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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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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
1 comment
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
1 comment
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

Dismay and defiance: Scotland joins condemnation as Trump trashes climate deal

NEWS 2 June 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Scottish charities joined in the world-wide chorus of dismay and defiance which has greeted the US decision to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate deal

https://tfn.scot/news/dismay-and-defiance-scotland-joins-condemnation-as-trump-trashes-climate-de

GE17: hung parliament can work in third sector’s favour

NEWS 9 June 2017 by Graham Martin
Management
The uncertainty surrounding the general election result could provide an opportunity for the third sector to push forward its agenda

https://tfn.scot/news/ge17-hung-parliament-can-work-in-third-sectors-favour

World’s poorest will suffer as Tories axe aid department

NEWS 17 June 2020 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
DfID decision a "disaster" for the world's poor - and the fight against Covid

https://tfn.scot/news/worlds-poorest-will-suffer-as-tories-axe-aid-department

Scots families face lockdown financial struggles

NEWS 1 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Many households have seen a drop in income and some fear being able to pay the rent, new research has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-families-face-lockdown-financial-struggles

Health charity in NHS warning

NEWS 1 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland says third sector organisations need long-term funding to help the NHS avoid a permanent state of crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/health-charity-in-nhs-warning

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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.