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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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£5m fund to help voluntary sector transition to net zero

NEWS 29 November 2021 by Graham Martin
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Managed by Social investment Scotland, the fund will provide loans to successful applicants starting from £10,000

https://tfn.scot/news/5m-fund-to-help-voluntary-sector-transition-to-net-zero

Pressure grows on big pharma to loosen grip on vaccine patents

NEWS 6 December 2021 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
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Campaigners say Boris Johnson must join in calls for waiving of intellectual property rights to beat vaccine inequality

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-grows-on-big-pharma-to-loosen-grip-on-vaccine-patents

Scots warned about new scams as national ScamWatch week gets underway

NEWS 30 August 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Culture & Leisure
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The campaign is highlighting it's not only older people who fall victim

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-warned-about-new-scams-as-national-scamwatch-week-gets-underway

Third sector champions overdose reversal drug as awareness day is marked

NEWS 31 August 2021 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Naloxone is proven to save lives

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-champions-overdose-reversal-drug-as-awareness-day-is-marked

Majority of Scots in favour of banning “conversion therapy”

NEWS 29 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
New poll commissioned by equalities charity backs move. 

https://tfn.scot/news/majority-of-scots-in-favour-of-banning-conversion-therapy

Funding delays emerge as major challenge for Scottish charities

NEWS 4 February 2026 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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Organisations call for reliable, multi-year funding to avoid increased annual pressures

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-delays-emerge-as-major-challenge-for-scottish-charities

Global elites threaten democracy, but a new generation fights back

NEWS 13 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
New report underlines the scale of worldwide civil society push-back

https://tfn.scot/news/global-elites-threaten-democracy-but-a-new-generation-fights-back

Community marks 25 years since the occupation of Govanhill Baths

NEWS 19 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Community trust has ambitious plans to resurrect the site

https://tfn.scot/news/community-marks-25-years-since-the-occupation-of-govanhill-baths

Charities call for urgent political action to improve LGBTQIA+ people’s lives

NEWS 25 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Equality Network, Scottish Trans, LGBT Youth Scotland, LGBT Health and Wellbeing and LEAP Sports set out their Holyrood manifesto

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-urgent-political-action-to-improve-lgbtqia-peoples-lives

Feminist charity unveils 2026 election manifesto

NEWS 27 August 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Engender has outlined its 10-point plan to tackle gender inequality

https://tfn.scot/news/feminist-charity-unveiled-2026-election-manifesto

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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.