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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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Scottish charity brings inclusive play to Glasgow

NEWS 27 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
The whole family is welcomed, enabling children to thrive while parents and carers connect with a like-minded community

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-brings-inclusive-play-to-glasgow

Regulator slams trustees for exposing women to sexual abuse

NEWS 13 July 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
​By not protecting staff, trustees breached their statutory obligations

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-slams-trustees-for-exposing-women-to-sexual-abuse

Brexit must be halted - before society is damaged for good

NEWS 18 July 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
8 comments
Leading figures from across Scottish civil society are demanding a halt to and a reversal of Brexit

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-must-be-be-halted-before-society-is-damaged-for-good

Recognising the work of Scotland's third sector

Pam Duncan-Glancy
8 April 2022
Posted in
That’s one of the reasons I am so dismayed at the Government’s decision to cut the third sector budget

https://scvo.scot/p/49814/2022/04/08/recognising-the-work-of-scotlands-third-sector

A decade of doing good business: 10 social enterprises over 10 years

FEATURE 19 September 2017 by TFN
Management
Firstport's decade of social enterprise

https://tfn.scot/features/a-decade-of-doing-good-business-10-social-enterprises-over-10-years

How funders can accelerate the journey to a wellbeing economy

Giles Ruck
16 May 2022
Posted in
But at the heart of our opportunity as a funder not tied to government resources or funding cycles is

https://scvo.scot/p/50280/2022/05/16/funders-can-accelerate-the-journey-to-a-wellbeing-economy

Regulator rejects complaints against RSPB

NEWS 21 January 2015 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
English charity regulator fails to uphold complaints against RSPB

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-rejects-complaints-against-rspb

Shared society is a sham - and Tories must keep off our territory

OPINION 12 January 2017 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Graham Martin says the Tories must not be allowed to use third sector as cover for their agenda of inequality and division

https://tfn.scot/opinion/shared-society-is-a-sham-and-tories-must-keep-off-our-territory

Figures expose new DWP appeals system as a “sham”

NEWS 17 June 2016 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
4 comments
​Campaigners say new appeal process is simply a delaying tactic

https://tfn.scot/news/figures-expose-new-dwp-appeals-system-as-a-sham

Scottish Government Debate: Economic Recovery

Paul Bradley
1 June 2021
Posted in
June 2021 SCVO Briefing Scottish Government Economic Recovery Debate June 2021Download Summary The voluntary,approach is required with cross-sector buy-in from organisations, funders, local authorities, and government,The Scottish and UK Governments’ financial support for the sector has been greatly appreciated, but this,The Advisory Group on Economic Recovery recommended that the Scottish Government should ‘take action,Addressing the implementation gap The Scottish Government and Parliament must not allow the calls to

https://scvo.scot/p/43812/2021/06/01/scottish-government-debate-economic-recovery

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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.