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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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Charity calls for action with half of Scotland’s unpaid carers cutting back on food and heating

NEWS 20 November 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
30% said their physical health and 39% their mental health is poor because of their caring role.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-action-with-half-of-scotlands-unpaid-carers-cutting-back-on-food-and-heating

Revealed: the 'giving tax' which is costing charities millions

NEWS 23 May 2025 by Graham Martin
Management
Funding & Finance
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Campaigners and politicians want action to end Gift Aid commission

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-giving-tax-which-is-costing-charities-millions

Scotland’s culture sector calls for new legislation to support long-term growth and impact

NEWS 25 November 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
A Culture Act can realise “untapped potential” of sector at critical juncture

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-culture-sector-calls-for-new-legislation-to-support-long-term-growth-and-impact

Consultation on national vision for kinship care

NEWS 23 December 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Organisations invited to give their views. 

https://tfn.scot/news/consultation-on-national-vision-for-kinship-care

Good Governance Checkup launch in Trustees' Week

Beth Mukushi
22 October 2021
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The Scottish Governance Code was developed to help boards understand what best practice looks like.,Good Governance Checkup which is vital for trustees supporting all types of voluntary organisation.,You’ll also get access to further resources that will help you in your journey to good governance, and,By completing the Checkup you will also help us to build a picture of good governance in the sector.,Find out more about the Good Governance Checkup at our Trustees’ Week webinar on 2 November where we

https://scvo.scot/p/45807/2021/10/22/good-governance-checkup-launch-in-trustees-week

Quarter of Scots do not trust charities, survey reveals

NEWS 21 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
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New research, conducted before the Oxfam scandal unravelled, has revealed that only 73% of people feel that they trust charities

https://tfn.scot/news/quarter-of-scots-do-not-trust-charities-survey-reveals

“Redundancy obligations appear unmet”: fears over handling of CCA closure

NEWS 3 February 2026 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Workers at the charity-run arts venue in Glasgow put out a collective response

https://tfn.scot/news/redundancy-obligations-appear-unmet-fears-over-handling-of-cca-closure

Because Data Saves Lives: The Importance of Monitoring and Evaluating the Effects of Digital Inclusion in Scotland

Fiona Williams
1 March 2023
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Scotland’s commitment to being an ethical digital nation has its basis in three Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/57437/2023/03/01/because-data-saves-lives-the-importance-of-monitoring-and-evaluating-the-effects-of-digital-inclusion-in-scotland

Deposit return scheme backed by three-quarters of Scots

NEWS 2 September 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
The scheme is expected to lead to 90% of bottles and cans being returned for recycling.

https://tfn.scot/news/deposit-return-scheme-backed-by-three-quarters-of-scots

“Game-changer” policies needed to meet child poverty targets

NEWS 7 October 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Families & Young People
New figures show 240,000 children are locked in poverty in Scotland.

https://tfn.scot/news/game-changer-policies-needed-to-meet-child-poverty-targets

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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.