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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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Charity launches new strategy with calls for multi-year funding for sector

NEWS 11 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Fife Gingerbread said there must be focus on achieved systemic change

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-launches-new-strategy-with-calls-for-multi-year-funding-for-sector

Spring Statement Briefing from SCVO and Volunteer Scotland

Sheghley Ogilvie
13 March 2023
Posted in
in line with inflation and a longer-term funding settlement for local and devolved governments.,to: Work with the Scottish government to find a sustainable solution to protect the sector from current,Inflation-based uplifts to Scottish Government funding, and UK level grants and contracts would offer,Levelling-up The UK Government’s funding for levelling up reached £2.08 billion in Scotland in 2022,,The UK Government should recognise and support these benefits by offering certainty.

https://scvo.scot/p/58267/2023/03/13/spring-statement-briefing-from-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland

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

Chief Encounters: Claire Stevens of Voluntary Health Scotland on delivering lasting social change

FEATURE 23 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Claire Stevens of Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) talks the importance of having a good board and why mergers are right for some organisations

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-claire-stevens-of-voluntary-health-scotland-on-delivering

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

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

Changing the law on pavement parking in Scotland promotes equality for all

OPINION 6 November 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
2 comments
John Lauder says it is time to crack down pavement parking to make Scotland's streets more accessible

https://tfn.scot/opinion/changing-the-law-on-pavement-parking-in-scotland-promotes-equality-for-all

Self Directed Support one year on

NEWS 30 March 2015 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
A year after a new law was created to give Scots more choice and control over their own lives, thousands are benefitting from Self Directed Support

https://tfn.scot/news/self-directed-support-one-year-on

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

Masks helping those at home and abroad stay safe

FEATURE 19 November 2020 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
1 comment
The Paul Hodges Trust has been providing masks for those in Africa through selling the handmade items in the UK

https://tfn.scot/features/masks-helping-those-at-home-and-abroad-stay-safe

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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.