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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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Climate activists take on the far right as they descend on Scotland

NEWS 22 July 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Camp will encourage pushback against climate-denying right wing

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-activists-take-on-the-far-right-as-they-descend-on-scotland

Storm Floris sparks call for Scotland to step up climate action

NEWS 5 August 2025 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Better protection to safeguard communities against the dangerous and costly impacts of severe conditions is urgently needed

https://tfn.scot/news/storm-floris-sparks-call-for-scotland-to-step-up-climate-action

"Overlooked”: Voluntary sector body reacts to Scottish Government’s four-year spending plans for public services. 

Press release
31 May 2022
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The national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland believes the Scottish Government’s,SCVO, which has a community of over 3,000 members, has criticised the Scottish Government for what it,calls a half-hearted spending review that makes no mention of how the Scottish Government will invest,In its original response to the Scottish Government consultation on the Spending Review earlier this,“This four-year plan was the Scottish Government’s opportunity to make good on repeated commitments to

https://scvo.scot/p/50677/2022/05/31/overlooked-voluntary-sector-body-reacts-to-scottish-governments-four-year-spending-plans-for-public-services

Coronavirus roundup Friday 25 September

FEATURE 25 September 2020 by Rab Armour
Management
News across the sector as lockdown continues

https://tfn.scot/features/coronavirus-roundup-friday-25-september

Give Africa the chance to flourish

FEATURE 5 February 2018 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
The Wood Foundation has called for other philanthropic organisations to follow suit in funding projects which look at creating long term progress

https://tfn.scot/features/give-africa-the-chance-to-flourish

Profile interview: Julia Unwin believes civil society is the canary in the mine

FEATURE 18 March 2019 by Susan Smith
Management
Susan Smith met Julia Unwin at the Gathering to discuss the future of civil society during this period of unrest

https://tfn.scot/features/profile-interview-julia-unwin-believes-civil-society-is-the-canary-in-the-m

Disability charities unite to protect frontline services

NEWS 31 March 2018 by Graham Martin
Management
Two leading disability charities are joining together in a move they say will protect and grow frontline social care services across Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/disability-charities-unite-to-protect-frontline-services

Charity calls for "right to rehab"

NEWS 16 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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MS Society Scotland has called for politicians to commit to taking action that will help those battling the condition

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-right-to-rehab

High street banks are failing Scottish charities

NEWS 13 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Funding & Finance
Complaints flood in of poor service at high street banks, which don't value third sector customers

https://tfn.scot/news/high-street-banks-are-failing-scottish-charities

Chief encounters: Charities need to build better connections with people

FEATURE 2 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Richard Meade, Marie Curie's head of policy and public affairs in Scotland, says its important for charities to build good connections with people

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters-richard-meade

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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.