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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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TFN magazine's April edition is out now - read it all here!

NEWS 22 April 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#EssentialSector
New mag looks at the halo effect, the four day week, sector funding and much, much more

https://tfn.scot/news/tfn-magazines-april-edition-is-out-now-read-it-all-here

UK’s biggest philanthropist slams aid cuts

NEWS 29 August 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Sir Chris Hohn spoke after donating an additional sum to cover gaps left by budgets being slashed.

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-biggest-philanthropist-slams-aid-cuts

Vaccination survey launched aimed at third sector

NEWS 17 May 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
The survey will run for three weeks, closing on May 27.

https://tfn.scot/news/vaccination-survey-launched-aimed-at-third-sector

Charities urged not to stray into the political as ceneral election approaches

NEWS 21 May 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
#GeneralElection24
The chair of the Charity Commission Orlando Fraser spoke out online. 

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-urged-not-to-stray-into-the-political-as-general-election-approaches

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

"Simply invisible": Scottish Government criticised for lack of support for voluntary sector

Press release
7 September 2022
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Responding to the Programme for Government, published by the Scottish Government on Tuesday, Anna Fowlie,Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), said: “There are elements in the Programme for Government,The Programme for Government and the imminent budget are opportunities to address the long-standing issues,“I would prefer to publish a detailed statement welcoming or challenging the Scottish Government’s programme

https://scvo.scot/p/53526/2022/09/07/simply-invisible-scottish-government-criticised-for-lack-of-support-for-voluntary-sector

HMRC Charity Tax Compliance Consultation

Jason Henderson
20 July 2023
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In April, HMRC published a consultation on charity tax compliance to: “examine … charity taxation rules to help tackle non-compliance and protect the integrity of the charity sector without changing the overall purpose of the reliefs … [and] … ensure the rules continue to be fit...

https://scvo.scot/p/60910/2023/07/20/hmrc-charity-tax-compliance-consultation

People made homeless every 18 minutes in Scotland

NEWS 22 November 2018 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
The shocking extent of homelessness in Scotland was revealed as it was shown that last year people lost their home every 18 minutes

https://tfn.scot/news/people-made-homeless-every-18-minutes-in-scotland

Trading up: making social enterprise self-reliant

NEWS 22 November 2018 by Graham Martin
Management
A new funding model has been launched aimed at making social enterprises in Scotland more self-reliant

https://tfn.scot/news/trading-up-making-social-enterprise-self-reliant

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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.