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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Scots children waiting over a year for mental health care

Just 0.5% of NHS budget goes to support children and young people with mental health problems despite thousands waiting for treatment

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-slam-nhs-for-failing-children-with-mental-health-problems

Charities savage May’s shared society ‘crocodile tears’

Scottish charities have savaged Theresa May – accusing her of shedding “crocodile tears” as she unveiled her so-called “shared society" vision

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-savage-mays-shared-society-crocodile-tears

Keeping your charity out of the news

Tracey Bird explains how charity trustees can avoid their organisations hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons

https://tfn.scot/opinion/keeping-your-charity-out-of-the-news

Scots join the call to stop trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Justice & Peace Scotland is endorsing the campaign after witnessing first-hand the impact of settlement expansion on Palestinian lives

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-join-the-call-to-stop-trade-with-illegal-israeli-settlements

A year since the fall of Kabul, Scottish Afghans rally for justice

They say they have been left in limbo and abandoned by Westminster

https://tfn.scot/news/a-year-since-the-fall-of-kabul-scottish-afghans-rally-for-justice

Finding some glimmers of hope from 2022 - SCVO policy & public affairs

In responding to the committee's calls for multi-year funding for the sector, the government said it,Our role is to hold the government accountable for its promise to adopt fairer funding.,Not all funding comes from the Scottish Government or via other bodies in Scotland.,SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network have built solid relationships with the UK Government.,Following conversations between the voluntary sector and the UK Government, UK Finance, the membership

https://scvo.scot/p/56514/2022/12/22/finding-some-glimmers-of-hope-from-2022-scvo-policy-public-affairs

Employment charity faces closure

A move has been made to save Real Jobs Falkirk after it lost its £48,000 worth of core funding

https://tfn.scot/news/employment-charity-faces-closure

Campaigners demand urgent salmon farm inspections

Advocacy group SumOfUs warns fish deaths and disease will spike without a crackdown on welfare abuses.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-demand-urgent-salmon-farm-inspections

Lockdown has left Scots feeling hopeless

New data from the Mental Health Foundation has shown the impact Covid-19 is having on the nation's wellbeing

https://tfn.scot/news/lockdown-has-left-scots-feeling-hopeless

Mountain hare numbers fall by a “catastrophic” 90%

RSPB Scotland is calling for an immediate ban on culling in the wake of a new report.

https://tfn.scot/news/mountain-hare-numbers-fall-by-a-catastrophic-90

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