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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.

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Debt charity's fears for 2025 as clients struggle with huge debts

NEWS 21 January 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Cost-of-living increases continue to hit struggling families

https://tfn.scot/news/debt-charitys-fears-for-2025-as-clients-struggle-with-huge-debts

Glasgow Islamic centre facing questions over Iran link

NEWS 7 November 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The Al-Mahdi Islamic Centre of Glasgow also houses the Al-Mahdi Foundation.

https://tfn.scot/news/glasgow-islamic-centre-facing-questions-over-iran-link

Proposed PVG fee waiver u-turn for volunteers

NEWS 6 March 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Volunteer Scotland have shared their disappointment at the proposal.

https://tfn.scot/news/proposed-pvg-fee-waiver-u-turn-for-volunteers

Charity founder dies aged 61

NEWS 3 January 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
She was feted by politicians and celebrities

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-founder-dies-aged-61

NGOs demand Sunak condemns Israel's war in Gaza

NEWS 20 November 2023 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
A joint letter implores PM to explicitly condemn Israel

https://tfn.scot/news/ngos-demand-sunak-condems-israels-war-in-gaza

Scrapping peak fares good for climate say campaigners

NEWS 1 September 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
1 comment
Scotrail will no longer run the two-tier system of fare pricing

https://tfn.scot/news/scrapping-peak-fares-good-for-climate-say-campaigners

£15m underspend on bedroom tax fund

NEWS 6 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Regeneration & Housing
Councils are being urged to ensure that £15m of underspent discretionary housing payment funds reach vulnerable tenants by the end of March

https://tfn.scot/news/councils-urged-to-spend-bedroom-tax-help-fund

Ethical finance hub for Scotland

NEWS 11 March 2014 by Rab Armour
Funding & Finance
Europe's first ethical finance hub is set to be opened in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/ethical-finance-hub-for-scotland

Stop playing to popular stigmas

OPINION 30 April 2014 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Robert Armour argues that stigmatising the poor has a wide reaching impact on society as a whole

https://tfn.scot/opinion/stop-playing-to-popular-stigmas

Poll: will the general election results make things better or worse for Scotland’s poorest?

POLL 8 May 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Can the SNP's yellow tsunami save Scotland's poorest from the impact of Westminister's wave of austerity

https://tfn.scot/polls/will-the-general-election-results-make-things-better-or-worse-for-scotlands

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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.