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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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"Poverty is a political choice": cost of living summit demands more from Holyrood

NEWS 17 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The summit will hear from over 40 of Scotland’s civic, community and trade union organisations on pay, benefits, energy poverty, housing and transport.

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-is-a-political-choice-cost-of-living-summit-demands-more-from-holyrood

Oil giant accused of trying to "capitalise" on Ukraine war

NEWS 22 March 2022 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
2 comments
Shell is reconsidering its decision to pull out of the controversial Cambo oil field

https://tfn.scot/news/oil-giant-accused-of-trying-to-capitalise-on-ukraine-war

Parents with babies suffer poverty most reveals new report

NEWS 19 September 2023 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Poverty during a child's formative years can have lasting effects

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-with-babies-suffer-poverty-most-reveals-new-report

Charities mobilise to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Turkey and Syria

NEWS 9 February 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
UK government will match the first £2 million of donations, Scottish Government gives £500k to DEC

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-charities-mobilise-to-raise-funds-for-earthquake-stricken-turkey-and-syria

Finances the biggest challenge to charities as rising costs bite

NEWS 27 December 2023 by Graham Martin
Management
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Research also found a third of organisations are dipping into reserves

https://tfn.scot/news/finances-the-biggest-challenge-to-charities-as-rising-costs-bite

Political leaders "gambling with the planet" as Scottish emissions target missed

NEWS 18 June 2024 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Campaigners have said that missing the target is not just a statistical failure but part of a damaging pattern

https://tfn.scot/news/political-leaders-gambling-with-the-planet-as-scottish-emissions-target-missed

Energy giant announces cash support for charities – will others follow?

NEWS 29 September 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Winter is coming and charities fear they cannot operate premises as normal

https://tfn.scot/news/energy-giant-announces-cash-support-for-charities-will-others-follow

Senior lawyer says new regulations modernise charity accounting thresholds

NEWS 16 December 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
Ahsan Mustafa said the move had benchmarked processes across the UK. 

https://tfn.scot/news/senior-lawyer-says-new-regulations-modernise-charity-accounting-thresholds

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

Housing charity leader warns crisis “being weaponised” to stoke division

NEWS 4 November 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
Alison Watson of Shelter Scotland said the housing crisis is being used to demonise refugees and asylum seekers

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-charity-leader-warns-crisis-being-weaponised-to-stoke-division

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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.