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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 labels 500 hospital deaths as “tragic”

NEWS 13 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Age Scotland has said the amount of patients who die while waiting for discharge shows the need for urgent action in social care

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-labels-500-hospital-deaths-as-tragic

Charities benefit from their Famous Fringe Friends

FEATURE 29 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Funding & Finance
As August draws to a close, some charities are enjoying new-found wealth. Paul Cardwell asked comedian Danny Bhoy how he turned comedy into charity cash

https://tfn.scot/features/charities-benefit-from-their-famous-fringe-friends

Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis demands action, not just targets

OPINION 30 September 2025 by Tom Barclay
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Tom Barclay on working together to address the effects of rising bills

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-fuel-poverty-crisis-demands-action-not-just-targets

Why social enterprises and charities should care about tax justice  

OPINION 2 October 2025 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Duncan Thorp: social enterprises, charities, cooperatives, community groups and other social economy organisations can and should benefit from fair tax reforms

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-social-enterprises-and-charities-should-care-about-tax-justice

Starting Again: how refugees are making new lives in Scotland

NEWS 26 October 2015 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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Exhibition shows how refugees make a new life for themselves

https://tfn.scot/news/starting-again-how-refugees-are-making-new-lives-in-scotland

Chief encounters: Donald MacLeod can’t see the day charities aren’t besieged and unable to cope

NEWS 15 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
The co-chairman of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland (NRS) pulls no punches

https://tfn.scot/news/chief-encounters-donald-macleod

Scottish budget aftermath: hope well hidden in the long grass

OPINION 10 December 2024 by Jamie Livingstone
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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Oxfam Scotland’s Jamie Livingstone assesses the latest fiscal pledges from Holyrood – and find them wanting

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-budget-aftermath-hope-well-hidden-in-the-long-grass

Charities welcome plan to scrap women’s jail

NEWS 26 January 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Charities delighted as Scottish Government abandons plans for a new women's prison

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-plan-to-scrap-womens-jail

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Why medical school training is key to supporting people with eating disorders

OPINION 3 March 2022 by Emma Broadhurst
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care

https://tfn.scot/opinion/eating-disorders-awareness-week-why-medical-school-training-is-key-to-supporting-people-with-eating-disorders

Improving transitions to adulthood

OPINION 29 April 2021 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Camphill Scotland and Inclusion Scotland review what commitments Holyrood candidates are making to support those with disabilities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/improving-transitions-to-adulthood

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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.