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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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Scottish Government told to cover rising third sector costs

NEWS 27 November 2024 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
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A critical enabler of this should be the introduction of multi-year finance settlements - including for third sector organisations - Prosper said.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-told-to-cover-rising-third-sector-costs-in-budget

Scottish Government should urgently review charity audit threshold

NEWS 22 August 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
Charities have a significantly lower audit threshold than companies

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-should-urgently-review-charity-audit-threshold

Workers' manifesto launched for the Holyrood elections

NEWS 30 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
The STUC calls build on the successful Scotland Demands Better campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/workers-manifesto-launched-for-the-holyrood-elections

New standards for fair energy welcomed by campaign groups

NEWS 27 January 2026 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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A fairer deal for vulnerable customers

https://tfn.scot/news/new-standards-for-fair-enegy-welcomrd-by-campaign-groups

Long-read exclusive: Girlguiding UK facing wide-ranging repercussions after ban on trans women and girls

NEWS 12 December 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
After a major change to its equality and diversity policy, the UK-wide charity has found itself at the centre of a storm

https://tfn.scot/news/long-read-exclusive-girlguiding-uk-facing-wide-ranging-repercussions-after-ban-on-trans-women-and-girls

All change at the top – meet the new SCVO team

FEATURE 21 February 2018 by Susan Smith
Management
Susan Smith spoke to Andrew Burns and Anna Fowlie about taking on the two top roles at Scotland's third sector umbrella body

https://tfn.scot/features/all-new-at-the-top-meet-the-new-scvo-team

SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2023/24

Sheghley Ogilvie
21 December 2022
Posted in
Committee and plenary discussions will weigh up the Scottish Government’s plans.,There may be revisions to the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review.,Scottish Government also committed to working with local government to address their concerns. ,Local government spend is always a contested.,This squeeze will also impact Scottish Government spending.

https://scvo.scot/p/56491/2022/12/21/scvo-scottish-budget-summary-2023-24

Making digital work: What’s the state of workforce digital skills?

Jason Railton
13 March 2023
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building capacity for SMEs to invest in upskilling will require impetus and creativity from central government

https://scvo.scot/p/58282/2023/03/13/making-digital-work-whats-the-state-of-workforce-digital-skills

Chief Encounters: Celia Hodson and Ian McLaughlan

FEATURE 1 April 2019 Guest post
Management
Celia Hodson, founder of period poverty tackling social enterprise Hey Girls, meets Youth Scotland chief executive Ian McLaughlan

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-celia-hodson-and-ian-mclaughlan

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Wednesday 3 June

FEATURE 3 June 2020 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
The third sector's coronavirus response

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-wednesday-3-june

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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.