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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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Remembrance Sunday events cancelled due to Covid-19

NEWS 30 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Management
Environment & International
Services planned in Edinburgh will not take place this year, organisers have confirmed

https://tfn.scot/news/remembrance-sunday-events-cancelled-due-to-covid-19

Charities call for junk food promotion ban to go ahead

NEWS 12 August 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
1 comment
The Scottish Government has been urged to press ahead with a bill to ban multi-buy offers on junk food

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-junk-food-promotion-ban-to-go-ahead

Research identifies need for more adaptable and accessible homes across Scotland

NEWS 22 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care
The new study from Age Scotland makes series of recommendations for the Scottish Government and local authorities

https://tfn.scot/news/research-identifies-need-for-more-adaptable-and-accessible-homes-across-scotland

Charities call for urgent financial boost for struggling families

NEWS 18 August 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
A coalition of 120 organisations has urged for the Scottish Child Payment to be doubled to £20 a week

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-urgent-financial-boost-for-struggling-families

Charities call for £50m to tackle MND

NEWS 17 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Three organisations have said the money could allow major steps to be taken against the condition

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-50m-to-tackle-mnd

A new politics, a new democracy and a new Scotland

OPINION 19 September 2014 Guest post
Management
1 comment
Don't let the referendum momentum slide

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-new-politics-a-new-democracy-and-a-new-scotland

Exclusive: damning report reveals charity was a “failed organisation”

NEWS 23 December 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
2 comments
​TFN exclusively reveals contents of damning report into Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-damning-report-reveals-charity-was-a-failed-organisation

Could having the CEO on the board strengthen your charity?

OPINION 6 February 2025 by Helen Kidd
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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Money is tight. Charities are continually grappling with how best to tackle those challenges. And some are considering the structure of their board. Lawyer Helen Kidd explores the issue.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/could-having-the-ceo-on-the-board-strengthen-your-charity

You can't have a right without a remedy 

OPINION 31 August 2023 by Emma Hutton
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Emma Hutton welcomes the new Scottish Human Rights Bill - but wonders if it goes far enough

https://tfn.scot/opinion/on-the-right-path

Campaigners hail victory as two-child cap is scrapped

NEWS 27 November 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Society
#Politics
Groups now urge cash freed up to be spent supporting struggling families

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-hail-costly-victory-as-two-child-cap-gets-scrapped

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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.