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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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Pilot suicide bereavement support service launched in Scotland

NEWS 12 August 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care
The new service will work closely with families to ensure they have the support they need

https://tfn.scot/news/pilot-suicide-bereavement-support-service-launched-in-scotland

Scotland’s poor getting poorer as foodbank use soars

NEWS 24 April 2018 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Figures show changes to the way benefits are paid are leading to destitution for many Scots

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-poor-getting-poorer-as-foodbank-use-soars

Is there a future for Scotland’s National Performance Framework? 

Paul Bradley
6 June 2023
Posted in
The latest statutory review of Scotland's National Outcomes, which the Scottish Government is obliged,The Scottish Government's consultation on the National Outcomes, due to close on 12 June, provides the,Here, SCVO will call on the government to address the glaring omission of the voluntary sector.,The Scottish Government's latest correspondence to the Scottish Parliament says that it will publish,Still, the Scottish Government should have focused on visibility, accountability, and collaboration in

https://scvo.scot/p/60098/2023/06/06/is-there-a-future-for-scotlands-national-performance-framework

Extent of aid cuts unveiled as UK Government publishes impact assessment

NEWS 23 July 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The Foreign Office styled the cuts as a modernisation.

https://tfn.scot/news/extent-of-aid-cuts-unveiled-as-uk-government-publishes-impact-assessment

Small Charity Week 2023

Tracey Bird
19 June 2023
Posted in
Information Service on topics ranging from constitutions and charity law to data protection and good governance,And what about your board governance?,If you’d like to check out how you measure up against the five core principles of the Scottish Governance,Code for the Third Sector, take a look at our Good Governance Checkup This will take you through a series

https://scvo.scot/p/60200/2023/06/19/small-charity-week-2023

Goodmovers | Who is going where in the voluntary sector | 20 March 2015

FEATURE 20 March 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Management
Find out who has been appointed to fill some of the biggest roles in the third sector in our latest Goodmovers round-up

https://tfn.scot/features/goodmovers-who-is-going-where-in-the-voluntary-sector-20-march-2015

Is this power to the people?

OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Environment & International
Can legislation really help to empower communities? Ian Cooke, director of the Development Trusts Association Scotland, believes so

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-this-power-to-the-people

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

Holyrood 2016: six steps to a sustainable Scotland

OPINION 8 April 2016 Guest post
Environment & International
1 comment
Six things the incoming parliament can to to improve the environment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/holyrood-2016-six-steps-to-a-sustainable-scotland

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

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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.