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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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New appointments strengthen housing and care group's leadership

NEWS 20 November 2025 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
They have joined the board of Blackwood to help shape the next phase of the organisation

https://tfn.scot/news/new-appointments-strengthen-housing-and-care-groups-leadership

Charity wants price checks on heating oil

NEWS 15 July 2026 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Customers face a gap in protection

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-wants-price-checks-on-heating-oil

Will abortion pill lead to more terminations?

POLL 27 October 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Pro-life campaigners say move is promoting the easy option for women

https://tfn.scot/polls/will-abortion-pill-lead-to-more-terminations

Is universal credit an unmitigated disaster?

POLL 10 July 2018 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​This week leading housing bodies joined to condemn the "flawed" universal credit roll out. Is it a disaster?

https://tfn.scot/polls/is-universal-credit-an-unmitigated-disaster

Should single mums have to pay to track down absent dads?

POLL 5 February 2016 by Alex Turnbull
Families & Young People
5 comments
The government run Child Maintenance Service charges £20 and a 4% collection fee to single mums to track down absent dads - is this fair?

https://tfn.scot/polls/should-single-mums-have-to-pay-to-track-down-absent-dads

The toughest job in politics?

FEATURE 2 February 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Robert Armour met Scotland’s welfare minister Jeane Freeman to find out how she aims to create a fairer benefits system for Scots during a period of austerity

https://tfn.scot/features/the-toughest-job-in-politics

Careful now! Your emerging AI strategy 

John Fitzgerald
19 October 2023
Posted in
Can you have a strategy for an emerging, frothy technology like AI? Yes, you can, but it needs to be realistic and flexible. In this blog, I’ll highlight some of the areas you should cover. We’ll expand on this in our AI guide for the voluntary sector. 

https://scvo.scot/p/84589/2023/10/19/careful-now-your-emerging-ai-strategy

Liberal Democrats are creating opportunity for all

OPINION 31 March 2015 Guest post
Management
Michael Moore says the Liberal Democrats will spend less than Labour and cut less than the Conservatives to create the best future for everyone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/liberal-democrats-are-creating-opportunity-for-all

Backing Scotland’s international development sector

OPINION 20 July 2015 Guest post
Health & Social Care
1 comment
​Humza Yousaf MSP announces the opening of the International Development Small Grant Scheme 2016

https://tfn.scot/opinion/developing-scotlands-ngo-sector

Advertising feature: helping deliver Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy

OPINION 16 February 2017 Guest post
Funding & Finance
Roger Moors examines the role of social investment and how it’s so much more than just about money

https://tfn.scot/opinion/advertising-feature-helping-deliver-scotlands-social-enterprise-strategy

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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.