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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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Fair Funding: here we go again?

OPINION 27 June 2025 by Kirsten Hogg
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Kirsten Hogg lambasts the Scottish Government for kicking its committments to the sector down the road - yet again

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fair-funding-here-we-go-again

A brave new context?

OPINION 24 July 2025 by Anna Fowlie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
A new government covenant for the UK sector is welcome but how does it affect Scotland, asks Anna Fowlie

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-brave-new-context

Charities must tackle vulnerability to fraud – it could be you next!

OPINION 27 April 2018 Guest post
Management
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Alastair Keatinge says charities must take the threat of fraud seriously

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charities-must-tackle-vulnerability-to-fraud-it-could-be-you-next

Let’s unleash the power of the third sector

OPINION 12 March 2020 Guest post
Health & Social Care
SallyAnn Kelly says we need a fundamental shift in the relationship between the state and the third sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/lets-unleash-the-power-of-the-third-sector

Charities have been shooting themselves in the foot

OPINION 16 March 2016 Guest post
Management
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Caroline Slocock says charities have allowed themselves to be forced into competition with each other for state income

https://tfn.scot/opinion/x

Community wealth: a new way forward

NEWS 23 January 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
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Explains the ethos behind the vision and how it can be rolled out

https://tfn.scot/news/community-wealth-a-new-way-forward

“Pushed to the brink”: Government told to act over threat to small charities

NEWS 19 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Demand for their services and support is rising as are income and fundraising challenges and their own running costs. 

https://tfn.scot/news/pushed-to-the-brink-government-told-to-act-over-threat-to-small-charities

Largest ever intervention on Scottish economy from civil society

NEWS 13 July 2023 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
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Regeneration & Housing
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The campaigners argue: “We have run out of time for talk, what we need now is action.”

https://tfn.scot/news/largest-ever-intervention-on-scottish-economy-from-civil-society

Far right thugs attack refugee protest

NEWS 18 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
A demonstration calling for better housing for asylum seekers was hit by a counter protest by fascists claiming to "protect statues"

https://tfn.scot/news/thugs-attack-refugee-protest

Care charity pledges to deliver lasting change after safeguarding case guilty plea

NEWS 23 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Health & Social Care
The Action Group has been fined £20,000 for its failure to safeguard a worker subjected to a serious sexual assault

https://tfn.scot/news/care-charity-pledges-to-deliver-lasting-change-after-safeguarding-case-guilty-plea

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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.