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

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Scotland could face “dystopian” future, charities warn

NEWS 26 July 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
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2035 could see a newly independent Scotland struggle with a heroin crisis, social unrest and economic turmoil following a mass cyber attack

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-could-face-dystopian-future-charities-warn

Youth crime prevention project to be extended

NEWS 29 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
An investment of £4.6m in lottery funding will allow a successful project to be rolled out across the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/youth-crime-prevention-project-to-be-extended

Building a voluntary sector research community

Steve Grozier
10 June 2021
Posted in
Tracker will inform and direct the way SCVO, and many other organisations including the Scottish Government,2021). [1] Those stakeholders include organisations directly funding this project: The Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/44022/2021/06/10/building-a-voluntary-sector-research-community

Children’s charity faces police investigation

NEWS 31 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
​An investigation into Kids Company is being carried out by the Metropolitan Police’s sexual offence, exploitation and child abuse unit

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-charity-faces-police-investigation

Mental health results in mass job losses

NEWS 26 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
Management
Around 300,000 people in the UK are losing their jobs every year because of issues with mental health

https://tfn.scot/news/mental-health-results-in-huge-job-losses

Record year for donations to good causes

NEWS 6 August 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Funding & Finance
The Charities Aid Foundation distributed almost £480m over the past year

https://tfn.scot/news/record-year-for-donations-to-good-causes

RSA staff to walk out after overwhelming strike ballot 

NEWS 5 September 2023 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
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The result of the vote was 93.33% in favour of strike action, with 78.95% of union members turning out. 

https://tfn.scot/news/rsa-staff-to-walk-out-after-overwhelming-strike-ballot

SCVO response to new Scottish Cabinet announcement

Press release
20 May 2021
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welcome Shona Robison to her new role as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government,Scotland’s recovery, the sector as a whole doesn’t even get a mention on the face of the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/43640/2021/05/20/scvo-response-to-new-scottish-cabinet-announcement

Parity of esteem?

Anna Fowlie
21 May 2021
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An optimist might say that at long last government has recognised that the voluntary sector is present,It transpires that the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has the third,I’m optimistic that the incoming Government will make good the commitments that have been made, I look

https://scvo.scot/p/43671/2021/05/21/parity-of-esteem

Demolition dropped from games opening ceremony

NEWS 15 April 2014 by Robert Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Commonwealth Games organisers drop plans to feature Red Road flats' demolition

https://tfn.scot/news/demolition-dropped-from-games-opening-ceremony

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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.