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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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Next step on path to new National Park

NEWS 2 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
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NatureScot will provide advice to the Scottish Government next week

https://tfn.scot/news/next-step-on-path-to-new-national-park

Ministers must fix chasm between child poverty targets

NEWS 4 November 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Politics
Targets have been consistently missed

https://tfn.scot/news/ministers-must-fix-chasm-between-child-poverty-targets

Forum to tackle loneliness launches

NEWS 23 January 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
It will discuss practice, policy and research

https://tfn.scot/news/forum-to-tackle-loneliness-launches

“UK must advocate for UNRWA”: Bosses of NGOs speak out over Israel’s agency ban 

NEWS 29 October 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Concerns have been raised about the devastating effect this could have on aid. 

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-must-advocate-for-unrwa-bosses-of-ngos-speak-out-over-israels-agency-ban

How we’re helping to lead Scotland’s third sector towards a net zero future

Mark Fraser
5 July 2023
Posted in
In 2019, the Scottish Government set an ambitious target – to reach net zero emissions by 2045.,As one of the first nations in the world to declare a climate emergency, the Scottish Government recognises,Funding for the project as a whole comes from Third Sector Unit at the Scottish Government, and from

https://scvo.scot/p/60569/2023/07/05/third_sector_net_zero_future

Volunteering and its Effects on Social Capital and Wellbeing in the UK: Insights from the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study

Council for Voluntary Organisations, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, and the Welsh Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/volunteering-and-its-effects-on-social-capital-and-wellbeing-in-the-uk-insights-from-the-united-kingdom-household-longitudinal-study

Campaigners in child poverty plea

NEWS 26 August 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Families need help urgently and cannot wait till February for further support, two campaigners have warned

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-in-child-poverty-plea

Cabinet reshuffle: new third sector secretary appointed

NEWS 27 June 2018 by Graham Martin
Management
A new cabinet secretary has been appointed with responsibility for Scotland’s third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/cabinet-reshuffle-new-third-sector-secretary-appointed

Building a new economic model for Scotland

OPINION 19 December 2022 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Funding & Finance
Duncan Thorp on building a radical approach to the economy and the role social enterprises will play

https://tfn.scot/opinion/building-a-new-economic-model-for-scotland

“Unlawful”: Campaigners welcome ruling against UK Government on Rwanda policy

NEWS 30 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
This ruling overturned a previous decision from last year, with a future appeal expected by the UK Government. 

https://tfn.scot/news/unlawful-campaigners-welcome-ruling-against-uk-government-on-rwanda-policy

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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.