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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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Fresh cohort of trustees for national mental health charity

The new representatives will bring diversity and experience to the role.

https://tfn.scot/news/fresh-cohort-of-trustees-for-national-mental-health-charity

Charities revolt at prospect of devastating cuts to Edinburgh’s community organisations

The council may step in and cover shortfalls for the remainder of this financial year.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-revolt-at-prospect-of-devastating-cuts-to-edinburghs-community-organisations

Show must go on: community theatre fights for survival amid demolition threat

This follows the discovery of dangerous, ‘bubbly’ RAAC concrete in 2023

https://tfn.scot/news/show-must-go-on-community-theatre-fights-for-survival-amid-demolition-threat

Lack of credit costing the poorest dearest

Low-income families are trapped in a cycle of exorbitant lending rates

https://tfn.scot/news/lack-of-credit-costing-the-poorest-dearest

Easy money: is foundation giving the future of charity funding, or is it just a lottery?

Trusts and foundations are becoming ever more important in the face of drastic public spending cuts. TFN finds out how the sector is coping with demand.

https://tfn.scot/features/easy-money-is-foundation-giving-the-future-of-charity-funding-or-is-it-just

Let’s unleash the power of people and build community wealth

including relating to derelict land, and the deployment of a community wealth building lens to Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/50170/2022/04/25/lets-unleash-the-power-of-people-and-build-community-wealth

Scottish Budget 2022/23

This budget line funds support across the whole voluntary sector including many recent Scottish Government,Instead, we were disappointed to find a cut to the Scottish Government’s Third Sector Budget.,The Third Sector Budget is not the only funding that flows to the sector from the Scottish Government,The Third Sector Budget is therefore a clear signal of the level of Scottish Government’s support for,Scottish Government’s plans to reduce the fiscal resource line of the Third Sector Budget by £800,000

https://scvo.scot/p/48502/2022/01/25/scottish-budget-2022-23

Rowntree Charitable Trust defends funding Cage

​Charity Commission investigates JRCT for funding controversial group which defended "Jihadi John"

https://tfn.scot/news/rowntree-trust-defends-funding-cage

Investments needn’t be a minefield

Investments needn’t be a minefield

https://tfn.scot/opinion/investments-neednt-be-a-minefield

Save Your Outdoor Centres – they are Never More Needed than now

Liz Smith MSP on why she’s championing the Save Your Outdoor Centres campaign in the Scottish Parliament

https://tfn.scot/opinion/save-our-outdoor-centres-they-are-never-more-needed-than-now

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