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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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Anger as chancellor launches attack on charities

NEWS 7 October 2014 by Graham Martin
Management
Anger as chancellor savages charities

https://tfn.scot/news/anger-as-chancellor-launches-attack-on-charities

Employers are letting down people with autism

NEWS 31 October 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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Less than 16% of people with autism are in full time work, a charity has found

https://tfn.scot/news/employers-are-letting-down-people-with-autism

Hey Girls makes a Big Issue out of period poverty

NEWS 9 August 2018 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
A period poverty-busting social enterprise has hit the big time as it secured a major supermarket deal

https://tfn.scot/news/hey-girls-makes-a-big-issue-out-of-period-poverty

Foodbank funding welcomed, but more must be done to fight poverty

NEWS 11 August 2014 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding for foodbanks welcomed, but the sources of poverty must be addressed

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbank-funding-welcomed-but-more-must-be-done-to-fight-povertry

Scotland can be the fairest nation on earth

OPINION 2 April 2015 by TFN
Social Justice & Poverty
Poverty scars our communities, in May we can begin to build the fairest nation on earth, says Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotland-can-be-the-fairest-nation-on-earth

Plans won’t empower communities says MSPs

NEWS 26 January 2015 by Susan Smith
Environment & International
MSPs have said plans to give people more power over their community services need to change

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-wont-empower-communities-says-msps

Social investment at the heart of Scotland’s economic prosperity

OPINION 12 February 2026 by Alastair Davis
Families & Young People
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Regeneration & Housing
Alastair Davis on 25 years of social investment in Scotland - the progress made and the opportunities ahead

https://tfn.scot/opinion/social-investment-at-the-heart-of-scotlands-economic-prosperity

Inclusive communication plans move forward

NEWS 25 May 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
The campaign for inclusive communication is moving forward after being backed in the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/news/inclusive-communication-plans-move-forward

Foodbank crisis accelerates as welfare system fails more families, says CAS

NEWS 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Social Justice & Poverty
The growing need for foodbanks is a “crisis” that needs to be addressed urgently according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbank-crisis-accelerates-as-welfare-system-fails-more-families-says-cas

Charity boss accused of “psychobabble”

NEWS 15 October 2015 by TFN
Families & Young People
​MPs grilled Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh and the charity’s chairman Alan Yentob for three hours on Thursday

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-boss-accused-of-psychobabble

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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.