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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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Skye trust under investigation after asset sale

NEWS 18 August 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The Clan Donald Lands Trust (CDLT) is set to make nearly £7million. 

https://tfn.scot/news/skye-trust-under-investigation-after-asset-sale

Charity launches its Manifesto for Inclusion

NEWS 10 October 2025 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
A comprehensive set of demands developed by disabled people for a Scotland that is accessible for all

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-launches-its-manifesto-for-inclusion

Fund launched to grow enterprise

NEWS 1 September 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Second round of the programme

https://tfn.scot/news/fund-launched-to-grow-enterprise

Mystery surrounds charity which has been told to cease its activities

NEWS 3 February 2026 by Graham Martin
Management
Funding & Finance
The regulator opened an inquiry following concerns about fundraising

https://tfn.scot/news/mystery-surrounds-charity-which-has-been-told-to-cease-its-activities

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

NEWS 16 April 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
New edition looks at after-prison throughcare, the chancellor's spring statement, the fair trade movement and much, much more

https://tfn.scot/news/tfn-magazines-april-edition-is-out-now-read-it-all-here-2

First ever chief executive named as organisation changes its structure

NEWS 26 January 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
All change at board and senior management level

https://tfn.scot/news/first-ever-chief-exexcutive-names-as-organisation-changes-its-structure

New chair at Voluntary Health Scotland 

NEWS 15 December 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
She brings a wealth of experience to VHS

https://tfn.scot/news/new-chair-at-voluntary-health-scotland

To bank or not to bank, that’s the reality for some voluntary sector organisations

Kyrstie Brown
13 March 2023
Posted in
harder for voluntary organisations to navigate, and we must see banks remedy this to support good governance

https://scvo.scot/p/58231/2023/03/13/to-bank-or-not-to-bank-thats-the-reality-for-some-voluntary-sector-organisations

Scottish Budget 2023/24: We’ve heard things like this before

Kirsten Hogg
19 December 2022
Posted in
The budget does give a good sense of the Scottish Government’s priorities, and when we heard in advance,Behind or the prevention of drugs deaths will flow through or into the sector, but as the Scottish Government,As we laid out in our briefing on the budget, greater transparency about the Scottish Government’s funding,The clearest proxy we have to measure government support for the sector within the budget is the Third,to bring about the changes the sector so desperately needs across all government departments and areas

https://scvo.scot/p/56418/2022/12/19/scottish-budget-2023-24-weve-heard-things-like-this-before

Scottish Budget Briefing 2023/2024

Sheghley Ogilvie
13 December 2022
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The Scottish Government can begin to act by committing to: multi-year funding of three years or more ,Similarly, the Scottish Government dedicates significant time and resources to annual processing and,Similarly, the Scottish Government’s Open Government Action Plan commits to fiscal openness and transparency,The Scottish Government should include sector funding as part of this work.,The Scottish Government should collect data across all government departments to generate an accurate

https://scvo.scot/p/56262/2022/12/13/scottish-budget-briefing-2023-2024

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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.