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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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COP26 Glasgow: daily third sector briefing

NEWS 9 November 2021 by Rab Armour
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Amazon people visit Argyll

https://tfn.scot/news/cop26-glasgow-daily-third-sector-briefing

Donald Trump’s new fragrances vs the real world

OPINION 12 December 2024 by Duncan Thorp
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
Duncan Thorp on democracy in 2024

https://tfn.scot/opinion/donald-trumps-new-fragrances-vs-the-real-world

Fairer wage deductions: six months on, are workers better protected?

OPINION 30 October 2025 by Ahsan Mustafa
Management
Funding & Finance
Ahsan Mustafa on new rules around debt recovery

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fairer-wage-deductions-six-months-on-are-workers-better-protected

Scale of starvation in east Africa revealed - as once again the world fails to act

NEWS 18 May 2022 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
A new report outlines the desperate conditions on the ground in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

https://tfn.scot/news/scale-of-starvation-in-east-africa-revealed-as-once-again-the-world-fails-to-act

A fair wealth tax could raise almost half a billion pounds a year from richest families

NEWS 8 October 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
New report reinforces case for stronger wealth taxes as a key building block of wider package of UK and Scottish fair tax reforms

https://tfn.scot/news/a-fair-wealth-tax-could-raise-almost-half-a-billion-pounds-a-year-from-richest-families

Charities left “frustrated and worried” over lack of banking support

NEWS 3 December 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
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Charities continue to face challenges engaging with banks as the financial institutions struggle to understand voluntary sector structures, a new report has warned. 

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-left-frustrated-and-worried-over-lack-of-banking-support

Campaign launched to move beyond foodbanks in Scotland

NEWS 1 December 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
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​Charities awarded cash to find more dignified solution

https://tfn.scot/news/campaign-launched-to-scrap-foodbanks

Citizens Basic Income: why here, and why now?

OPINION 24 October 2017 Guest post
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Dr Benjamin Simmons looks at why ​calls for a Citizens Basic Income are gaining ground

https://tfn.scot/opinion/basic-income-why-here-and-why-now

Groups invited to take part in global climate summit

NEWS 21 January 2021 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
The organisers of COP26 have said they are looking for help to bring the summit to life

https://tfn.scot/news/groups-invited-to-take-part-in-global-climate-summit

HMRC is funding the sector to help spread the word to hardest to reach clients

NEWS 4 August 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
Funding of £30,000 to £600,000 per year

https://tfn.scot/news/hmrc-is-funding-the-sector-to-help-spread-the-word-to-hardest-to-reach-clients

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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.