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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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Forgotten assets to help families and young people thrive

NEWS 3 June 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
First ever Dormant Assets Scheme Strategy unlocks £440million funding.

https://tfn.scot/news/forgotten-assets-to-help-families-and-young-people-thrive

Workers at major charity walk out in dispute over pay

NEWS 1 April 2026 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Care staff across 36 services and 12 local authorities have taken action

https://tfn.scot/news/workers-at-major-charity-walk-out-in-dispute-over-pay

The £78 billion cost of poverty in the UK

NEWS 1 August 2016 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Poverty in the UK costs the average taxpayer £1,200 a year, a major new report has found

https://tfn.scot/news/the-78-billion-cost-of-poverty-in-the-uk

Children’s mental health crisis as crucial targets are missed

NEWS 6 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
An urgent call has been made for action to be taken to improve mental health services for children and young people

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-mental-health-crisis-as-crucial-targets-are-missed

Human rights concern over Covid-19 care home response

NEWS 17 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has said the rights of older people may have been breached in the response to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/human-rights-concern-over-covid-19-care-home-response

Homelessness summit to take place

NEWS 28 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Organisations from across Scotland are looking to ensure people do not have to return to the streets as lockdown is eased

https://tfn.scot/news/homelessness-summit-to-take-place

Tories told: hands off aid department

NEWS 21 January 2020 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Boris Johnson and his Tory government have been warned to think again about any plans to abolish the Department for International Development (DfID)

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-told-hands-off-aid-department

Thanking volunteers for Volunteers' Week is important, but it’s not enough

OPINION 10 June 2021 by Paul Reddish
Management
Paul Reddish reflects on Volunteers' Week and examines what must happen now

https://tfn.scot/opinion/thanking-volunteers-for-volunteers-week-is-important-but-its-not-enough

Your community needs you to care about climate change

OPINION 1 October 2021 by Susan Smith

https://tfn.scot/opinion/your-community-needs-you-to-care-about-climate-change

Scottish charities will miss out on tampon tax funds

OPINION 15 December 2017 Guest post
Families & Young People
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Ellie Hutchinson, of The Empowerment Project, said that stipulations set by the Government means Scottish organisations will miss out on vital funding

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-charities-will-miss-out-on-tampon-tax-funds

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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.