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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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When is working together right for charities?

OPINION 9 April 2018 Guest post
Management
Jamie Davidson says charities can benefit from collaboration but trustees should proceed with caution

https://tfn.scot/opinion/when-is-working-together-right-for-charities

It’s all too easy to get lost in the present...

OPINION 1 October 2019 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-all-too-easy-to-get-lost-in-the-present

What Scotland's civil society and young people can teach us about building bridges

OPINION 19 May 2025 by Irene Oldfather
Families & Young People
Environment & International
Dr Irene Oldfather on the work of the Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe (SAFE) to champion youth mobility

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-scotlands-civil-society-and-young-people-can-teach-us-about-building-bridges

We marched to demand action and a fairer society 

OPINION 27 October 2025 by Derek Mitchell
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
"The fact that the campaign emerged from Scotland’s charity sector is significant, because we see the reality of how people are living"

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-marched-to-demand-action-and-a-fairer-society

Here we are then. 2024.

OPINION 1 January 2024 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/here-we-are-then-2024

Public should donate more to aid groups - not boycott them

NEWS 17 August 2018 by Graham Martin
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The public should double donations to charities in the wake of the abuse scandal that has engulfed aid organisations – instead of pulling support

https://tfn.scot/news/public-should-donate-more-to-aid-groups-not-boycott-them

Third sector at the heart of human rights work

NEWS 5 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
The Scottish Parliament is examining how it considers and protects human rights in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-at-the-heart-of-human-rights-work

Charity gagging orders: Tories attacking free speech

NEWS 9 November 2018 by Graham Martin
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The UK Tory government is so terrified of public debate it is gagging charities and groups which hold it to account

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-gagging-orders-tories-attacking-free-speech

Charity calls on Johnson to continue funding for study programme

NEWS 3 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
YouthLink Scotland has called for funding to be committed to Erasmus+ as a summit on digital youth work begins in Glasgow

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-on-johnson-to-continue-funding-for-study-programme

Report recommends VAT exemption for charitable wills

NEWS 17 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Funding & Finance
The Charity Tax Commission has suggested a string of reforms to help third sector fundraising.

https://tfn.scot/news/report-recommends-vat-exemption-for-charitable-wills

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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.