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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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UK’s poverty tragedy laid bare

Callous welfare reforms have resulted in widespread poverty across the UK, with charities calling for urgent action

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-poverty-tragedy-laid-bare

To give up hope is to give up fighting for progress

Emma Hutton says that support for human rights is stronger than ever in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/to-give-up-hope-is-to-give-up-fighting-for-progress

Penumbra’s new Self-Harm Network Scotland service

Penumbra Mental Health is providing new services to support people who live with self-harm

https://tfn.scot/opinion/penumbras-new-self-harm-network-scotland-service

EU funding threat for Scottish youth work

Doubts over Erasmus+ are continuing as politicians enter final Brexit talks

https://tfn.scot/news/eu-funding-threat-for-scottish-youth-work

Housing crisis leaves disabled desperate and homeless

Defuse ticking timebomb in disabled housing

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-leaves-disabled-desperate-and-homeless

Don't cut £20 benefit pleads foodbank worker

Come October, £20 will be cut from Univeral Credit payments

https://tfn.scot/news/dont-cut-20-benefit-pleads-foodbank-worker

Boost for low paid as living wage increases

Living wage increase brought forward

https://tfn.scot/news/boost-for-low-paid-as-living-wage-increases-today

Leading economist appointed chair at Pro Bono Economics

Tera Allas CBE joins think tank Pro Bono Economics (PBE) as its new chair of trustees. 

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-economist-appointed-chair-at-pro-bono-economics

Fears for hundreds of service users as plug gets pulled on vital charity's funding

Charity can only survive a matter of months without funding

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-for-hundreds-of-service-users-as-plug-gets-pulled-on-vital-charitys-funding

​Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector

This version of the principles includes asks of Scottish Government, and can be read in conjunction with,asks for local government and other actors developed by the TSI Scotland Network based on the Fair Funding,Similarly, the Scottish Government dedicates significant time and resources to annual processing and,The Scottish Government should: Commit to a longer-term funding model for the voluntary sector across,The Scottish Government should: Commit to undertaking improvements in practice for all Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/56732/2023/01/16/fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

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