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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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Scotland could lead the way in social prescribing

NEWS 8 March 2023 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Social prescribing sees GPs and health services connect people to activities

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-could-lead-the-way-in-social-prescribing

New campaign shines a light on Scotland’s wild animal pet trade

NEWS 2 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Scottish charities join forces to highlight danger to creatures. 

https://tfn.scot/news/new-campaign-shines-a-light-on-scotlands-wild-animal-pet-trade

MPs call for urgent review of punitive sanction regime

NEWS 24 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
MPs order demand urgent inquiry into 'excessively punitive' sanction regime

https://tfn.scot/news/mps-call-for-urgent-review-of-punitive-sanction-regime

Carers launch yes group to support independence bid

NEWS 26 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
​A group of carers and campaigners have launched Carers for Yes

https://tfn.scot/news/carers-launch-yes-group-to-support-independence-bid

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector Friday 17 July

FEATURE 17 July 2020 by Rab Armour
Management
News from across the sector #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-friday-17-july

Daily coronavirus roundup for third sector, Monday 20 April

FEATURE 20 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
News on how Scotland's voluntary sector is responding to the pandemic

https://tfn.scot/features/daily-coronavirus-roundup-for-third-sector-monday-20-april

The 4 Rs of good trusteeship – relationships, responsibilities, reminders and rewards

OPINION 8 November 2016 Guest post
Management
Sandy Macdonald ponders what it takes to be a good board member during Trustee's Week, and comes up with 4 Rs

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-4-rs-of-good-trusteeship-relationships-responsibilities-reminders-and-r

Youth sector in crisis point warning

NEWS 23 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Funding & Finance
Organisations have warned continued funding will be needed to help ensure recovery from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/youth-sector-in-crisis-point-warning

How alcoholism is killing Scots communities

FEATURE 13 November 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Cuts to services against the might of the drinks industry is leading to an increase in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/how-alcoholism-is-killing-scots-communities

How welfare cuts are destroying once proud communities

FEATURE 9 October 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
As Universal Credit is increasingly rolled out across Scotland, TFN looks at the real stories behind welfare cuts and how people who can't work struggle to cope

https://tfn.scot/features/how-welfare-cuts-are-destroying-once-proud-communities

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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.