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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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Welfare fund failing the poorest

NEWS 16 July 2014 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Figures reveal huge disparity in Scottish Welfare Fund awards depending on where applicants live

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-fund-failing-the-poorest

Tories try to balance the books on the backs of the poorest

NEWS 26 November 2020 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
#NeverMoreNeeded
#SaveAid
Charities say people will die and millions of lives will be damaged as Sunak slashes foreign aid budget

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-try-to-balance-the-books-on-the-backs-of-the-poorest

Sector funding models are not up to the job - radical change is needed

NEWS 23 August 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
"There needs to be an urgent and radical rethink about the way the third sector is funded and the Scottish Government’s relationship with them"

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-funding-models-are-not-up-to-the-job-radical-change-is-needed

Regulators slammed for not taking action against charities promoting misogyny

NEWS 30 September 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Report demands "advancement of religion" is scrapped as a charitable purpose

https://tfn.scot/news/regulators-slammed-for-not-taking-action-against-charities-promoting-misogyny

Outdoor recreation centres face fight for survival

NEWS 9 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Culture & Leisure
2 comments
Politicians and voluntary groups have called for emergency funding to ensure outdoor centres survive through Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/outdoor-recreation-centres-face-fight-for-survival

Scottish charities call for summit to address Covid-19 impact on disabled people

NEWS 24 May 2021 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#NeverMoreNeeded
The organisations have said urgent action is needed to examine the wide-ranging impacts of the virus and lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charities-call-for-summit-to-address-covid-19-impact-on-disabled-people

Should Camelot be kicked off the National Lottery?

POLL 14 December 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
1 comment

https://tfn.scot/polls/should-camelot-be-kicked-off-the-national-lottery

Is it right to bring back tail docking?

POLL 10 October 2016 by Alex Turnbull
Culture & Leisure
20 comments
Animal welfare charities are outraged by Scottish Government plans to reintroduce tail docking for working dogs

https://tfn.scot/polls/is-it-right-to-bring-back-tail-docking

Angela Constance: my commitment to Scotland’s third sector

NEWS 24 May 2016 by Alex Turnbull
Management
New third sector minister answers TFN's questions

https://tfn.scot/news/angela-constance

Leaders make multi-year funding pledge ahead of Holyrood elections

NEWS 9 April 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
The leaders of the main Scottish political parties attended a voluntary sector hustings organised by SCVO this week

https://tfn.scot/news/leaders-make-multi-year-funding-pledge-ahead-of-holyrood-elections

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.