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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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TFN magazine's December edition is out now: read it all here!

NEWS 8 December 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
New mag looks at the precarity of funding, the mis-match between what the sector gets, how it gets it and the increasing amount demanded from us

https://tfn.scot/news/tfn-magazines-december-edition-is-out-now-read-it-all-here-2

Council elections: Scotland's voluntary sector makes its demands

NEWS 21 April 2022 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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TFN's guide to charity council election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/council-elections-scotlands-voluntary-sector-makes-its-demands

Co-ops can lead on community recovery

FEATURE 12 October 2020 by Robert Armour
Management
Co-ops can provide key to sector's recovery

https://tfn.scot/features/125786__trashed

Charity chiefs’ fury at survey on voluntary sector pay

NEWS 6 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Management
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SCVO and ACOSVO say the latest NFP Synergy report will do more harm than good

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-chiefs-fury-at-survey-on-voluntary-sector-pay

Government rape clause leads to boycott by leading charities

NEWS 5 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
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Proof of rape before being awarded tax credits will only humiliate already victimised women say charities

https://tfn.scot/news/government-rape-clause-leads-to-boycott-by-leading-charities

Charities reveal the desperate fight for survival facing asylum seekers in Scotland

NEWS 17 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Violence and exploitation are commonplace for destitute asylum seekers in Scotland committee hears

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-reveal-the-desperate-fight-for-survival-facing-asylum-seekers-in

Charity could help almost 50,000 with lung conditions

NEWS 17 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government has announced it will be investing £330,000 in Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland to grow its hospital discharge services

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-could-help-almost-50000-with-lung-conditions

Smart homes are the answer for independent living

OPINION 21 May 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Fanchea Kelly explains why new smart home, Blackwood House, is being built in cities across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/smart-homes-are-the-answer-for-independent-living

Protecting our children is not a luxury – it is essential

OPINION 1 September 2015 Guest post
Families & Young People
Martin Crewe, director of Barnardo's Scotland, says the office of the children’s commissioner needs to be adequately funded to be effective

https://tfn.scot/opinion/protecting-our-children-is-not-a-luxury-it-is-essential

Time to prevent Scotland’s next generation of heavy drinkers

OPINION 24 April 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Alison Douglas, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said no more lives must be lost as a result of cheap alcohol

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-prevent-scotlands-next-generation-of-heavy-drinkers

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.