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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 and Fair Work: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and TSI Scotland Network

Sheghley Ogilvie
22 August 2023
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Ensure that all public grant funding and procured contracts have both the Real Living Wage and annual

https://scvo.scot/p/61666/2023/08/22/fair-funding-and-fair-work-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations-and-tsi-scotland-network

Business transformation – surviving and thriving

OPINION 20 March 2014 by Susan Smith
Management
Ian Todd of People Scotland provides hints and tips for charities aiming to transform their business model

https://tfn.scot/opinion/business-transformation-surviving-and-thriving

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

In every corner of Scotland: the local election manifesto for social enterprise

OPINION 13 April 2017 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
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Duncan Thorp explains why social enterprises share the same values as local authority employees and what this means for the uplcoming election

https://tfn.scot/opinion/in-every-corner-of-scotland-the-local-election-manifesto-for-social-enterpr

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

OPINION 27 April 2018 Guest post
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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

Scotland's Climate Assembly to consider government response to report

NEWS 4 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
The meetings comes after recommendations were sent to ministers last year.

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-climate-assembly-to-consider-government-response-to-report

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

NEWS 23 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
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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

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

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
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Health & Social Care
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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

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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.