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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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Swinney tells Gathering: Scots budget backing means multi-year funding for sector

NEWS 4 February 2025 by Rab Armour
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He tells delegates: “I need you to be less worried about money”

https://tfn.scot/news/swinney-tells-gathering-scots-budget-backing-means-multi-year-funding-for-sector

New report shows Scotland's carbon footprint on the rise

NEWS 15 March 2022 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Figures published by the Scottish Government on Tuesday show Scotland’s global greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2018.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-shows-scotlands-carbon-footprint-on-the-rise

UK Tory government is "obstructing" democracy and civil society

NEWS 20 March 2023 by Graham Martin
Management
Environment & International
"increasingly authoritarian": country downgraded in global index of freedoms

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-tory-government-is-obstructing-democracy-and-civil-society

Men's Sheds hopes to reverse funding decision

NEWS 27 January 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
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Charity wants to expand not curtail operations

https://tfn.scot/news/mens-sheds-hopes-to-reverse-funding-decision

Health coalition calls for rehab as a human right

NEWS 1 September 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Leading charities are backing the call

https://tfn.scot/news/health-coalition-calls-for-rehab-as-a-human-right

Campaigners warn disabled people are dying from poverty in Scotland

NEWS 5 September 2023 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Disabled people are living through the worst poverty in memory

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-warn-disabled-people-are-dying-from-poverty-in-scotland

Campaigners call for transparency over smoking cessation funding

NEWS 30 September 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Data is not forthcoming

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-call-for-transparency-over-smoking-cessation-funding

UK Government urged to “not turn away” from aid commitments to support women and girls

NEWS 20 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
NGOs and charities in the UK have raised concerns about services on the chopping block

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-urged-to-not-turn-away-from-aid-commitments-to-support-women-and-girls

Major health charity calls for budget action to put charities on a sustainable footing

NEWS 10 February 2026 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The ALLIANCE has issued a briefing to MSPs outlining deep concerns about the growing financial crisis facing the third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/major-health-charity-calls-for-budget-action-to-put-charities-on-a-sustainable-footing

This government cares not one jot for the ordinary people of this country

OPINION 19 January 2017 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
​Maggie Lennon says those who voted for Brexit now appear to have been turkeys voting for their own early Christmas

https://tfn.scot/opinion/this-government-cares-not-one-jot-for-the-ordinary-people-of-this-country

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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.