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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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Half a million pound funding powers grassroots climate action in central Scotland

NEWS 15 August 2025 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Community Climate Action Hubs will benefit. 

https://tfn.scot/news/half-a-million-pound-funding-powers-grassroots-climate-action-in-central-scotland

Relationships education goes to Holyrood

NEWS 4 September 2026 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Charity warns children are being left without advice on healthy relationships

https://tfn.scot/news/relationships-education-goes-to-holyrood

War could plunge charity sector into a crisis it will struggle to recover from

NEWS 24 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Report analyses how the war on Iran could have a devastating impact on an already fragile sector

https://tfn.scot/news/war-could-plunge-charity-sector-into-a-crisis-it-will-struggle-to-recover-from

One million Scots frozen out by fuel poverty

FEATURE 17 November 2015 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Government ministers will fail to hit fuel poverty targets. A new strategy is required say experts

https://tfn.scot/features/one-million-scots-frozen-out-by-fuel-poverty

Fair Funding and Fair Work: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and TSI Scotland Network

Sheghley Ogilvie
22 August 2023
Posted in
To enable third sector organisations to become Fair Work employers, the Scottish Government must uphold,The Scottish Government has committed to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector, including exploring,The many benefits of longer term funding are understood and recognised by the Scottish Government and,To progress towards Fair Work the Scottish Government needs to work across departments, with local government,years or more, across all Scottish Government departments.

https://scvo.scot/p/61666/2023/08/22/fair-funding-and-fair-work-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations-and-tsi-scotland-network

LIVE: Third sector responds to EU exit

NEWS 24 June 2016 by Rab Armour
Management
1 comment
Live updates as third sector responds to the UK’s decision to leave Europe

https://tfn.scot/news/live-third-sector-responds-to-eu-exit

Third Sector Interfaces - the heart of Scotland’s communities

FEATURE 1 March 2019 by Susan Smith
Management
Susan Smith takes a look at the state of Scotland’s Third Sector Interface network.

https://tfn.scot/features/the-heart-of-scotlands-communities

Poll: should heading be banned from children’s football?

POLL 29 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
4 comments
Should heading be banned from children's football?

https://tfn.scot/polls/poll-should-heading-be-banned-from-childrens-football

Will Scotland’s social security system be as fair as it can be?

OPINION 23 May 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Lucy Mulvagh on the importance of advocacy in Scotland's new social security system

https://tfn.scot/opinion/putting-human-rights-at-the-heart-of-scottish-social-security

Funding the voluntary sector is key to a wellbeing recovery

OPINION 4 September 2020 by Susan Smith
Management
Susan Smith says building a wellbeing economy means putting money into in the voluntary organisations that help us when we need it most

https://tfn.scot/opinion/wellbeing-the-only-way-is-up

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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.