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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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UK Government considering scrapping gender equality funding pledge for international aid

NEWS 15 August 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The commitment has been in place since 2023, but is under consideration at Westminster. 

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-considering-scrapping-gender-equality-funding-pledge-for-international-aid

Action on climate change is a "scientific and moral imperative" say civil society leaders

NEWS 14 May 2024 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
More than 30 individuals have signed statements calling on the Scottish and UK governments to “bridge the widening gap” between promises and practical action

https://tfn.scot/news/action-on-climate-change-is-a-scientific-and-moral-imperative-say-civil-society-leaders

Health charity says £3m must be spent to better diagnose lung conditions

NEWS 9 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Asthma + Lung UK Scotland has published its election manifesto

https://tfn.scot/news/health-charoty-says-3m-must-be-spent-to-better-diagnose-lung-conditions

NGO leaders call for greater ambition for UK’s international development agenda

NEWS 18 May 2026 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The move comes ahead of the UK hosting this week’s Global Partnerships Conference

https://tfn.scot/news/ngo-leaders-call-for-greater-ambition-for-uks-international-development-agenda

Digital inclusion challenges: Connectivity

Kathryn Parry-Wilkes
17 November 2023
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We hope to see Government continue to support and help drive better Infrastructure in Rural Communities

https://scvo.scot/p/86249/2023/11/17/digital-inclusion-pillars-connectivity

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

Radical wellbeing-focused redesign of Scottish Government ‘key to post-Covid renewal’

NEWS 18 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
A report has called for the Scottish Government to introduce wellbeing budgeting to improve lives for children as part of a radical systems change in the wake of the coronavirus

https://tfn.scot/news/radical-wellbeing-focused-redesign-of-scottish-government-key-to-post-covid-renewal

Small international charities facing ruin

NEWS 7 August 2020 by Rab Armour
Management
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With no government help, many of the world's poorest will suffer most

https://tfn.scot/news/small-international-charities-facing-ruin

Council cuts jeopardising youth work

NEWS 18 March 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
​Chief of the national agency for youth work calls for more funding

https://tfn.scot/news/council-cuts-jeopardising-youth-work

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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.