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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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The myth of Scotland's rural idylls masks a reality of poverty and inequality

NEWS 24 May 2024 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Charities and MSPs say more must be done to tackle rural poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/the-myth-of-scotlands-rural-idylls-masks-a-reality-of-poverty-and-inequality

Scottish Care: sector must be exempted from National Insurance rises

NEWS 15 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
NHS services are to be exempt but care homes, hospices and GPs are not.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-care-sector-must-be-exempted-from-national-insurance-rises

Campaigning parents issue rallying call ahead of Scottish budget

NEWS 3 December 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Life, they say, remains incredibly tough

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigning-parents-issue-rallying-call-ahead-of-scottish-budget

First Minister’s refusal to consider lynx reintroduction ‘out of step’ with public opinion

NEWS 19 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Lynx to Scotland partners are leading calls for the move. 

https://tfn.scot/news/first-ministers-refusal-to-consider-lynx-reintroduction-out-of-step-with-public-opinion

Cash-first future: Making food banks history in Scotland

NEWS 7 November 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Campaigners from a number of groups came together at the Gathering.

https://tfn.scot/news/cash-first-future-making-food-banks-history-in-scotland

StepChange: Women bearing brunt of the cost of living crisis

NEWS 8 November 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The data shows women are struggling more to keep up with household essentials and bear a greater responsibility for these costs.

https://tfn.scot/news/stepchange-women-bearing-brunt-of-the-cost-of-living-crisis

Third sector staff among appointments to Land Commission

NEWS 17 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
A third sector policy expert and others with charity experience have been appointed as a Land Commissioners by the Scottish Government. 

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-staff-among-appointments-to-land-commission

Charity convenor resigns amid CV concerns and 'faked' photo claims

NEWS 14 April 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
LGBT Youth Scotland board is now undertaking a “full investigation”

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-convenor-resigns-amid-cv-concerns-and-faked-photo-claims

Hopes for a better future as many new Scots MPs have experience in the third sector

NEWS 9 July 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Charity experience looms large with the new intake of MPs

https://tfn.scot/news/hopes-for-a-better-future-as-many-new-scots-mps-have-experience-in-the-third-sector

Scots prisons failing on human rights says new report

NEWS 25 July 2024 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
The research highlights gaps in human rights protections

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-prisons-failing-on-human-rights-says-new-report

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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.