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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Record year for donations to good causes

The Charities Aid Foundation distributed almost £480m over the past year

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

Children’s charity faces police investigation

​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

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

RSA staff to walk out after overwhelming strike ballot 

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, good governance and leadership

As part of our ongoing commitment to good governance, the SCVO board met last week to continue to explore,how, in line with the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector, trustees can demonstrate the five,Purpose This time they moved on to a closer look at the principle of Leadership where the Scottish Governance,To ensure good governance and provide effective leadership, trustees, both individually and collectively,you can use SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup.

https://scvo.scot/p/42933/2021/04/01/scvo-good-governance-and-leadership

The Lifecycle of a charity

There will be time to consider the best ways to fundraise, and how to ensure good governance, and that,We’ll consider what good governance looks like, how to separate board and executive functions, and how

https://scvo.scot/p/52381/2022/07/25/the-lifecycle-of-a-charity

More money than ever before donated to charity foundation

Charities Aid Foundation received over £500 million in charity donations last year

https://tfn.scot/news/more-than-ever-given-to-charity

Big Noise project funding fears

The Raploch Project - which provides free music tuition to youngsters in deprived areas - faces losing almost half of its local authority funding

https://tfn.scot/news/big-noise-project-funding-fears

DWP appeals process failing the most vulnerable

Claimants waiting months for appeal decisions

https://tfn.scot/news/dwp-appeals-process-failing-the-most-vulnerable

Demolition dropped from games opening ceremony

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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