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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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Less than £4000 a year to educate a kid with learning disabilities

NEWS 12 February 2018 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
A group of charities says the Scottish Government must invest more in additional support for pupils who are struggling in mainstream schools

https://tfn.scot/news/just-500-a-year-to-educate-a-kid-with-learning-disabilities

£25m sector recovery fund announced

NEWS 1 September 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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Funding to help the voluntary sector thrive post-coronavirus has been announced as part of the Programme for Government

https://tfn.scot/news/25m-sector-recovery-fund-announced

Esteem for the sector: we need parity, not parroting

OPINION 1 July 2022 by Kirsten Hogg
Management
Kirsten Hogg wonders where the substance is beneath the first minister’s warm words

https://tfn.scot/opinion/esteem-for-the-sector-we-need-parity-not-parroting

Making FoI matter

OPINION 25 March 2022 by Carole Ewart
Management
Campaigners hope a new bill will help extend the reach of FoI so that it applies to voluntary sector services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/making-foi-matter

Social Renewal – from Buzzcocks to Oasis

OPINION 25 January 2021 by Anna Fowlie
Management
#NeverMoreNeeded
Anna Fowlie reflects on her time on the Social Renewal Advisory Board and the If Not Now, When? report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-renewal-from-buzzcocks-to-oasis

Fresh calls for lottery reform to raise an extra £125m

NEWS 15 March 2019 by Susan Smith
Management
Former Tory minister Priti Patel has joined the call for new rules to help society lotteries grow and raise far more for charities

https://tfn.scot/news/fresh-calls-for-lottery-reform-to-raise-125m

Charities in cut-throat competition with each other

NEWS 3 October 2016 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
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Charities say rivalry and competition are preventing them from working together

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-in-cut-throat-competition-with-each-other

You shouldn’t have to pay for a fair workplace

OPINION 2 September 2024 by Hyo Eun Shin
Social Justice & Poverty
Hyo Eun Shin on why the employment tribunals system should be available to all

https://tfn.scot/opinion/you-shouldnt-have-to-pay-for-a-fair-workplace

Paid yesterday, broke today: ending the link between suicide and financial insecurity

OPINION 28 October 2024 by Dave Morris
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Samaritans Scotland launches new report, Paid Yesterday, Broke Today, examining the impact of financial and employment insecurity on suicidal thoughts and behaviour.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/samaritans-scotland-launches-new-report

Audit threshold increase signals major shifts for Scottish charities

OPINION 22 April 2025 by Keith Macpherson
Management
Funding & Finance
Keith Macpherson tells how charities will be affected by changes to audit threshold and SORP reporting

https://tfn.scot/opinion/audit-threshold-increase-signals-major-shifts-for-scottish-charities

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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.