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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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“Insufficient”: North Lanarkshire charities facing council funding black hole

NEWS 6 February 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
A number of organisations who received funding in 2022/23 saw their applications rejected for the coming year. 

https://tfn.scot/news/insufficient-north-lanarkshire-charities-facing-council-funding-black-hole

Sector at odds as MSPs poised to vote on Assisted Dying Bill

NEWS 13 May 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Hugely controversial bill has split the sector

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-at-odds-as-msps-poised-to-vote-on-assisted-dying-bill

Centre looking forward to bright future as new tenant moves in

NEWS 7 July 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Glasgow-based resource is an integral part of the east end community

https://tfn.scot/news/centre-looking-forward-to-bright-future-as-new-tenant-moves-in

Advice centres dealt devastating blow

NEWS 31 August 2020 by Robert Armour
Management
Council funding cuts could lead to closures

https://tfn.scot/news/advice-centres-dealt-devastating-blow

Chief encounters: Lynsay Allan

FEATURE 13 June 2018 by TFN
Management
Meet Lynsay Allan of the Scottish Cot Death Trust

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-lynsay-allan

Third sector care and support: building a different future

OPINION 28 April 2020 Guest post
Health & Social Care
1 comment
After the Covid crisis, let's build a better social care system

https://tfn.scot/opinion/third-sector-care-and-support-building-a-different-future

Honours for voluntary sector heroes

FEATURE 12 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List was revealed at the weekend, and there was a focus on those who’ve supported the community

https://tfn.scot/features/honours-for-voluntary-sector-heroes

Helping Scotland to get connected

FEATURE 1 May 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Gareth Jones learns more about the Connecting Scotland programme, which aims to tackle digital exclusion

https://tfn.scot/features/helping-scotland-to-get-connected

Voluntary sector resilience in the wake of Covid-19

Paul Bradley
1 December 2021
Posted in
Many of these organisations have survived the initial crisis through government support or taking painful,The Scottish Government's initial support of the sector, a £350m cash injection, was a welcome recognition,With over 100,000 paid staff currently working in Scotland's voluntary sector, the Scottish Government,Funds were designed and managed in partnership with these bodies, and the Scottish Government recognised,Both UKSPF and Levelling Up have been talked about for some time by the UK Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/47280/2021/12/01/voluntary-sector-resilience-in-the-wake-of-covid-19

The role of the third sector in a Wellbeing Economy

Jimmy Paul
10 January 2022
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In a recent report by WEAll, we show that the UK and Scottish governments spend billions of pounds in,activities are deeply rooted in our communities and the sector plays a powerful role in holding governments

https://scvo.scot/p/48147/2022/01/10/the-role-of-the-third-sector-in-a-wellbeing-economy

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.