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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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Young campaigners march again in global climate strike

NEWS 2 March 2023 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Environment & International
There will be a rally in front of the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/news/young-campaigners-march-again-in-global-climate-strike

Charity launches its election call for the ending of health inequalities

NEWS 2 October 2025 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Scotland’s health system must be refocused on preventing ill health

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-launches-its-election-call-for-the-ending-of-health-inequalities

Scots charity closes support group after National Insurance rise

NEWS 8 April 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Epilepsy Scotland called for the government to reverse the move.

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-charity-closes-support-group-after-national-insurance-rise

Making digital work: What’s the state of workforce digital skills?

Jason Railton
13 March 2023
Posted in
building capacity for SMEs to invest in upskilling will require impetus and creativity from central government

https://scvo.scot/p/58282/2023/03/13/making-digital-work-whats-the-state-of-workforce-digital-skills

Do you support a four day working week - with no loss of pay?

POLL 4 June 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
6 comments
Take part in TFN's poll

https://tfn.scot/polls/do-you-support-a-four-day-working-week-with-no-loss-of-pay

Should OSCR charge charities for its services?

POLL 6 August 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
7 comments
Would you be willing to pay OSCR to regulate?

https://tfn.scot/polls/should-oscr-charge-charities-for-its-services

SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review

Allan Young
22 March 2022
Posted in
to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary,The Scottish Government cannot continue to rely on voluntary organisations in receipt of static government,to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary

https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review

SCVO: Economic role of voluntary sector not recognised by government

Press release
6 March 2022
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Scotland’s national membership organisation for the voluntary sector has warned the Scottish Government’s,With an annual turnover of £6bn and more than 100,000 paid staff, the Scottish Government needs to invest,While the Scottish Government pledges to ensure the voice of business is heard, with ‘robust governance,This is not an inclusive strategy, and there is little evidence of the Scottish Government respecting,Scotland’s first spending review in 11 years, it needed to go further in detailing how the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49104/2022/03/06/scvo-economic-role-of-voluntary-sector-not-recognised-by-government

Plugging the European funding gap

OPINION 9 July 2020 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
Jamie Flaherty analyses where Scotland stands in securing a replacement for European Union funding

https://tfn.scot/opinion/plugging-the-european-funding-gap

Poverty the number one reason Scotland’s children’s health is among the worse in Europe

NEWS 26 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Charities reiterate call for child benefit to be topped up £5 per week by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-leads-to-scotlands-childrens-health-being-among-the-poorest-in-euro

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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.