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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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Last ditch bid to save six Glasgow’s carers’ centres

NEWS 7 December 2015 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Motion hopes to save centres from tendering process

https://tfn.scot/news/last-ditch-bid-to-save-six-glasgows-carers-centres

A small victory - but one worth celebrating

OPINION 10 February 2025 by Kirsten Hogg
Kirsten Hogg reflects on the first minister’s funding announcement at this year’s Gathering

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-small-victory-but-one-worth-celebrating

Lobbying Act forces Amnesty to register to campaign

NEWS 10 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Amnesty says it won’t be silenced on human rights and equality just because a new law forces it to register to campaign during the general election

https://tfn.scot/news/lobbying-act-forces-amnesty-to-register-as-non-party-campaigner

Tributes paid to transgender rights activist

NEWS 31 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Danielle Robins (21) was found dead in her flat in Dundee on Sunday

https://tfn.scot/news/tributes-paid-to-transgender-rights-activist

Holyrood committee takes on SCVO Fair Funding recommendations

NEWS 23 November 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee has taken forward a number of calls made by SCVO. 

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-committee-takes-on-scvo-fair-funding-recommendations

Warning that puppy love panders to criminal gangs

NEWS 16 December 2024 by Rab Armour
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Social Justice & Poverty
Illegal puppy farming is fueling money laundering and racketeering

https://tfn.scot/news/warning-that-puppy-love-panders-to-criminal-gangs

Scotland’s Essential Sector: SCVO publishes 2026 election manifesto

NEWS 22 September 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
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Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
Leading voluntary sector body outlines priorities for next Scottish Government  

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-essential-sector-scvo-publishes-2026-election-manifesto

Is business helping build a fairer Scotland?

NEWS 6 October 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
A new study has been launched to discover if businesses are doing their bit to help create a fairer Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/is-business-helping-build-a-fairer-scotland

Letter to Finance & Public Administration Committee - Replacing EU Structural Funds in Scotland Inquiry

Rachel Le Noan
16 March 2023
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A range of questions have been raised over procurement, consortia and evidence of delivery already, but

https://scvo.scot/p/58432/2023/03/16/letter-to-finance-public-administration-committee-replacing-eu-structural-funds-in-scotland-inquiry

​Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector

Sheghley Ogilvie
16 January 2023
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at a level as close to inflation as possible Commit to ensuring that all public grant funding and procured,publishes the Scottish Government’s total direct funding of voluntary organisations from grants and procured

https://scvo.scot/p/56732/2023/01/16/fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.