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

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Fundraising ideas that are as easy as flicking the switch

OPINION 13 June 2019 Guest post
Management
Steve de la Rosa examines how making simple changes can help charities make savings

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fundraising-ideas-that-are-as-easy-as-flicking-the-switch

Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

NEWS 3 October 2016 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
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Charities say rivalry and competition are preventing them from working together

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-in-cut-throat-competition-with-each-other

Local authorities must commit to Living Wage accreditation

OPINION 21 September 2018 Guest post
Management
Iain Russell urges greater Living Wage commitment following Smith Institute research

https://tfn.scot/opinion/local-authorities-must-commit-to-living-wage-accreditation

Open Government: Changing the way things work

OPINION 19 May 2021 by Lucy McTernan
Management
Lucy McTernan reveals what's happening during Open Government Week, and how you can get involved in changing the way government works

https://tfn.scot/opinion/open-government-changing-the-way-things-work

Mixed response to Scottish Government climate pledges

NEWS 3 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled the Programme for Government this afternoon, with climate change at the top of the agenda

https://tfn.scot/news/mixed-response-to-scottish-government-climate-pledges

The role of charities in health and care must grow

NEWS 23 May 2016 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
A report into health and social care in England has said councils and health authorities must work more closely with charities and communities

https://tfn.scot/news/the-role-of-charities-in-health-must-grow

Scottish Government says its committed to social care reform

NEWS 18 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
An independent review of adult social care in Scotland was published earlier this month

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-says-its-committed-to-social-care-reform

ALLIANCE: Cost of living crisis impacting every aspect of third sector

NEWS 15 September 2023 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
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A leading Scottish charity has warned of the effect the cost of living crisis is having on the country’s third sector. 

https://tfn.scot/news/alliance-cost-of-living-crisis-impacting-every-aspect-of-third-sector

Scottish voluntary sector dealt £177 million funding cut 

NEWS 24 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
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#NIHike
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Public sector spending on the third sector in Scotland has frozen

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-voluntary-sector-dealt-177million-real-terms-funding-cut

The role of social enterprise in economic transformation

OPINION 6 September 2021 by Duncan Thorp
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Scotland's economy needs social enterprises to build back better, says Duncan Thorp

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-role-of-social-enterprise-in-economic-transformation

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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.