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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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Holyrood election 2016 - the main parties pitch to the third sector on youth issues

NEWS 14 April 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Every week until the 5 May Holyrood poll, we will be asking the five main parties to spell out what they offer Scotland’s third sector.

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-election-2016-the-main-parties-tackle-the-big-youth-issues

TFN Quiz of the Year 2014

FEATURE 16 December 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
With 2014 coming to a close sink your teeth into a mince pie and test your memory with these questions on third sector events of the previous 12 months

https://tfn.scot/features/third-force-news-christmas-quiz-2014

Donald Trump’s new fragrances vs the real world

OPINION 12 December 2024 by Duncan Thorp
Families & Young People
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Duncan Thorp on democracy in 2024

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

Community call as coronavirus cases rise

NEWS 12 March 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
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Scots are being asked to ensure links within their community are strengthened as the prospect of mass social isolation grows

https://tfn.scot/news/community-call-as-coronavirus-cases-rise

Chief encounters: Anna Fowlie and Jackie Stone

NEWS 25 October 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
Anna Fowlie, chief executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, met chief executive of Edinburgh hospice St Columba’s, Jackie Stone

https://tfn.scot/news/chief-encounters-anna-fowlie-and-jackie-stone

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

Hearing the cries of our children

OPINION 14 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Families & Young People
Duncan Dunlop, chief executive of Who Cares? Scotland on why MSPs have benefited from listening to young care leavers’ experiences.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/hearing-the-cries-of-our-children

Access to justice for all 

OPINION 21 September 2023 by Eleanor Deeming Johnstone
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
New paper focuses on access to justice for economic, social, cultural and environmental rights.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/access-to-justice-for-all

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
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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

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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.