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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Local innovators must lead the way in Community Wealth Building

NEWS 16 May 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Regeneration & Housing
Social Enterprise Scotland submitted a response to The Scottish Government consultation this week.

https://tfn.scot/news/local-innovators-must-lead-the-way-in-community-wealth-building

Curtailed council budgets making Scots housing crisis worse

NEWS 18 May 2023 by Robert Armour
Management
Regeneration & Housing
Councils are not meeting their statutory obligations on homelessness

https://tfn.scot/news/curtailed-council-budgets-making-scots-housing-crisis-worse

Workplace equality fund open for applications

NEWS 31 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Funding & Finance
Employers invited to apply for up to £50,000 for projects to improve inclusivity and diversity.

https://tfn.scot/news/workplace-equality-fund-open-for-applications

Campaigners welcome carrier bag tax rise to 10p

NEWS 1 April 2021 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
Less plastic going to landfill

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-welcome-carrier-bag-tax-rise-to-10p

Poverty campaigners hail doubling of bridging payments

NEWS 11 October 2022 by Robert Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Families will now get £260 each quarter

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-campaigners-hail-doubling-of-bridging-payments

Recognising the work of Scotland's third sector

Pam Duncan-Glancy
8 April 2022
Posted in
That’s one of the reasons I am so dismayed at the Government’s decision to cut the third sector budget

https://scvo.scot/p/49814/2022/04/08/recognising-the-work-of-scotlands-third-sector

Glasgow to host world changing climate change conference

NEWS 11 September 2019 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
2 comments
But campaigners warn decision makers not to squander golden opportunity

https://tfn.scot/news/glasgow-to-host-world-changing-climate-change-conference

Councils failing to allocate welfare fund cash

NEWS 31 August 2020 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Despite extreme hardship, welfare fund cash goes begging

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-failing-to-allocate-welfare-fund-cash

Scottish Older People’s Assembly helps raise voices

OPINION 16 November 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
SOPA seeks to represent the issues that directly affect older people

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-older-peoples-assembly-helps-raise-voices

Anti-workfare protesters blockade charity shops

NEWS 2 February 2015 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
3 comments
​Campaigners mount protests outside Edinburgh charity shops involved in the UK government's workfare scheme

https://tfn.scot/news/anti-workfare-protesters-blockade-charity-shops

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.