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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Soap opera launched all about life on benefits

NEWS 10 November 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Council’s online series shows characters’ escape routes from benefits disasters

https://tfn.scot/news/soap-opera-launched-all-about-life-on-benefits

Scots charity still providing aid to Nepal quake victims

NEWS 9 December 2015 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
​Mountaineer says Nepalese face a devastating Himalayan winter without shelter

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-charity-last-one-standing-in-nepal

Trust in international aid charities drops

NEWS 23 March 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
A study by nfpSynergy has found that 54% of the public feel that charities are trustworthy - but only 36% trust aid agencies

https://tfn.scot/news/trust-in-international-aid-charities-drops

Twitter backlash as Oxfam blames capitalism for poverty

NEWS 26 January 2018 by Robert Armour
Management
4 comments
An apparently innocuous tweet causes outrage

https://tfn.scot/news/twitter-backlash-as-oxfam-accuses-poverty-on-capitalism

Success for Scots school pupils in Big Peddle challenge

NEWS 5 May 2017 by Robert Armour
Families & Young People
Project encourages children to use alternative forms of transport including bikes and scooters

https://tfn.scot/news/success-for-scots-school-pupils-in-big-peddle-challenge

Spare room project to tackle homelessness

NEWS 27 February 2018 by Robert Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Spare rooms could help ease Scotland's homelessness crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/spare-room-project-to-tackle-homelessness

Staff faced harassment at Save the Children

NEWS 9 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
The charity has urged to take action after a review found almost a fifth of staff said they had experienced issues at work

https://tfn.scot/news/staff-faced-harassment-at-save-the-children

Scottish SPCA launches urgent appeal for donations

NEWS 28 April 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
The charity could face a 20% fall in its annual income this year due to the coronavirus.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-spca-launches-urgent-appeal-for-donations

Scotland’s first social investment fund to offer affordable loans to third sector

NEWS 25 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Funding & Finance
New fund offers investors chance to invest in good causes and receive tax relief

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-first-social-investment-fund-to-offer-affordable-loans-to-third-s

Shelve damaging pupil testing plans demands charity

NEWS 2 February 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
1 comment
Controversial national tests for school pupils have been condemned by a children’s charity

https://tfn.scot/news/shelve-damaging-pupil-testing-plans-demands-charity

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.