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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Doing things differently - why there will be no SCVO manifesto

OPINION 28 April 2015 Guest post
Management
We must do things differently, argues John Downie

https://tfn.scot/opinion/never-mind-the-ballots-why-there-will-be-no-scvo-manifesto

Show us the money! Social care charities rage at Scottish Government

NEWS 19 October 2017 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
Charities hit out after Scottish Government announces a major social care pay rise but doesn't say who will pay for it

https://tfn.scot/news/show-us-the-money-social-care-charities-rage-at-scottish-government

Spend on benefits not foodbanks, experts tell government

NEWS 1 July 2016 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
An independent group of experts on food poverty has called on the Scottish Government to increase benefits rather than fund foodbanks

https://tfn.scot/news/spend-on-benefits-not-foodbanks-experts-tell-government

A 15 point plan to ending poverty in Scotland

NEWS 20 January 2016 by Susan Smith
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
The Scottish Government's independent adviser on poverty has created a 15 point plan which she believes will create a fairer Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/A-15-point-plan-to-end-poverty

Does the Scottish Government’s budget fit the bill for Children’s rights?

OPINION 8 January 2024 by Fiona Steel
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Can we say Scotland’s economy truly meets children’s rights? The simple answer is no.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/does-the-scottish-governments-budget-fit-the-bill-for-childrens-rights

MPs have 100 days to start tackling child poverty

NEWS 14 April 2015 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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​MPs warned child poverty crisis needs to be prioritised

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-mps-warned-of-last-chance-to-tackle-child-poverty

Scottish Kurds take to the streets to protest against state crack-down

NEWS 7 November 2016 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Hundreds of Kurdish people in Scotland will take to the streets this week to demonstrate against state oppression in Turkey

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-kurds-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-against-state-crack-down

Hope as MND research gets huge government cash boost

NEWS 15 November 2021 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
Part of a wider funding package

https://tfn.scot/news/hope-as-mnd-research-gets-huge-government-cash-boost

Sector's sadness at National Care Service "mess"

NEWS 24 January 2025 by Robert Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#Society
#Politics
Care bodies fear little will change as plans for care service are scrapped

https://tfn.scot/news/national-care-service-mess-leaves-sector-reeling

Charities want bold commitments and not warm words in the Programme for Government

NEWS 3 September 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Action on fairer funding is crucial

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-want-bold-commitments-and-not-warm-words-in-the-programme-for-government

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.