This website uses cookies for anonymised analytics and for account authentication. See our privacy and cookies policies for more information.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN
Join our community
 
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Sign in Sign up
Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Search

What can we help you with?

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN

A sense of perspective

OPINION 1 March 2023 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-sense-of-perspective

April isn’t the cruellest month

OPINION 1 April 2023 by Rab Armour
This issue of TFN takes an optimistic slant on what’s ahead and the opportunities that lie therein.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/april-isnt-the-cruellest-month

The role of social enterprise in tackling poverty 

OPINION 23 May 2023 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
First Minister, Humza Yousaf, recently hosted a high-profile conference in Edinburgh with the aim of tackling poverty across Scotland. 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-role-of-social-enterprise-in-tackling-poverty

Coming clean!

OPINION 28 February 2019 Guest post
Culture & Leisure
Coming clean!

https://tfn.scot/opinion/coming-clean

The value of kinship care

OPINION 14 March 2019 Guest post
Families & Young People
1 comment
Susan Hunter on why we should value kinship carers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-value-of-kinship-care

£14m to help disabled Scots find work

NEWS 22 November 2016 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
Scotland's devolved employment programme is kicking off with a £14m contract for third sector bodies to support disabled people

https://tfn.scot/news/14m-to-help-disabled-scots-find-work

Eviction fears quashed as charitable trust sells homes

NEWS 10 November 2016 by Graham Martin
Regeneration & Housing
Tenants have been told they will not lose their homes after a charitable trust sold off its property in Edinburgh

https://tfn.scot/news/eviction-fears-quashed-as-charitable-trust-sells-homes

Fewer than one in eight parents happy with work-life balance

NEWS 3 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Families & Young People
Fewer than one in eight working parents in Scotland feel they have the right balance between home and work life, a poll has revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/fewer-than-one-in-eight-parents-happy-with-work-life-balance

EXCLUSIVE: Charity was forced to call in liquidator over debts of £215,000

NEWS 17 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Management
The National Playbus Association went into liquidation because of two employment tribunals

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-charity-was-forced-to-call-in-liquidator-over-debts-of-215000

DWP tells PIP assessors: discriminate against mentally ill

NEWS 15 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Fears claimants will find it harder to get full entitlement to Personal Independence Payments

https://tfn.scot/news/dwp-tells-pip-assessors-discriminate-against-mentally-ill

SCVO
Funding Scotland
TFN
Join our community

About

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.
Find out more

How to get in touch with our staff

Social

Help

2025. 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.