wants charities to give more focus to the services they provide

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-the-third-sector-becoming-an-arm-of-the-state

Broken promises?

OPINION 1 November 2024 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/broken-promises

Multi-year funding needed for our essential sector

OPINION 28 November 2024 by Collette Stevenson MSP
Families & Young People
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Regeneration & Housing
Collette Stevenson MSP: the Scottish Government could provide a significant boost to the effectiveness of organisations that do so much to help so many

https://tfn.scot/opinion/multi-year-funding-needed-for-our-essential-sector

Campaigners critical of COP26 sponsors

NEWS 17 November 2020 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Questionable choice by UK government

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-crtical-of-cop26-sponsors

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2025. 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.