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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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Research bolsters push to get children and parents excited about hobbies

NEWS 15 January 2026 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Hobbies have huge developmental attributes

https://tfn.scot/news/research-bolsters-push-to-get-children-and-parents-excited-about-hobbies

Award for inspiring dad raising funds for cancer

NEWS 19 October 2020 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Well deserved

https://tfn.scot/news/award-for-inspiring-dad-raising-funds-for-cancer

New vaccine fund aims to Give the World a Shot

NEWS 22 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
A new campaign has been launched which aims to support two billion Covid-19 vaccinations

https://tfn.scot/news/new-vaccine-fund-aims-to-give-the-world-a-shot

Fundraising body apologises over response to sexual harassment allegations

NEWS 26 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Funding & Finance
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIoF) has issued an apology to women "who have been let down" and has created an action plan aimed at improving how it responds

https://tfn.scot/news/fundraising-body-apologises-over-response-to-sexual-harassment-allegations

Strategic grants to help Covid-19 response

NEWS 5 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Funding & Finance
Foundation Scotland has awarded over £1 million pounds through 13 new strategic response grants

https://tfn.scot/news/strategic-grants-to-help-covid-19-response

Scotland's oldest social enterprise appoints new chief executive

NEWS 23 August 2021 by Rab Armour
Management

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-oldest-social-enterprise-appoints-new-chief-executive

After the death of Jo Cox: racist rhetoric has deadly consequences

OPINION 20 June 2016 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
​Robina Qureshi from Positive Action In Housing says that both politicians and the media have created a toxic environment

https://tfn.scot/opinion/after-the-death-of-jo-cox-racist-rhetoric-has-consequences

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the sector's role in reducing inequalities & alleviating poverty

Jason Henderson
14 September 2022
Posted in
services (funding, digital, membership support, and information).Parliamentary records and Scottish Government,policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 21-22,including, ‘Scottish Government,We recognise that the UK Government must take major interventions to ensure the public and voluntary,to the Scottish Government.,and the Scottish Government’s emergency budgets.

https://scvo.scot/p/53665/2022/09/14/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-sectors-role-in-reducing-inequalities-alleviating-poverty

New Horizons

Irene Oldfather
21 September 2022
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a Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) for discussion at the UK level between stakeholders and the UK Government,Last year the UK Government opened up Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for membership of the UK DAG, and,representation from the voluntary sector is crucial because these structures will enable the UK Government,We often think of trade as macro, high-level policy that should be left for Government-to-Government

https://scvo.scot/p/53747/2022/09/21/new-horizons

Energy price guarantee fails to give voluntary organisations certainty - SCVO

Press release
8 September 2022
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Responding to the UK Government’s announcement of a six-month energy price guarantee for businesses,,More funding from the UK Government to the Scottish Government is essential to support voluntary organisations

https://scvo.scot/p/53555/2022/09/08/energy-price-guarantee-fails-to-give-voluntary-organisations-certainty-scvo

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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.