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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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Funding for prisoner rehabilitation schemes

NEWS 26 April 2019 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
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Organisations such as SACRO and the Wise Group have gained funding to help offenders reintegrate into society

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-for-prisoner-rehabilitation-schemes

New Bill has power to increase trust and confidence in Scotland’s charities 

OPINION 19 April 2023 by Helen Kidd
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The new Charities Bill working its way through the Scottish Parliament offers opportunities for third sector organisations to strengthen their reputations, says legal expert Helen Kidd

https://tfn.scot/opinion/new-bill-has-power-to-increase-trust-and-confidence-in-scotlands-charities

Navigating the Shifting Sands

OPINION 20 January 2025 by Kirsten Hogg
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Social Justice & Poverty
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Kirsten Hogg on a new tool to help organisations plan for the future

https://tfn.scot/opinion/navigating-the-shifting-sands

Human rights must be defended - now more than ever

OPINION 8 December 2025 by Professor Angela O'Hagan
Families & Young People
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Professor Angela O’Hagan on the newly published State of the Nation report from the Scottish Human Rights Commission

https://tfn.scot/opinion/human-rights-must-be-defended-now-more-than-ever

Fundraising: sins of the few must not taint the many

NEWS 29 September 2015 by Graham Martin
Management
Clara Govier on the state of the funding sector

https://tfn.scot/news/fundraising-sins-of-the-few-must-not-taint-the-many

Mental health charity launches "first of its kind" recovery toolkit

NEWS 2 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
The initiative will support those with alcohol related brain damage

https://tfn.scot/news/mental-health-charity-launches-first-of-its-kind-recovery-toolkit

Charity calls for crackdown on big bad bosses

NEWS 23 August 2021 by Rab Armour
Management
Pandemic has allowed some bad bosses to run amok

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-crackdown-on-big-bad-bosses

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

NEWS 6 February 2023 by Niall Christie
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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

Conservation charity take over care of Scottish islands

NEWS 10 July 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
The Treshnish Isles are a group of eight uninhabited islands located in the Inner Hebrides.

https://tfn.scot/news/conservation-charity-take-over-care-of-scottish-islands

Scottish sensory loss charities appeal for gifts in wills to sustain lifeline services

NEWS 6 February 2024 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
Seescape, Forth Valley Sensory Centre and VisionPK have joined forces to explain how donations are more needed than ever

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-sensory-loss-charities-appeal-for-gifts-in-wills-to-sustain-lifeline-services

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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.