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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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The Lens is focused on your ideas

New charity The Lens aims to encourage staff innovation and entrepreneurship within existing Scottish charities

https://tfn.scot/news/turning-the-focus-on-your-ideas

Deluge of criticism after DWP admits to faking case studies

​Civil servants used fake studies saying benefit sanctions helped claimants in their search for work

https://tfn.scot/news/deluge-of-criticism-after-dwp-admits-to-faking-case-studies

Revealed: the brutal reality of low paid work in Scotland

The massive gulf between what low paid workers believe is needed for a decent working life and the reality they live with has been laid bare

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-brutal-reality-of-low-paid-work-in-scotland

Yemen on the brink of catastrophe, Oxfam report finds

Yemen has been pushed to the brink of catastrophe by 18 months of war, according to a report from Oxfam

https://tfn.scot/news/yemen-on-the-brink-of-catastrophe-oxfam-report-finds

Charities missing out on millions in Gift Aid

Charities recouped a record £1.26 billion in Gift Aid tax relief last year – 20% more than they did five years ago

https://tfn.scot/news/record-amount-gained-from-gift-aid-but-charities-stlll-missing-out-on-billi

Over 52,000 complained about charity fundraising last year

Organisations which consistently ask for money via direct mail top the list of complaints

https://tfn.scot/news/over-52000-complained-about-charities-last-year

Red alert: fight to save squirrels steps up a gear

RSPB Scotland has joined the fight to save one of the country’s most iconic mammals from extinction

https://tfn.scot/news/red-alert-fight-to-ave-squirrels-steps-up-a-gear

Private schools should not be charities, says SCVO

Scottish charity law should be reviewed in light of the private school problem, membership body SCVO tells the charity regulator

https://tfn.scot/news/private-schools-should-not-be-charities-says-scvo

Calls made for Scotland versus Qatar football match to be scrapped

Campaigners highlight “appalling labour abuse” in Qatar

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-made-for-scotland-versus-qatar-football-match-to-be-scrapped

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