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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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"Do the right thing": Calls for bridging payments to be widened amid crisis

NEWS 15 August 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Over 120 groups have come together to sign an open letter to the First Minister, urging her to “continue to do the right thing”. 

https://tfn.scot/news/do-the-right-thing-calls-for-bridging-payments-to-be-widened-amid-crisis

Urgent action is needed to lift Scotland’s children out of poverty 

OPINION 22 April 2025 by Stephanie Mander
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Stephanie Mander: investment in our children is needed, and fast

https://tfn.scot/opinion/urgent-action-is-needed-to-lift-scotlands-children-out-of-poverty

Review launched into fundraising in Scotland

NEWS 13 July 2015 by Susan Smith
Management
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The Scottish Government has asked the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations with investigating how to tackle bad fundraising practice

https://tfn.scot/news/review-launched-into-fundraising-in-scotland

Charity to go on anti-sectarian football tour

NEWS 28 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
Nil by Mouth will visit 10 Scottish towns in a bid to rid the country of bigotry.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-to-go-on-anti-sectarian-football-tour

Message to the new PM: good early pace – now make it count

OPINION 3 August 2026 by David Hilferty
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
David Hilferty: Andy Burnham must use the resources that already exist

https://tfn.scot/opinion/message-to-the-new-pm-good-early-pace-now-make-it-count

It’s high time we made good on a 50-year old commitment on Human Rights

OPINION 25 May 2026 by Hyo Eun Shin
Social Justice & Poverty
Hyo Eun Shin: we have an opportunity to enshrine human rights in law

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-high-time-we-made-good-on-a-50-year-old-commitment-on-human-rights

Health visitor shortage spells doom for Named Person

NEWS 5 July 2016 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Conservatives say a serious shortage of health visitors will make the Scottish Government's new named person scheme unworkable

https://tfn.scot/news/health-visitor-shortage-spells-doom-for-named-person

A sad day for dog welfare as Scottish Government brings back tail docking

NEWS 5 October 2016 by Molly Millar
Culture & Leisure
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The government's failure to ban highly controversial shock collars and its plans to reintroduce tail docking have come under fire from animal welfare charities

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-attack-government-for-disregard-for-dog-welfare

Coalition calls for climate change action

NEWS 18 August 2017 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland has said it wants government plans to go even further

https://tfn.scot/news/coalition-calls-for-climate-change-action

Catalogue of failings show housing association misled tenants

NEWS 22 June 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Report shows association was so badly governed regulator had to take over control to protect tenants

https://tfn.scot/news/catalogue-of-failings-show-housing-association-misled-tenants

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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.